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~ Eight - Season V ~
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The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Nine - Season V ~
Bethilda’s maids stood from their beds and rushed over to their mistress as we walked in.Bethilda ran over to them and hid them behind her. Her maids whispered amongst one another as we arrived. They huddled together, fear was evident in the room.“Your Highness, I know all too well that we are not on good terms,” Bethilda said with a shaky voice. “But I beg of you not to hurt us. Especially my ladies. They have nothing to do with my crimes.”I looked over to her ladies. The frightened looks on their faces reminded me of Mother when we were attacked on the ship. Why would Bethilda even think - just for even a second - that I would hurt her or her ladies?It wasn’t a secret that I had a certain disdain for the duchess. But the punishment was already in James’ hands. And I would never hurt anyone that wasn’t the figurehead of the matter.I handed the lock back to Marcus and replied, “I didn’t come here to inflict pain on anyone. I only wanted to speak to you privately.”Bethilda cleare
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Ten - Season V ~
“I can sense the questions that are racing in your mind now,” Bethilda continued and I quickly turned back to her.“At times such as this, it is your father who you must talk to.”“You already mentioned this to me. Couldn’t you just tell me what I should know?” I asked.Bethilda sighed as she pressed her lips firmly together. She replied, “As much as I want to, it is not my responsibility to explain the entire history of our family. That obligation is on the shoulders of your parents.”“Then tell me only what you can. Tell me your side of the story,” I insisted.Bethilda chuckled. “Young Robert, your parents are not the kind that will twist lies into truths. The same goes with the truth to lies,” she answered. “If you doubt your father’s words, it is best that you consult my sister about it. But I will never take the responsibility of telling you everything.”“It shouldn’t be my burden to carry,” she added.“But–”A knock interrupted me. Marcus rushed towards me and whispered, “Your H
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Eleven - Season V ~
“She said that Benjamin paid her a huge amount of gold and even promised her the title of queen consort,” James continued.“However, Bethilda had a feeling that Benjamin had other motives as to why he bribed her. She sensed that someone was also working with Benjamin. Because of the common rule that princes aren’t allowed to have access to a lump sum of gold,” James explained.He added, “The question that remains is who could possibly be helping Benjamin?”My eyes widened as I held my breath. I gripped onto the chair as I struggled to keep my emotions at bay.James might have noticed my tightening grip onto my chair. Immediately, he knelt and held both of my hands. “Robert, do not allow your emotions to take over. You can’t have the same incident happen again,” he reminded me as he looked at me. “Control yourself.”Slowly, I closed my eyes and took deep breaths. I tried to clear my mind but my emotions were too much to bear. Suddenly, a small pillar of glowing light appeared from the
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Twelve - Season V ~
‘During the first year of marriage to your mother, everything was perfect.‘Even though Elizabeth was our first born, I was satisfied. I knew that I wasn’t going to inherit the throne. Therefore, the pressure to have a male offspring wasn’t placed upon my shoulders.‘However, when the people grew restless under your grandfather’s rule, all of his children were forced to produce a male descendant. At first, it didn’t mean anything to me. I did try with your mother. But we never forced anything on each other regarding that matter.‘But when I noticed that all of my siblings had sons with ease, I became envious and questioned the validity of my marriage. Your mother did become pregnant with a male heir. Unfortunately for us, he was born prematurely and died shortly after birth.‘Being the immature young man that I was, I blamed her for my frustrations. Even though I knew she was never at fault. But because of that matter, it caused a lot of arguments between the two of us. Eventually, I
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Thirteen - Season V ~
“Your Highness?”I groaned as someone knocked on my door.The knock persisted. “Your Highness? It is time to wake up.” It was Marcus.Slowly, I sat up on my bed with one eye open. I looked around and saw that only a little amount of light entered my room. I squinted as I grew confused. I didn’t put the curtains down last night.Was someone here whilst I was asleep?“Your Highness?” Marcus knocked once again.I cleared my throat as I turned to the door’s direction. “Come in, please.”The door creaked open and Marcus entered with my breakfast on a tray. “Good morning, Your Highness,” he bowed before he continued to approach me. “Were you able to sleep well?”I rubbed my eyes as I replied, “It was fine. Truth be told, I would like to sleep more. However, James said he needs my assistance today.” Marcus carefully placed the tray on my lap and prepared everything for me.As Marcus stepped away, I asked, “Were you here last night? The curtains are drawn,” I pointed to the window. “I didn’t
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Fourteen - Season V ~
Bethilda’s eyes widened.Her ladies stopped crying as they looked back at us.I then turned to James, baffled.James added, “In one of the accusations against you, it isn’t only me whom you have offended.” Slowly, he looked to my direction and said, “I believe that the prince also has the right to put down his own verdict in regards to your case against him.”In a panic, I discreetly shifted my gaze between James and Bethilda. I bent down towards James’ ear and whispered, “Why are you doing this to me? I thought you wanted to handle this.”James leaned towards my ear and replied, “If we proceed with the death penalty, your mother will never forgive me. And besides, you deserve to uphold justice for your end of the debacle.” He returned to Bethilda and said, “I give the floor to my son, Prince Robert Edward Dex of Western Wind.”My shocked gaze then met Bethilda’s confused stare. James then gave me a slight push forward. I fixed myself and cleared my throat as I stepped down a few step
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Fifteen - Season V ~
“Who is it?” I asked.“He didn’t specify. He only said that he had something important to tell you,” the guard replied as he lowered his head.I turned to James and he was quick to answer, “You may go. It may be very important.”“What will you be doing?” I asked.“I will be returning to my room. There are still things that I need to settle for our next step,” said James.I, along with the guard, gave our respectful bows and went on our way.~*~*~*~I immediately stopped on my tracks as I entered the accepting room.Inside, there stood Gonzalo and right behind him was Grandpa Ben.“Leave us,” I said as I kept my eyes on Gonzalo. The guard left the room and I walked towards Gonzalo. As I reached him I asked, “What are you doing here?”Gonzalo bowed as the doors closed behind me. “My humblest apologies, Your Highness,” he replied as slowly stood upright. “It was never my intent to disobey you. However, Grandpa Ben wanted to speak with you.”I glanced over at Grandpa Ben and he was emotio
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Sixteen - Season V ~
“As a father, all I wanted to do in life was to shield her from any heartbreak.“You don’t know how many times I wanted to speak with you, just to stop you from seeing Laura. But I saw your sincerity towards her. And because I wanted Laura to be happy, I trusted you. I trusted your words,” Grandpa Ben added. “But look at where we are now. You weren’t able to protect her from the dangers of your realm. You have all the power that any mortal would want. All the abilities to be able to protect the ones you love. And yet, you were unable to save my daughter. The very person you swore to protect with your life.”Grandpa Ben ended his statement with, “How am I supposed to trust you with the matter of rescuing her if you already failed your prior promises?”I cleared my throat and replied, “I understand that you don’t want to trust me anymore, Grandpa Ben. And you have every right to deny me of that trust. I am all too aware of my mistakes and inability to keep my word. But I beseech you to
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