Do to-morrow - Purgatory VII

Welcome to the Royal Waiting Room—Where Even Kings Need a Time-Out! 👑⏳

Step into Purgatory's VIP valley where Europe's procrastinating princes are chilling in nature's five-star resort! 🌸 After meeting super-fan Sordello (who literally can't stop hugging Virgil because of their shared hometown), our travelers get the ultimate royal tour of medieval celebrities who were too busy ruling to remember their spiritual homework! 📝 These kings and emperors might have worn crowns in life, but now they're just waiting souls with incredible garden views—turns out even monarchs get detention in the afterlife!

As the sun sets in one of Dante's most Instagram-worthy descriptions 🌅, the homesick pilgrim watches these powerful rulers become vulnerable, singing hymns together like medieval boy bands. But the real drama? When night falls, a serpent tries to crash their exclusive valley party, only to be stopped by two angels with flaming swords! ⚔️ Talk about divine security detail—apparently even in Purgatory, VIPs get special protection!

The ultimate flex in this canto? Dante basically creating the world's first political report card, grading Europe's rulers while they sit in timeout! 🧾 From Rudolf of Habsburg (absentee emperor dad whose son got dragged in the previous canto) to rivals Peter of Aragon and Charles of Anjou now forced into eternal neighboring—it's like a royal reunion where everyone pretends they're totally fine sitting next to their former enemies! 😬 The lesson? No matter how important your day job is, never put your spiritual growth on the back burner—or you might end up in the cosmic waiting room with all your frenemies! #DivineComedy #LifeLessons #CrownedProcrastinators