Capítulo 7: Chapter 6
Kingdom of Alba…
The king Marcus was sat in his office doing the finance checks and taking care of many other trivial matters of the kingdom when his advisor Helton entered , "sire you called for me"
"Helton , yes I did . I need you to prepare for the coming of the Duke of Persia and his daughter , you know how important their coming is I presume.
I need my son Tobias to marry her so that he can have a queen of status once he takes over the throne , that will stabilize and strengthen his rule when I am gone" the king proceeds to say "Helton you have been by my side for a very long time and you have been a good advisor and minister throughout my reign , I would like you to also be there for my son when it's time to pass on my crown" Helton smiles seemingly agreeing with the king "but my king don't you think that prince Tobias is still a bit young to take on such responsibilities, it would maybe be wise to choose someone with more maturity and experience and then reconsider the Prince once he has attained that" Helton was bitting his teeth while saying this , trying not to loose patience.
"I understand where you are coming from Helton but I can assure you that my decision was thoroughly considered and I can say with conviction that my son is ready for the throne even at the age of 26years old , he has shown me great interest in the people of this kingdom and genuinely tries to listen and help them , those are important traits a leader should have and I am proud of him" the king spoke so highly of Prince Tobias that Helton preferred holding back his comments for he didn't want to upset the king and sound suspicious. "Of course you are a wise one my king , and your decision shall be as such , i apologize for saying such words , excuse me now I shall be on my way."
Helton left the office almost fuming, he couldn't believe the king was going to give the throne to the young Prince Tobias . You see Helton had served the king loyally for many many years in hope that once the king passed he would be his first choice of successor , in the kingdom of Alba the laws don't say the son automatically takes over the father's throne , it is up to the king to decide who comes next after him so of course Helton believed he would be chosen but turns out things didn't go as planned .
"I should have killed that stupid Prince a long time ago , if he wasn't in the equation then I would be the direct candidate for this position. Ugh if my magic hadn't been intercepted 25years ago the little baby Tobias wouldn't have been born and I wouldn't be having this problem , now I have to figure out a way to sabotage this transfer of power *evil smirk .
Somewhere in the palace…
Tobias's pov;
"My Prince , you are needed by your mother the queen in her private garden" a guard informs me so I go straight to her.
"Hello mother, how have you been?" I ask as I hug her and she does the same and we sit on a wooden swing outside.
"I am doing good my son, don't worry about me . I called you here to talk about you actually, your future"
"In which sense exactly mother? I mean the only certain future I have is that I will be the next king of Alba and that for as long as I live" that's really it , I don't really make future plans outside that because I may not be able to do them once I become king *sigh
"My son I know this future king status worries you and blocks you from doing certain things but one thing you can do is fall in love , you know that you need to have a wife as queen as soon as possible so that your coronation doesn't delay plus i think love can make this king role a lot less burdensome, don't you think?" Where is she going with this exactly, I mean I have been told that I have to find a wife before coronation but until now I wasn't in a hurry for I don't want just anyone , I have a specific person in mind… "mother , I understand this is part of my duty you know , to give heirs and such but I really don't want just any woman as my wife" she smiles at me knowingly "of course I know that , hence why I believe the news I am about to give you will make you very happy . Remember we let you know there were guests coming over in a few days? Well actually it is someone you know and I believe you love , it's Thelma Ross your childhood crush so I guess you now have your candidate for wife position" Hadassa had already told me and honestly it's true that I've had a crush on her when we were little and I still feel things for her but as I said before it's been long since we saw and talked to each other so it's possible some things changed,
"Mother I already know, Hadassa told me the other day but you know what I am happy that she is back but at the same time it's been so long since she went to Persia so I guess there will be some uneasiness but on the other hand I do agree with you that she would be a good candidate for queen once I take over the throne , but I still need to talk to her and see how she sees all this" "you are right my son , it's been long . They haven't even kept in touch , it's true that it's quite suddenly of them to return now but I like to think of it as an auspicious time to reappear" that is for sure , it's like she knew she would be needed. "Well mother I will be taking my leave now if we are done with this little meeting/chat" she kisses my cheek and blesses me then I am on my way out of the gardens.
Ethera's pov;
Since the debutante season is approaching I want to learn how to make a dress so that Heizel doesn't have to go through the trouble of doing it for me and I also believe it's a good skill a woman should have.
"It's really not easy though" the crotchet stick doesn't want to cooperate it's frustrating *ugh.
"Need some help perhaps dear?" My grandma Anne asks as she stands in the doorway , she always arrives at the right time like now.
"Yes actually, please show me how to make a dress for debutante season"
"Of course I will , I do needle work all the time , I am happy you want to learn my dear , come on give me some space " I scoot over and she sits and starts showing me her amazing skills at crochet.
"Hey grandma where were you ? Last time I saw you was yesterday morning before I went out with Heizel"
"Oh that? I was collecting some herbs and materials for something that I'm working on" um grandma is being very secretive but honestly that's how she is , very secretive but I know whatever she does it's for us.
"Okay , Um grandma? Do you remember the time when you were introduced to society as a debutante?"
"I remember that time as if it was yesterday , I was super nervous that day. I felt like everyone was judging me with their eyes and I was scared to not be able to fit into this society. As you know I've always been well quiet different and separate from most women in my generation but you dear shouldn't feel scared , you have the beauty , the intelligence and the calmness a lady is required to have in this era" my grandma seems to believe in me so much that I have to try my hardest to fit in.
"I will try grandma , I will make sure to make all of you proud" she smiles at me and continues her needle work.
Uh what I would give to be another me, a version of me that doesn't feel this pressured and just goes for it without overthinking.
Is that even possible? Another me?
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