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Earl: Lord Bartholomew Thomas Xavier of Cartwright (d.)
-D: (Lady) Guinevere Beatrix Christiana (25)
-H: Lord Nethanel Kenan Omri (27)
--S: Bartholomew Geoffrey William (4)
--D: Sara Matilda Héloïse (3)
--S: Adam Robert John (1)
-S: (Earl) Geoffrey Richard Francis (25)
Upon Nethanel's proposal, Guinevere was wracked with a mixture of elation and worry--she was finally with her one true love, but she knew there was absolutely no way they could stay together in Angleterra--with her steadfast support of King Henry and Nethanel's family's position as the major players of the uprising, nobody was safe. Guinevere and Nethanel hatched a plan--they would bribe their way on the next trade ship to the neighboring kingdom of Francia at nightfall. Geoffrey, who was sympathetic to their plight, provided them with funds, arranged for them to have horses and escorted them himself to the shipyard--as the new Earl of Cartwright and a full-fledged knight of the King's order, he would not be questioned. He embraced his sister one last time before she and Nethanel boarded the trade ship, promising to write and send money when he could--Geoffrey had amassed many friends in high places, thus having the connections necessary to ensure that mail would reach them. By dead of night, the lovers departed.
By interesting happenstance, a cleric happened to be on board the same ship--a renegade monk escaping his order who had come to be a passenger in the exact same way that Guinevere and Nethanel did--and became very close to the couple during their journey. The monk, Guinevere, and Nethanel lodged in the same inn for a few nights in the port city of Chambourlet while they searched for work, and it is there where the cleric joined them as man and wife.
With the money that Geoffrey provided for them, Guinevere and Nethanel were able to buy a modest cottage on the outskirts of town. Feeling guilty that they were largely being supported by her wealthy brother, Guinevere became very active in the large Chambourlet wool trade: at first the merchants were wary of a woman wool trader, but her wit, good sense, and persistence soon made her very well-established. By the end of their first year in Chambourlet, Guinevere gave birth to she and Nethanel's first son, named after her father. A daughter, Sara, came a year after. Guinevere and Nethanel's life in Chambourlet was blissful, but Guinevere made sure to read Geoffrey's letters thoroughly, for she feared for her brother's fate: what would happen to them if the tides turned?
A year after her second son, Adam, was born, Guinevere received a peculiar letter from Geoffrey--it was written on torn tatters of paper held together by string and scribbled in charcoal. It lacked his distinctive Cartwrignt wax seal--a ring depicting a phoenix that had been in their family for generations. Guinevere wept as she read the letter: all was lost. The rebel forces had seized control, with Duke Elijah naming himself Imperator of Angleterra. The King, Queen, and their children were being kept prisoner, along with Geoffrey and the rest of the knights and noblemen who had fought valiantly for the King. There were still a few nobles loyal to the king who had managed to escape imprisonment, it was them who volunteered to deliver the prisoner's messages. Geoffrey had been stripped of his title; their family's lands distributed among nobles loyal to the new regime. Guinevere managed to keep her composure until she had tucked her children into bed, and then pleaded to her husband to return home to Angleterra. Now modestly wealthy in their own right, they could afford to buy Geoffrey's freedom and could perhaps rendezvous with the growing Counter-Resistance group that Geoffrey had alluded to in his letters.
"It is my duty to help him, for all he has done to help us." Guinevere pleaded, gazing up into Nethanel's eyes. "Please. He's my brother. We must go back."
-D: (Lady) Guinevere Beatrix Christiana (25)
-H: Lord Nethanel Kenan Omri (27)
--S: Bartholomew Geoffrey William (4)
--D: Sara Matilda Héloïse (3)
--S: Adam Robert John (1)
-S: (Earl) Geoffrey Richard Francis (25)
Upon Nethanel's proposal, Guinevere was wracked with a mixture of elation and worry--she was finally with her one true love, but she knew there was absolutely no way they could stay together in Angleterra--with her steadfast support of King Henry and Nethanel's family's position as the major players of the uprising, nobody was safe. Guinevere and Nethanel hatched a plan--they would bribe their way on the next trade ship to the neighboring kingdom of Francia at nightfall. Geoffrey, who was sympathetic to their plight, provided them with funds, arranged for them to have horses and escorted them himself to the shipyard--as the new Earl of Cartwright and a full-fledged knight of the King's order, he would not be questioned. He embraced his sister one last time before she and Nethanel boarded the trade ship, promising to write and send money when he could--Geoffrey had amassed many friends in high places, thus having the connections necessary to ensure that mail would reach them. By dead of night, the lovers departed.
By interesting happenstance, a cleric happened to be on board the same ship--a renegade monk escaping his order who had come to be a passenger in the exact same way that Guinevere and Nethanel did--and became very close to the couple during their journey. The monk, Guinevere, and Nethanel lodged in the same inn for a few nights in the port city of Chambourlet while they searched for work, and it is there where the cleric joined them as man and wife.
With the money that Geoffrey provided for them, Guinevere and Nethanel were able to buy a modest cottage on the outskirts of town. Feeling guilty that they were largely being supported by her wealthy brother, Guinevere became very active in the large Chambourlet wool trade: at first the merchants were wary of a woman wool trader, but her wit, good sense, and persistence soon made her very well-established. By the end of their first year in Chambourlet, Guinevere gave birth to she and Nethanel's first son, named after her father. A daughter, Sara, came a year after. Guinevere and Nethanel's life in Chambourlet was blissful, but Guinevere made sure to read Geoffrey's letters thoroughly, for she feared for her brother's fate: what would happen to them if the tides turned?
A year after her second son, Adam, was born, Guinevere received a peculiar letter from Geoffrey--it was written on torn tatters of paper held together by string and scribbled in charcoal. It lacked his distinctive Cartwrignt wax seal--a ring depicting a phoenix that had been in their family for generations. Guinevere wept as she read the letter: all was lost. The rebel forces had seized control, with Duke Elijah naming himself Imperator of Angleterra. The King, Queen, and their children were being kept prisoner, along with Geoffrey and the rest of the knights and noblemen who had fought valiantly for the King. There were still a few nobles loyal to the king who had managed to escape imprisonment, it was them who volunteered to deliver the prisoner's messages. Geoffrey had been stripped of his title; their family's lands distributed among nobles loyal to the new regime. Guinevere managed to keep her composure until she had tucked her children into bed, and then pleaded to her husband to return home to Angleterra. Now modestly wealthy in their own right, they could afford to buy Geoffrey's freedom and could perhaps rendezvous with the growing Counter-Resistance group that Geoffrey had alluded to in his letters.
"It is my duty to help him, for all he has done to help us." Guinevere pleaded, gazing up into Nethanel's eyes. "Please. He's my brother. We must go back."
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