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Edwina

Although I have two strong men who are ready to die for me, I still feel lonely and confused because my heart is bleeding. I bleed for my kingdom, I bleed for the lives that were taken unjustly.

I sit in my room, wondering what the outcome of this war will be because as days go by, it becomes more evident to me that things are about to get real. Lives will be lost for my purpose, but I do not even feel bad or guilty because that is the life of a royal.

The best thing I can do for those whose lives will be lost is to honor their memory and take care of the ones that precede them.

Meanwhile, some lives will matter to me more than others.

As I sat in the room thinking about it all, Edward came in, and he was obviously not in the mood to talk.

Surprisingly, he did not talk too much. He said a few words, and then cupped my face in his hands like he was reading my mind."

His touch felt warm and comforting, and after he expressed the pain he was feeling, he began to walk away from me.