User:Modred/Story Ideas

The King and the Elder
A king/royal person who has only recently become king/ruler, he keeps going through random little ceremonies, small things, but they seem random, so he/she complains (in private) to a person such as a Royal Guardian (captain of the guard), Uncle, or Godfather, or maybe the last King who is still alive, but resigned from being king (or some law states that after a certain age, king's must step down, say 80 or 100 years old). When the new king asks things such as "why must I be king" or "why must you step down?", "What is the point of this ritual?" the old king/godfather tells him a story, explaining why an old king or other person made the law as to why a king over the age of 80 can't be king, what exact circumstances led to his making that decision. Or what events led up to the creation of a ritual.

This would have alot of stories in it, which could take place in nearly any point in time, but all be connected together by a common point (the person who tells their stories).

The old king would tell these tales to teach the new king to respect these traditions.