A bitter-sweet post today,@slowwalker, describing the lifestyle of the king and queen.

It's symbolic that the roofs of their respective quarters had no binding tiles - the king and queen were only loosely bound together.

Their relationship was primarily borne of duty with the main responsibility being to produce a male heir.

The use of many concubines to ensure that there would be a male descendant only underlines the importance of this aspect and results the subjugation of their private life to the public good.

It was sad for both of them.

There was little regard for the private lives of the king and queen - even their roofs were open to permit power from above regardless of their personal discomfort.

Such a difficult life for them, @slowwalker, as they fulfilled their duties to the state.