The development of a King

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First stage (5 months old - Chew): Every king has a beginning. It starts with the obsession of eating, chewing, biting. And he is very happy hearing himself while doing that.
His favorite toys to bite are “Malleus” and “Incus.” And his favorite playground — the Eustachian — filled with different cells like panels of bees, where he can hide, but obviously guarded by the royal army divisions V2 and V3.

The rules says that the son of the king, despite his young age, be present in the external auditorium (where the people decide about the city). This auditorium has only one entrance — no more clefts ahead.

Second stage (7 years old - smile): Then the king must learn to express himself.
It’s time to train his facial expressions, giving rise to smiles, frowns, and royal tantrums.
And he must smile with style — make a big, big U with his lips. Hear them stretching while doing so.

It is important, because here in the palace we have rules — and some of them are very difficult to swallow and can make the throat burn like hell.

Third stage (19 years old - Swallow): Now it is time to try to speak — no matter how terrible it feels.
Having a personal style is a strength now — not like bone, rigid and rebellious, but like muscle that has been trained and tested.

The king has also learned that not everything is perfect. Sometimes he will wear a ⋂ — the downward curve of his lips — and that’s all right.
But remember: deep within him runs royal blood.

Avoid gambling and the inferior parts of the kingdom — it’s important (just for now).
In the lower realm lie too many cemeteries, carcasses, and bones scattered about. There is also the cage of gamblers — and at this stage, the young king has not yet fully mastered his personal defense techniques

Forth stage (X years old as adult - Speak): Now he is mature — with all the cartilage and muscle needed to rule over the whole nation. And he must not be vagus about it.

If there is a difficult truth to swallow — even worse if spoken by someone very superior — he must keep calm, wait four seconds, count six seconds more, and then respond.

Guiding the people as a true king requires his full ability in arch and sword, but most importantly, the air in his lungs to inspire his people. But do not worry, as I said: royal blood, dear king, royal blood.

And if ever he rises too high in his mind, CeCile (me) will help him find his place again.



🐟Casale J, Giwa AO. Embryology, Branchial Arches. [Updated 2023 Aug 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538487/

PD: Its amazing how ChatGPT created this image. The limit is the sky.
PD 2: I wont create a table to explain the references in the story, I just will say that it is all about branchias.

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