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The King's faceless wife. chapter 79
I stood in front of the court hall doors, ready to enter.My mind briefly took me back to the council meeting I just had. Grumpy, might be the council members but none asked about Barlion. I had waited anxiously for one of them to bring up Lord Jeremy's finding but it seems, My husband's uncle kept his secret to himself.His absence at the council meeting did worry me because he didn't look like a man who took his responsibilities so easily.Sir Hunder had been my other worry. The head of knights barely spoke during the meeting, only voicing his concern as a council member when he had to.When the meeting came to an end and the council members started leaving, I had asked Sir Hunder of his finding but he only shook his head, telling me that it should wait until after court.Taking a deep breath, I pulled myself out of the memory and pushed to door open. When the doors led way in the the court hall, I almost took a step back at how overwhelming the hall looked.It was packed.The peo
The King's faceless wife. chapter 80
A knock on the door woke me up. Holding on to the back of my neck, I stifled a groan as I lifted my head up from my forearm.I hadn't realized that I'd fallen asleep at some time during the night.I looked over to the window and saw that the sun was about to come out.I took a few seconds to admire the colorful rays the sun was painting on the sky, making it look like the clouds are being set to flames.I let out a sigh before I pushed myself to my feet and stretched my arms above my head.My eyes turned to Barlion and a weak sigh escaped my lips. When another knock came from the other side of the door, I let out another sigh before I walked over to it."Who is it?" I asked as soon as I got to the door."It is I, your grace." Sir Hunder's voice came from the other side. Unbarring the door, I pulled it open and let the head of the knights in.He looked at my dress, the same one I wore the previous day and then he turned his eyes to the pile of papers on the dining table.I cleared my
The King's faceless wife. chapter 81
"The main castle has been receiving more and more applications for the training. I have already accepted fifty boys for the training and there are more coming." Sir Hunder reported as he pushed a pile of paper towards me, showing me the accepted boys' letters.I gave Sir Hunder a small smile and even if he couldn't see it, he knew I was grateful that he made it work.Nodding my head I glanced at Lord Jeremy's seat but once again, it was empty."Where is Lord Jeremy?" I asked."He's off at our trade ports. He might come back the next day or perhaps the day after that." Lord Hero answered before he continued on with his reports.The people of our kingdom were slowly coming out of their homes. Their locked doors were once again open and the work places are filling out.There is still one problem though. The number of travelers and visitors from other kingdoms have greatly decreased. The attack during the King's visit has left a greater scar on our kingdom, messing with our finances."If
The King's faceless wife. chapter 82
"Here you go, My Queen." Mirra walked in to the chambers with the large book in her hands. "It took me a minute but I managed to get all the dust out. Misha showed me an excellent way to rid the dust from the book. All I needed was two willing friends to hold the cover of the book at either side and let the pages hang upside down. Many delicate swatting later, the book is as clean as it can be."I watched as Mirra walked over to the dining table and placed the large book in front of me."Thank you, Mirra." I smiled at her, earning myself a small bow from her head."It's quite a large book. How are you going to read all of it along side the council papers and the cases for court?" Mirra asked as she took the seat from across me.My eyes dropped to the book and I wondered the same thing. I was in the middle of going through the law book for the cases for tomorrow."I don't know." I replied honestly."What exactly is it that you want to learn from this book?" Mirra asked as she nodded do
The King's faceless wife. chapter 83
"We've got a letter." Sir Hunder's voice boomed in the chamber like a thunder, casing Mirra and I to flinch."What letter?" I asked, wondering if my father had sent another letter.Sir Hunder walked over to Mirra and I at the dining table and placed a blue envelop in front of me.I flipped the letter over and my eyes almost bulged out of my head when I realized that it was scent from the King of water Kingdom himself.I let out a loud gasp and looked up at Sir Hunder to see a large grin on his face.Dropping my eyes down at the envelop, I can see that it was scent for Barlion, hence, sent for me.Grabbing the letter with shaky hands, I carefully broke the wax and opened the envelope."To His Grace Barlion..."I have received your letter and it is a great honor to have a royal invitation. As I have certain duties I need to uphold at the moment, I won't be able to attend. But in my stead, I will send my son, Prince Edon and a few of my family members. Do accept my apologies for my abse
The King's faceless wife. chapter 84
The next few days went by without a hitch. I went to the council meetings and court like usual.There hadn't been much change other than the fact that Victor starting his training.After he had announced that he wanted his rightful seat on the council, he refused to back down. I had asked the council to wait until Barlion returns to the chambers but half of them, including Victor, refused. He had insisted for the approval and if Barlion refused, Victor, Lord Dom, Lord Dorian Lord Cassian threatened that they will pay the king a visit themselves.I was forced to once again fake Barlion's signature to approve Victor's request.That was the start of the suspicion. As soon as I placed the sighed approval letter on the council table, some of then had tilted their heads, their faces morphing in to confusion.'Weird. Brother never gives in this easily when he has a stand on something.' Victor had commented and looks were shared amongst the few I consider a threat to Barlion and his throne.A
The King's faceless wife. Chapter 85
I stood up as soon as I realized that it was Lord Jeremy.The other man stared at me for a few minutes with a blank expression before he dropped his eyes to Barlion. Worry flashed through his eyes for a few seconds before he shook it off."Lord Jeremy?" I called out and tried to grab his attention.The man looked at me before he sighed and shook his head. Without saying a single word or explaining why he was here at this hour, he walked around the chambers and started lighting the candles.He lit a few around Barlion and around the dining table."Come." He ordered as a father would call his child and pointed over to one of the seats at the dining table.I glanced at Barlion for a second before I hesitantly walked over to the dining table."Sit." Lord Jeremy once again ordered before he sat down at the opposite side of the chair he pointed at.I slowly lowered myself on the chair and stared at him. For a few minutes it was all but a silent staring contest. Neither Lord Jeremy nor I sai
The King's faceless wife. chapter 86
"That's not fair." I whispered a complaint as Lord Jeremy lectures me about the children born from outside of a marriage. It is never the child's fault and it has not their choices to be born from outside of marriage. But the punishment mostly lies on them.This children get the last of everything and that's if people want them to have anything. They have no right to their parent's wealth or properties. Not even crumbs of their families."It is the way it works. Those born of true blood need to come first. Those born outside of marriage may be bound by these laws but they are also considered to be the most dangerous. If they ever do attack, they don't have anything to lose, only to gain.""It still doesn't sound fair.""Sometimes Frost, What's right is not fair and what's fair is not right. You don't have to question the law or even understand it. All you have to do is execute it."Lord Jeremy glanced at Barlion and I realized he wasn't just talking about anyone. He was talking about
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