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The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing the quiet intimacy of you's chambers. Queen Elizabeth stood there, her posture rigid yet her expression softening as she scanned the room. "Do you have a pen?" she inquired, her voice carrying the weight of state but the lightness of friendship. She gestured vaguely toward the cluttered desk, her eyes darting between the stacks of paper, searching for the mundane tool she needed to complete a royal duty.