Royal problems

Gold plated royal propaganda runs rampant, grotesquely large, lining the main drag. Small sets of frames and stickers collage the sidewalks and crawl up the sides of apartments. Shops sell pictures, portraits, emblems, and flags.

The heads the rebels wanted just a year ago crane over their subjects from every angle. They look out on back alleys and eye into private homes. The country is still divided by the last politician who wanted to curtail the power, but no one speaks a word.