He is the only King who is facing forward and looking directly at the reader. The King of Wands is facing to the left and seems to be looking at the Wand in his right hand. The King of Cups is facing to the right and looking into the distance. The King of Pentacles is sitting facing forward but his head is turned slightly to the right of the card and he is staring at his emblem. The King of Swords sits upright and is not looking at his Sword and he is not turned and he is not just staring out into space. He is looking at YOU.
The other noticeable thing is the birds in the background. There are two birds flying on the right side of the card. In the Court cards from the Suit of Swords there are varying numbers of birds:
Page - Ten small birds
Knight - Five slightly bigger birds
Queen - One bird that is almost the size of the birds in the Knight but perhaps just a bit bigger
King - Two birds that are the biggest in the Courts
I can almost understand the number of birds. The Page is just learning how to use his mind and his intellect and his ideas are small and there are many of them. The Knight is becoming more experienced and more focused so he entertains fewer ideas and they are more "important".
But what to make of the Queen and the King? She seems to have only one idea in her mind at this moment. She has focused her thoughts and intellect on the matter in hand and will take care of it before moving on. The King, with his two bigger birds, must have to juggle more than one idea at a time. He has to find a just and equitable solution that takes into consideration the needs of multiple parties.
Perhaps the King has to be more of a diplomat than the Queen. She can proclaim "Off with their heads!" The King, on the other hand, must make the situation work. He must negotiate.
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