~ Thirty-One - Season IV ~

My eyes widened as I stared at both of them.

“Well, confused and shocked at most. Because your decision wasn’t something a victim of such a horrible experience would say,” Elizabeth explained.

Mother then entered the conversation, “What came as a shock to me is the fact that you were given power to govern over the forbidden part of the kingdom. How were you able to do that?”

I gestured towards the door so the three of us could start walking. I gave way to Mother and started, “After I was able to talk with the pirates, my immediate thought was to give them what they want. And all they wanted was a place to live. A piece of land that they can call their own.

“When they mentioned that Grandmother previously gave them the northern borders of our kingdom, I knew what I had to do,” I continued. “But I had to make sure that James would hand over the borders to me.”

When we arrived at the door, Elizabeth asked, “Why were you so confident that James will agree to your bargain?”

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