To contaminate a Queen is not merely to sully a reputation; it is to infect the body politic. This corruption operates on two distinct, yet intertwined levels: the physical violation of the body and the metaphysical staining of the soul.
The body begins to change to reflect the internal power (claws, glowing markings, or an ethereal, ghostly pallor). contamination: corrupting queens body and soul
When a queen’s body is violated—by assault, by forced poisoning, by a curse she cannot name—the soul begins to unspool . To contaminate a Queen is not merely to
A queen who has been physically contaminated begins to see contamination everywhere. The wine steward’s smile hides arsenic. The handmaiden’s touch is a spell. The king’s kiss is a lie. This paranoia is not irrational; it is the natural response to a world that has already proven it can penetrate her defenses. But to the court, it looks like madness. They call it hysteria (from hystera , womb). They say her corrupted body has corrupted her mind. When a queen’s body is violated—by assault, by