A series of gloshes and grunts echoed through the halls of the otherwise silent castle. Helena squirmed and writhed in vain as she attempted to extract herself from her current predicament. How could she muster her armies when she could barely do the same for herself? As she slumped back in exhaustion, the warrior queen was thankful that she had thought to appoint staff who could carry out her orders when she became incapacitated for whatever reason. As Helene summoned a messenger, she made a mental note to ask for a wider throne