When I read this scene again I definitely believed it was a setup. As you said, these aren't the gardens the queen's usually in and it's widely known that Kamet spends a lot of time there (and has a usual spot, too, right where Irene set up shop).
The purpose behind the meeting, though? I'm not sure. I think Gen wanted them to get together. He "couldn't remember" that poem that Kamet knew and wanted her to hear it from the source, to provide her some comfort. And I also think it was helpful for Kamet to meet the queen, as part of his induction into "the inner circle," as it were.
Maybe part of the point was to not have Gen have to tell him to go to the kitchens (since the whole Gen+kitchen thing is literally a sore subject for him right now) but still make sure he went. I took that part as a very kind/amused gesture on the queen's part, but one that needed to happen anyway.
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Date: 5/25/17 02:27 pm (UTC)The purpose behind the meeting, though? I'm not sure. I think Gen wanted them to get together. He "couldn't remember" that poem that Kamet knew and wanted her to hear it from the source, to provide her some comfort. And I also think it was helpful for Kamet to meet the queen, as part of his induction into "the inner circle," as it were.
Maybe part of the point was to not have Gen have to tell him to go to the kitchens (since the whole Gen+kitchen thing is literally a sore subject for him right now) but still make sure he went. I took that part as a very kind/amused gesture on the queen's part, but one that needed to happen anyway.