North America / Kingdom of Yorkania (Crownlands of Manhattan): November 4th, 1517.
(Morgan's POV)
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*
Two women with high, white ornamated wig's opened the double doors and let four, middle aged, ugly sack of shits into the luxerious and cozy tea room.
"Children come. What is the trouble now." I asked calmly as I sat the tea down hardly against the plate as the ladies in waiting took the positions behind me again. My hair being that of a giant baroque, french, english and arthurian Inspired style with a golden crown - headdress, wearing an ornate white and gold royal gown covered in jewels, lace, and fur.
*CLANK*
The chamber was silent. The faces of gareth, gawain, enid and elaine grim.
I stared at the for a moment and asked calmly "What is the good news."
"There is no good news." Said gareth with a grim and serious look on his face as he looked at the rest of his siblings. Seemingly all coming to a silent agreement.
Gawain stepped up and said stutteringly "T…this is why…."
"We come on behalf of all of us, your children." Said elaine stepping up with a serious look on her face as she stood elegantly.
The chamber was silent for a moment as the ladies in waiting were unmoved as all five of them looked directly at me.
I was silent for a moment and asked calmly an confusedly "You represent the family, do you."
"Yes." Said gareth with a forehead full of sweat.
I blinked three times for a moment and sighed while saying calmly as a servant refilled my tea cup "So you siblings have entrusted yourselves as your own champions, please…do tell me what this is all about."
The chamber was silent. The atmosphere heavy.
"Mother, we only want to have a discussion about the topic of producing heirs." Said gareth with sweat dripping down his face from his forehead.
Elaine gritted her teeth angrily and said Immediately "No, no, not a discussion. Your baby race is cruel."
"Cruel." I asked calmly. Completely unmoved as I picked up the tea cup and took a sip from it.
Elaine clenched her teeth and said "You focus on nothing else. Gawain is grieving. His daughter is dead."
"I am well. Aware." I said calmly as I softly sat the tea cup back onto the plate.
Elaine clenched her fist even more tightly and said "Yes. You have not shown him not one moment of real kindness. No regard or compassion. You've shown none of us regard or compassion. Do you know how hard we have worked to provide you with your precious royal heir. The herbs, the tonics. Do you even know how many babies enid has lost before they were ready to be born."
"I did not. You lost babies" I said calmly while looking down at the tea Inside the tea cup. My eyelids low.
Elaine huffed Irritatedly and said loudly "WE HAVE ALL. LO..."
Gareth's hand landed on elaine's shoulder an squeeze it tightly.
"We are trying, mother." Said elaine with a shakey voice and her head bowed as she tried to contain her anger.
I looked back up at them and said calmly as I sat the plate with the tea cup on it back onto the table "I know this is a difficult task. But I ask a great deal of you because I know each one of you can rise to the occasion."
"You do not know us. Any of us. You do not learn about us. You do not care for what we care for. Our happiness is not your goal." Said gawain out of nowhere with tears streaming down his face from his eyes.
I sighed and said calmly with a serious look on my face and tone "Nonsense. I want what is best for you. As your mother…"
"You have never been a mother." Said enid with gritted teeth. Her eyes teary red.
The chamber was silent. The atmosphere even heavier.
I looked at each and every one of them and said calmly with squinted eyes as I raised my voice slightly "I have done all I could for you. If you understood the sacrifices, how hard I had worked to manage this kingdom for the past two years since I married your father. How hard I have worked to make sure you each…I have been a excellent mother."
"No…you have been our queen. But you have never really been our mother." Said Gareth with his hands behind his back. His words carrying just as much weight as the serious and sad look on his face.
"For two years I have stabilized your father's collapsing treasury, secured the loyalty of the army, and prevented this kingdom from falling into war. I have been a excellent mother" I thought as I stared at all four of th for a moment.
Suddenly. Gareth, gawain, elaine and enid turned to leave.
"Stay just were you are. Let me clarify a few things that you four seem to misunderstand. First I am not obligated to baby middle aged adults. Secondy I am still your mother but only through my marriage with your father and thirdly when am I getting my royal heir. Have any of you even attempted to try or have the lot of you just come to put on a show for me." I asked calmly as I gestured for them to speak with my right hand.
Gareth had a shocked look on his face and said with surprise "You really are heartl…"
"Answer the question." I said calmly with a scary look in my hazel green eyes. The room becoming extremely heavy.
The ladies in waiting trembled.
Gareth gulped down the spit inside his mouth and said stutteringly "I have, the woman I have been trying with acts on stage."
The chamber was extremely silent. A few snickers being heard from the ladies in waiting behind me.
"She's is an actress. Break it off and find a suitable woman." I said calmly and Instantly with a wave of my right hand.
Gareth rolled his eyes slightly and said "There are children. Us."
"Shame on you. What about your wife gawain." I said calmly while Immediately looking at gawain.
Gawain wiped his eyes with a handkerchief and said with a shakey voice and shrug "I have not seen her in 20 years."
"How is it that none of you have managed respectable relationships. You 4 were born into nobility and still managed to achieve absolutely nothing. Remarkable." I said calmly with a genuinely surprised look on my face.
I looked behind myself at a beautiful middle aged woman among my ladies in waiting an asked calmly "You have had two weddings in two years. How do you do it. Get them to want to marry."
"Your majesty. Love solves a plethora of Issues." Said the middle aged woman with a gentle smile on her face.
I turned back around towards the middle aged kids with a resting bitch face and said calmly "My boys are in love. They are in love with commoners. Love has produced over 50 Illegitimate babies for the crown."
"Besides, marriage is a duty your majesty. Not pleasure but" Said another middle aged woman calmly and patiently.
The another middle aged lady in waiting giggled and said "But it can be such a pleasure. A match dose not have to start out as love, it can grow. Love can bloom from the thorniest of gardens, can it not."
"Blooming love." Said the ugly beaver teethed woman with a chuckle as all of the ladies in waiting giggled.
I looked back at all of them and said calmly while clapping my hands together "Your flower metaphors make me nauseated with their sweetness but I applaud your point. I shall simply find them wives myself, order them to marry and they can worry about the love part later, after there are royal babies. Bring them In."
*PAK* *PAK*
A guard dressed in heavy armor went over to the double side doors of the chamber and opened both of them. Two beautiful luxerious dressed women coming in with one tall man dressed in a luxerious attire. All three of them bowing and curtsying in sync.
"My sons and daughter have been ever so eager to meet you three." I said calmly while gesturing at gareth, gawain and elaine.
Gareth had a confused look on his face and asked "Who are th…"
"Your betrothed." I said calmly while leaning forward slightly and grabbing the plate with the refilled tea cup on his and took a sip from it.
The chamber was silent. Gareth, gawain and elaine all having a flabbergasted look on their faces.
Gareth was silent for a moment and said "Betrothed. They are strangers."
"What of it. They are noble. They are rich. They are connected. They are perfect and next week they will be your wives and husband." I said calmly as I took another sip from the tea cup.
Gareth, gawain and elaine had shocked faces with agape mouths.
Gawain closed his mouth and asked "Did you say next week."
"Mother. You cannot be serious. Do we not have a say in this. A say in the direction of our own lives." Said gareth with a slight chuckle at how absurd everything was.
I slowly put the tea cup back down onto the plate and said calmly "No. Now we need to discuss the flowers for the wedding."
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
The chamber went silent.
I rolled my eyes and signaled for the guard to open the door.
The guard opened the double doors and in came in the wood pecker hurriedly.
Percival had a forehead full of sweat as he said with a look of anxiety on his face "Your majesty. This is a national crises."
"What is it now my lord, every time you speak I lose faith in the education system of this kingdom." I said calmly with a Interested look on my face.
Percival was absolutely silent for a moment and said whisperingly as he handed me a piece of paper and covered his mouth with his left hand as he leaned in toward my ear "His majesty has died."
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THE END…