Friday, August 10, 2018–Day 221. As promised, here are the 12 renderings in the Regina series. Don’t pay too much attention to the details of the backstory of how she came to this fate. This isn’t really Roman history. I can’t even tell you if Regina is her name or merely her title. You decide. Some of these were posted earlier, but I have tried to change the background to unify them into one story. There are some continuity issues, but that is to be expected since I never intended this to be one cohesive story. I’m calling the story, "Regina, the False Queen". Here’s Part 1.
1.) She stood surveying the gardens of the villa reflecting on the recent event. Six months ago, her husband, the ruler of this region had been stricken by a strange illness and had died unexpectedly. Knowing that she would be easy to control for their purposes, his advisors had arranged for her to take his place. She had placed her complete trust in them, not knowing that they were corrupt and cruel. Although she was oblivious to it, dissent and rebellion was in the air. Before his death, her husband had cautioned that any ruler served only by the grace of the guard–so long as they were on his side, all would be well. She had no reason to suspect that anything was amiss. For her part, she had vowed to be a good ruler–to be fair and just, and at times merciful–and she was determined to win the affection of her people. The morning was lovely. All was, it seemed, right with the world. Then she heard the footsteps of guard in the courtyard and heard the crashing sound of the door being broken in...