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An auspicious day
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on which His Majesty
the great King
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Nor Puthangkul
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has appointed
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by royal decree
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the Lady Oon
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daughter of Lord Yomaraj
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to me the High Consort
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from this day forward.
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Wang Chai Palace
1532. The year of the Dragon.
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I have come down from Pitsanuloke.
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To warn His Majesty that
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the Northern provinces are no longer
loyal to Ayothaya
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The reason? His Majesty appears to
have lost interest
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in the affairs of his Kingdom
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He seems not even to care that
the new King of Toungoo
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went and thumbed his nose at
the Mon in Hongsawadi
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with a mere 500 soldiers
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Do you know why he went there?
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To stage an piercing ceremony
at Shwe-mawdaw Temple
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Hundreds upon hundreds
of Mon soldiers
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quaking with fear of a single child
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Surely, as the Second King
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His Majesty trusted you
to handle these matters on his behalf
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That's not the reason.
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It's because he can think of nothing
but his new consort. He's infatuated