The regent's daughter

In the chill of a February night, a regal carriage bearing the fleur‑de‑lis rolls to the steps of the Abbey of Chelles, delivering a stout, confidently commanding noble and his thin, sharp‑witted companion. Their arrival unsettles the cloister’s quiet routine, hinting at a delicate mission that will test the abbess’s cleverness and the political machinations of the Regent’s court. As the two men navigate the austere corridors, their banter reveals a tangled web of obligations, secret appointments, and the promise of swift, decisive action.

The abbess, a woman of keen intellect, becomes the focal point of a covert dispute that threatens to spill beyond the stone walls. While the noble insists on a ten‑minute audience, the tension between duty and intrigue rises, suggesting that the outcome may reshape alliances within the royal family. Listeners will be drawn into the atmospheric setting and the subtle power play that begins in this silent, snow‑laden monastery.