August, 1388: Richard II of England has been dead for seven years, and his cousin the Prince of Wales is having a hard time.

Ask meme drabble written for this challenge. Prompt: Tim Hart & Maddy Prior, Bruton Town.

Isabella, future girl-queen of England, receives a visit from a predecessor.

Claudius picks just about the worst possible time to ship his nephew off to England. Hal benefits from the diversion.

Two friends pause together briefly.

Xue Ling should rightly leave it be. But: Sui da-ge had brought the magistrate here so he wouldn't be hurt, and he seems prone to injuring himself more than anything.

Tang Fan returns early, only to arrive late.

Is it him that courts such misfortune, Qingming wonders, neither for the first nor the last time in his long baned life, or is he the misfortune courted?

Ding Rong should have suspected scheming the moment he saw Wang Zhi in red.

"Assume success," says Bruce unencouragingly. "Describe how it's achieved."