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Chapter Fifteen
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Beatrice was stunned beyond words. She had expected only a cruel remark from Sarah but the one she gave was not cruel. It was shocking in its simplicity. Sarah was really observant but Beatrice knew that she had to play it out masterfully."What a silly observation you have made, Sarah! My eyes are lighter in colour and they are brighter because of joy, the joy of love and my cheeks are rosier because because of these past weeks spent in Alexander's arms and heart. You said I look different. Yes, I do and it is because of the love and care that Alexander has been showing me. After my fall down the stairs, it was as if we fell in love all over again and everything has been blissful between us since then.""What a detailed explanation you have given me simply because I said you look different. I was just stating my observations. Is it a crime to do so?" Sarah asked. "Of course, it is not," Beatrice answered. "Let me confirm my observations from Suzanne and Joshua. Tell me, have the tw
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The meal they were served was delicious and filling. There was roasted pork filled with greens and carrots. There was also apple pie and apple cider. At the end of the meal, a sweet wine made from blackcurrants was brought to the table and everyone marveled at the taste of it. It was different from any other wine they had ever drank. The taste was sharp as it was sweet. The cooks had been experimenting with different types of wine making recipes when they had decided to try this one out and it had turned out a very sweet wine which was to the liking of everybody. Everyone had made small talk as they ate the food on their plates. Suzanne had talked about the state of everyone in Chester and Beatrice had also supplied information about Ludlow and its people. Alexander and Isaac had gotten into a debate about the profits and losses of farming and Victoria and Joshua had compared the prizes of some basic things in each other's town. Annalise had also given her opinion on some t
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A week after Suzanne and the others left, Beatrice was still missing Suzanne in her heart. She had known Suzanne only for a few days but she had connected with her beyond how she had ever done with any female before. She was looking forward to when Suzanne would come to visit her again. She wanted more of the times they had shared when Suzanne had been here.As for going to visit her family in Chester, that was another problem on its own. They would expect her to know the places and recognize the people and if she did not, they would become suspicious of her especially Sarah with her watchful eyes like that of a hawk. Since she wanted to raise no suspicions, all she could do was to remain here and wait for them to visit. She would have to come up with an excuse anytime they wanted her to visit them in Chester.Alexander had understood her sad aura following the departure of her siblings from Ludlow. He had understood that she had seen in Suzanne what she had never seen in anyone else
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Beatrice woke up on the bed in her chamber feeling disoriented. She felt numb and her mind was blank. Her whole body felt to her as if it was on fire. Heat seeped from the pores in her skin. Even her whole body felt like a dead weight and she could lift her hands and legs only a few inches.She tried to think back to what had happened at the lake with Nomar but nothing came up in her mind. She and Nomar had gone to the bottom of the lake for the training session. She also remembered that her breathing had become shallow and she had begun to feel faint. As the memories of her last time at the lake came back now, the last thing she remembered of it was when Nomar carried her to the surface of the water, set her down on the ground near the lake and pulled on her clothes before the darkness descended on her. Beatrice wondered why she had collapsed and fainted. Nomar had said magic took energy away from someone but not to the extent of this. She questioned herself more and more but she co
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Nomar was feeling as dejected as he could be. He had never been spoke to like that in his entire period of existence. He should not have been spoken to like that because of the power he had but he chose to let it go because everything had been his fault. He should have put Beatrice first but now it was too late. Everything had crashed now and there was nothing he could do to salvage it. There was no way he could convince Beatrice to continue with the mission after what she had lost because of it or rather because of him. She did not even want to see him or talk to him again. Now his own mission would fall too and the consequences would be dire.The King of fairies had assigned him the mission to train Beatrice in the ways of magic after she had been successfully brought here from the twenty first century and now he had failed to do so. The fairy king had stressed the importance of the mission to him and Nomar had pledged to make sure it was fulfilled. Now he had failed and he would h
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The fairy speedily made his way to Alexander's office but he was stopped by a sight on the dining table. Both of the people there were seating down on the chairs, conversing in sad tones. They were Isaac and Lady Victoria. Nomar had wanted to check up on them earlier before he was cut short by his sudden trip back to Alexander's office. Now that he had seen them here he would stay and listen to what they were talking about for a while before heading on his way."It was such a sad news to us all in the keep, especially me," Lady Victoria was saying." I had always wished for a grandchild and I was this close to getting one when the fates decided to interfere in Beatrice's life. Why did they have to rob me of my first grandchild? This should not have happened to us," Victoria lamented. Isaac spoke, his voice heavy with sorrow. "Lady Beatrice has still not woken up. I wonder how she would feel when she is told of the bad news. It will sadden her greatly, that I know. She would feel grea
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In her chamber, Beatrice was in pains. Nomar had betrayed her. He had not told her the truth because of a mission and now she had lost her child. To hell with the mission! Now she did not care whether an enemy army came to attack them or not. Anything could happen and she would not care about it. Her child had gone and anything could happen. It no longer concerned her. Beatrice cried and cried, her sobs choking her but she could not stop herself. She did not even want to. She wanted to continue crying in the hopes of the tears washing away the pain and anguish she felt in her heart. She cried until her complexion was red and her face was blotchy. She no longer looked like her former self at all but she did not care. What grief could do to a person could not be minimised. What would she do now? How could she go on with her life? Where was Alexander now and how was he feeling? These were the questions she asked herself continually without no hope of an answer. She hoped that Alexande
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As Alexander wrapped his arms around her, Beatrice gave a whimper of pain because of the tight way he was holding her. She knew that he was trying to comfort her but with the way he was currently holding her, the pain in her body was increasing steadily. She whispered and screamed but he did not seem to get the hint. Since she could not talk loud enough for him to hear, she resorted to using her weak arms to bang on his shoulder.As Alexander felt Beatrice hitting him on the shoulder, he was at first surprised then confused. He had heard her whimpers but he thought they were ones of sorrow. He thought that she was hitting him on his shoulders because she did not want him to hold and comfort her. He did not know that her hitting him was because of another thing entirely. He decided to just pull back and ask her what the matter was."What is it, Beatrice? Why are you hitting my shoulders? Do you not want me to comfort you? Please, tell me what is going on," Alexander implored.Beatrice
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Alexander did not know that his mother would feel as she did after hearing about the situation with Beatrice. She had told him that she felt betrayed because the information about Beatrice's ailment had been hidden from her. After all, Beatrice was her daughter-in-law and like a daughter to her, she said, so she wanted only the best for her."I do not like it as you withheld the information from me, Alexander. What harm could I possibly do with it if you had told me?" she queried."I am sorry about that, mother," Alexander pleaded. "I wanted to tell you and I would have later told you in due time but I was waiting for the right time to tell you about everything. I never planned to withhold the information from you. I would have told you sooner or later, mother.""Alright, I have heard you and I am no longer angry, my son but make sure you keep me informed on any developments in Beatrice's health," Lady Victoria said."As you wish, mother," Alexander conceded. "I will not hide anything
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Beatrice's eyes eyes fluttered open and the first sight she laid her eyes on was Alexander. Of course, she had known he would be the one that she would first set her eyes on since it was his voice that always woke her up everyday. Their eyes locked on each other immediately she opened her eyes and she looked into the deep green colour of Alexander's eyes, the beauty and pure greenness jarring her more than it ever had before. She was startled by Alexander's face and its beauty as if she was just seeing it for the first time.Beatrice was proud to call this handsome man staring down at her, her husband. His face was beautiful and artfully sculpted with its planes and ridges. His lips were shaped elegantly in a perfect bow shape. Well, it might not have been perfect to everyone but what mattered was that it was perfect to her. He has her man, the whole of him was hers and she was not ready to share him with anyone. He was hers and hers alone.Alexander looked deeply into Beatrice's eyes
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Alexander was overjoyed at the happiness he had seen in his wife in just less than a day of Suzanne being here. He was pleased that he had taken Mark's advice to heart and acted on it immediately. Now here was Beatrice smiling happily as if a misfortune had not just befallen her a week ago and he liked it that way. He liked it as he did not see her sad face again. The face brought him down emotionally because he would be thinking of ways to get rid of it and not succeed.He made a mental note to thank Mark and appreciate him the next time Alexander saw him because his advice had proved worthwhile. It had served he and Beatrice well and it had brought joy to their lives.Beatrice and Suzanne had first played chess yesterday and after all of them had had dinner in the chamber and Beatrice had asked Lucia to take Suzanne to one of the guest rooms that would serve as her room for the period of time that she would be staying in the keep, Beatrice had told him all about the day's events wit
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Suzanne knew that she just had to cheer Beatrice up and make her to return back to her normal joyful and happy self. She liked it as she had started smiling now unlike before when she was just trying so hard to smile. The one on her face now was genuine and Suzanne was pleased by it. Beatrice's expression was also slowly returning back to normal."Do you know the activity that we are going to engage in, Beatrice?" Suzanne asked while grinning from ear to ear.Beatrice too grinned, eager to know what Suzanne had in store for her. "I do not know what it is, Suzanne. Please tell me about it. I am eager to know," she answered.Suzanne's cheerful nature had infected Beatrice and she had lost almost all of the sad aura surrounding her. A peaceful and calm aura now surrounded her person as she looked at Suzanne in anticipation.Lucia too looked on. She had been devastated to hear about her mistress's ailment from her own mouth. She had now discovered the reason that Lady Beatrice had been sa
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Beatrice heaved a sigh of apprehension. She did not know how to start telling her sister of the sickness that was currently afflicting her. She did not want Suzanne to panic so she knew that she had to choose her words carefully. She would not want Suzanne to think of the ailment as deadly if not her heart would be dashed. If Suzanne knew something about the sickness, it would be another matter entirely. Beatrice knew that she just had to find a way to tell her about it without raising an alarm in her sister's heart. She knew how much Suzanne cared about people, and when she learnt about Beatrice's sickness, she would be very sad about it. I had better start telling her now, Beatrice thought. If I am to judge by the looks she is giving me, she already knows that I am hiding something from her, and she is about to start panicking. I do not want her to do that so I just have to tell her this instant. "Suzanne, my dear sister, this issue of my sickness is a long story but I will ma
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"My dear wife," Alexander muttered as he paced around the living area. "How will I comfort her now? Life has really dealt her a great blow and she is just reacting to it. What will I do now? I am really out of ideas and I do not know what to do. Who will I call for help? Who will I tell about this predicament? I will have to tell the members of this household about Beatrice's ailment sooner or later but i shall wait for a few more days to decide what to do about it."As the volume of Beatrice's sobs increased, coming from the sleeping area and filling the living area, Alexander thought hard and deep. He had searched his brain for a solution but he had not found any. What was he to do then? he asked himself. As he was about to give up, an idea suddenly occurred to him and he resolved to act on it. "This is the best idea I have gotten so far and I shall work on it," he muttered. "When the morn arrives, I shall discuss this issue with Mark and see what he thinks it. I will also ask for h
