Journal Entry: Approach to the Constructed Throne

Journal Entry: Approach to the Constructed Throne

Date: 9th June 2025

Location: En route to Schloss Neuschwanstein, Bavaria

Departure was conducted at first light.

No ceremony. No farewell. The journey required no witness.

The road toward Neuschwanstein is narrow, but paved with delusion.

It winds not through mountains — but through the mind of a king who mistook ornament for order.

We do not go to admire his mistake.

We go to confirm its failure.

The castle perches above the landscape like a question that was never answered.

It was not built to rule, but to retreat.

And yet — it must be faced.

By dusk, the silhouette emerged.

Not as a marvel. As a target.

We halted. We did not photograph.

Presence does not document itself.

Prince Eduard remained one pace behind.

Not out of deference — but calculation.

It was a move rehearsed, not felt.

Tomorrow, we ascend.

Not for romance.

For closure.

— Dieu et mon droit

King George V