# Queen Gunli — Short Fiction character guide

> Queen Gunli in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gunli

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Who they are

A queen of an alien or human kingdom.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iii)

Queen Gunli, Penda's young third wife, shows a suppressed liveliness and shares a knowing glance with Flandry, hinting at her dissatisfaction with the cold and her political marriage.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iv)

Tormented by broken oaths; Flandry urges her to leave Scotha for safety.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/v)

Forces Flandry into combat with Cerdic, then accepts the Empire's terms.

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