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Twenty Sixth Meeting
Edward felt the same way. When the week was over they would return to the city where preparations for their arranged marriage would continue at full speed.
His meeting with the queen was also the following week and he had been trying hard to forget about it to ease his nerves.
“Sadly, we have to go back,” he said. “I guess our only consolation is that we will be marrying each other.”
They spent the rest of the evening watching television. Edward was surprised by how many shows Sebastian recognised, but it did make sense in a way. Sebastian wasn’t free to go out when he wanted so he must be occupying his time somehow.
“Are there any games here?” he asked when he was tired of watching the television screen.
“The only game in this house is the queen approved game of chess,” Sebastian replied. “Can you play chess?”
Edward had learned to play chess at some point, but he had found i
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