The Empress wears a regal crown and luxurious garments, yet she keeps her eyes blindfolded, indifferent to the praise or criticism around her. All she knows is that the harvest of her land is plentiful—surely because of her, not the labor of the people. She chooses not to see her realm at all, not even realizing that her lavish clothes are torn. She wallows in self-pity, lost in the illusion of power and abundance.
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