Fool's Danger: Fantasy

It was very hard work being a Fool. One had to be entertaining, and funny, and do pratfalls, and make oneself a spectacle--while still pointing out the pomposity that rulers and those who surrounded them might be prone to. Puncturing the egos of the rich and powerful, without going so far as to make them kill you. It was even harder to be the Fool in Trilandia, for one also had to please the Queen--ahem. Literally. That required a good-looking, strong man who could still leave the impression that he was nothing of the sort. And one must please the queen without allowing others to know you'd gone that far and making them kill you. He'd clearly failed at least in one respect--

Inspiration: The book cover of Fool's War.
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Meh. Nothing new here.