The King can be all the things described so far, but today when I was looking at him, I saw indolence. "Fat and happy", that he's got a iron grip on that throne and nothing is going to make him budge, no matter how interesting it might be.
I noted that his throne is on the barren rocks above the water, he's no where near getting wet, unless a tidal wave barrels in and romoved from the green growth behind him. So in a way it seems his growth is behind him and as a King, his action is no action. He enjoys his role, his comforts and is satisfied with the status quo, he sees no reason for change but looks like a likely candidate for a heart attack.
I'm working on the reason the dog is lying down behind the throne rather than at his feet. Perhaps he's either put his loyaties behind him, or they are what is close behind his intent. He is no one that would get my heart aflutter, unless of course he uses that harp for wooing and can inspire my unconditional loyalty and faithfulness and be my best friend.
A fish is leaping in the water, emergent widom, yet he is looking at something else with obvious interest and misses it. Still his feet are grounded, his shoes as a barrier between him and the hard facts.
When the King and Queen are together, it is possible to match up the sky line and the foot of the dog, and that makes for an interesting scenario and interaction between the cards. Her throne is in the grass, but she too is on the bare rocks, facing away from him... the light of her moon lights up the edge of the King's sky and becomes a rosy sunrise. In this case, the Queen is more active than the King, tho' she seems to work more from the mind and emotion than the dynamic qualities of the other Queens. oops, sorry for the ramble going off topic. Guess what struck me was comparing the two, that they face in different directions and not what I would have imagined for this couple, It's as if their emotional worlds are at odds with each other and don't have the communion linking them.