C366 I just want to get out of this

The Emperor felt as if he were on the verge of death. He was like a man stuck deep in a quagmire, unable to get his feet out, the muddy water slowly coming up and about to flood his neck. He was terrified and at a loss of what to do.

The Queen laid quietly on the bed with a strange smile on her face. He knew that she was laughing at him, at his cowardice and incompetence.

Yes