chapter 5


Dearest loyal servant happiest I am to learn of your pregnancy . It brings the greatest of joy to me warming the coldest night. Tis the son of yours mines as such he shall one day be a king himself like his father and his father's father. For so long I'd given up on ever sireing a heir to my throne, finding none of the wentches of the town people suitable enough to plant a seed inside. Many thanks to the gods for such a blessing. My dearest I'd been feeling ill myself as of lately and of written it off as thine own empathetic symptoms due to your having been ill, not knowing that you'd be with child my fair lady. You hath singlehandedly made me the proudest man in all of the land. Whence the time comes for us to reunite I will haveth thee as thine own wife. My father would be elated had he'd been alive and well today. I'm swelling with anticipation I'm not entirely for certain that I can contain such grand news... I musent speak a word of it to anyone not even thine own trusted advisory... Keep well my dear lady rest and remain on course till we can see each other again. yours to serve and love the King

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