Iron and Intentions (1)

"When will Raleigh... arrive?"

"Baron Walter Raleigh of Roanoke arrived in Plymouth a few days ago, so he should reach London within a week."

"...Good. You may leave. I need to think."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Elizabeth slowly dismisses her attendant, looking at the paper on the table.

And then.

"Sigh..."

She falls into deep thought.

Raleigh will arrive soon.

Originally, Raleigh was her "special pleasure," a young lover 19 years her junior and an easily manageable favorite useful in various ways.

But since the Virginia colony began serious development, his position has completely changed.

A bridge between Elizabeth and the native Emperor, a diplomat, the Queen's envoy.

She doesn't know exactly what caused it, but according to information from various sources, it seems Raleigh has earned the "Emperor's" favor.