The One He Chose
Each word felt carved from his bones, each sentence carried the rhythm of truth.
In the stillness of his room, he imagined standing on that stage, his mother watching from the front row. He imagined the crowd falling silent as he spoke of her, their shame rising like smoke. He imagined tears falling—not just from his mother, but from those who had once mocked her.
And he smiled. Because tomorrow, exile would no longer define them. Tomorrow, she would be honored.
By dawn, word had already spread that Henry himself would deliver a speech. The students whispered in the corridors. Teachers speculated. Even the suitors, in their polished suits, stiffened with a new awareness: Henry was not just s
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