An Evening State Banquet

Evening demanded a ceremonial banquet befitting an emperor who has cemented foreign alliances! Returning indoors from the garden, I mounted the plush, woven armrest of the sofa to oversee my domain. Before me lay a magnificent culinary discovery left upon a brass side tray: a single, glistening salted pretzel loop. With absolute poise, I clasped its coarse, crystalline knot in both gauntlets, hoisting it high above my head to declare dinner served. The salted giant proved heavier than expected, nearly tipping my regal balance into the cushion crevice, but I pivoted smoothly on one heel, planting the edible crown proudly upon the fabric like a newly claimed monument. go to @archie_toth