Order and Chaos

Consult with the heir apparent that's most apparently heir here

send for the most favourable heir with the fastest creature you own: The Mega-Horse

With the doctor and gentlewoman as witnesses to the Queen's behavior, it wasn't long before the royal court was called into session to work out what to do about it.

The first thing everyone realized was that they couldn't take any action against a member of the royal family without the backing of another royal. No one considered King Malcolm a viable option, of course; he was in the middle of a campaign, so it would be impossible to contact him. Besides which, as this wasn't an issue that involved any sort of combat, he wouldn't have a very informed opinion on the matter anyway.

That left the two heirs, and naturally the court was divided on which to ask. Milton was not considered legitimate by King Malcolm, of course, which would cause problems if the King were dissatisfied with his decision; but half the court thought that his distinct advantages of being easily located and being male gave him the edge. The other half thought it was better to go and find just where Mary had run off to, because she was going to be Queen and had been training for it all her life and Malcolm had insisted on her succeeding him, or at least on not letting Milton run things ever, and who were they to question the King's judgement in such matters.

They argued on it for hours and hours, counting votes repeatedly, always coming up with a tie and no decision being made.

Eventually, someone suggested they just find someone else to cast the deciding vote. This was reluctantly agreed to, and that was how it came down to me to decide which of the heirs to the throne would be entrusted with making decisions about the Queen's mental health.

But who was I? And what would I decide?