As some of you may know, my country Řots in the southern part of Archanta (Astrasia) is a split society: the normal people live their own normal modern every day lives, whereas the country's royal family and the (higher) nobility follow the more than 1200 year old Codex (a fixed set of protocols) which essentially keeps them in medieval times and in recent centuries has estranged them from the rest of the country. At first the people lived by their conservative rule, but when Řots lost a large part of their territory due to the arrival of colonial powers in the 17th century (e.g. Florescentians, Ingrish in what are now the South Astrasian Federation and Karvaland), some educated inhabitants of Řots saw that the country couldn't develop they way they thought it should, and when it turned out to be impossible to convince the nobility to abandon or even modify the Codex, people started to just ignore the Codex, which proved to be okay for the royal family and the rest of the nobility. Since that moment, the royal household has remained located near the original 'Royal Capital of Řots', the city of Kotōlets, whereas the modern government operates from Nekkar. Nowadays only the prime minister has a more intimate knowledge of the King, his family, and their daily actions, but he or she knows only what the King wants him to know - which is not very much indeed, as not even the prime minister knows e.g. who is currently next in line to succeed the King when he dies.
Today I posted a news article here about the announcement that the incumbent King of Řots (Verteř V Storm) is planning to attend a session of parliament on 15 March. This is the first time in almost 90 years that a head of state of Řots will be attending a parliament session (which he is constitutionally allowed to do). The man is in his late 80s though (precise details about his age are unknown) and of fragile health, has never seen a car or other modern technology, so the country's government has announced drastic measures to make this visit happen. The event will be recorded on camera, although these cameras will be camouflaged as to not upset His Majesty by things he doesn't know exist.
This will probably be the biggest event in Řots in at least the last 50 years. Many have never seen so much as a picture of their monarchs in their lifetime (the current king ascended the throne only two years ago after his older brother died sine prole), and the government is probably underestimating the amount of nationals (including staunch republicans) that will come to the capital (Nekkar) to catch a glimpse of their King, so the country is set for a week of madness.
The parliament visit is however just a ruse; there is another reason for the King's visit to Nekkar. Today I finally got around to defining the Royal Family and the reason for this visit. However, I'm inclined not to post anything about this (at least not for the time being), in order to keep the mystery that surrounds this family. Should I anyway?