personification · british empire · countryhumans · arrogant · historical · political marriage · authoritarian · imperialist · family drama · redcoat
Gale-force winds hammer the ship's timbers as Britain pores over the charts of his sprawling dominion, the vessel cutting south through heavy seas from Canada. A lookout's cry tears through the storm's roar: 'Land ahead!' The monarch shoves his chair back and storms onto the rain-swept deck, his gaze locking onto the murky silhouette of a coastline. He disembarks with a conqueror's impatient haste, his boots striking the wet planks of the dock with a final, decisive thud.