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Re: Aeronwy's Medieval/Royal Cogratulations ~ Round The Second
Julia Elisabeth
Butler: Andrew Patrick Mullinix (24)
Dresser: Jocelyn Laura Mullinix (21)
-D: Sandra Morgaine Mullinix (1)
-S: Magnus Oliver Mullinix (d. at 3 mos)Jocelyn felt great about her life, having a daughter that had grown stronger, and being pregnant once again. But she had a nagging feeling everything was just too good to be true... Alas, she was right. The birth of Magnus Oliver was long and painful, and since the queen was giving birth about the same time, there were no nurses in the castle to help her. Magnus came out weak and small and Andrew had to slap him several times before he even cried. The weeks that followed were full anxiety, Magnus barely made a sound or a move, and finally, he wouldn't even drink when Jocelyn tried to feed him. One rainy night, Jocelyn woke up with panic in her chest. She ran to Magnus' crib and lifted him up. Just like in the nightmare she'd just had, he was ice cold and when she held her hand to his chest, there was no heart beating there. Magnus had passed away already.The following months were hard on Jocelyn and Andrew. Jocelyn found it difficult to be around her closest friend Amy, with her two healthy boys (yes, she was jealous), but found comfort in the queen's company. The queen had also lost her son recently, and Jocelyn understood how she felt. They didn't talk very much, but an understanding nod was just enough. More than ever, Jocelyn supported the royal family.
Andrew on the other hand, found the royal family partly responsible for Magnus' death - if all the nurses hadn't been around the queen when she was pregnant, maybe one of them could have helped Jocelyn, and then, Magnus might have lived. He was so angry, he even went to the top secret rebellion meeting. Andrew was masked of course, but every one else at the meeting could figure out who he was. He was the only one who wasn't a duke, sir, knight or anything else fancy.
At the meeting it was decided that Nethanel should be the next king if the royal family was killed. Everyone agreed on that Andrew had the best shot to kill the family, since he lived in the castle. Andrew agreed on this, if his daughter, and future children, could be married to Nethanel's brothers and sisters. Duke Elijah accepted this, and Andrew was satisfied. Maybe he could now restore the glory his family had once had. If only he could remove the royal family...Still, he had no idea if the youngest prince had been murdered or died in a natural way ... No one at the meeting had said anything about that.
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