Chapter 45
"Princess, you are back sooner than I expected and Lady Margaret is joining you?" Leonard was puzzled when he saw Margaret’s carriage at the castle stairs and bags were being unloaded.
"Grandmother is going to stay with me for a little while. Did you miss me, Leonard? Why are you frowning?" Amelia knew something bad concerning her must have happened from the sullen look on Leonard’s face. "Tell me."
"While you were away your father and the court ministers selected a partner for you to wed by the end of the month. They think it’s best to marry you off not to keep you away from the war- Princess," Leonard grabbed Amelia’s hand when she picked up her dress to make a run towards wherever her father was. "I know that you are upset-"
"Upset? Leonard, I am furious but you won’t ever know what that feels like because there is no one forcing you to marry someone you do not know. I said I would pick my own husband but then he does this behind my back. Release me, Leonard. I order you," she commanded him when he wouldn’t move. "Cyrus."
In a blink of an eye, Cyrus’s sword was pointed at Leonard’s neck.
"Princess, let’s take a moment to think about this calmly. I also do not want you to marry anyone you do not know but you must be mindful of what happened the last time you rushed to your father to let him hear your thoughts."
"I will not be cast aside now he has gotten that woman pregnant. When will he start caring for his firstborn?" Amelia fought back tears as she spoke. She was tired of her father not considering her feelings. She would never have been stubborn if he had just treated her like his child and heir.
"What is happening, Amelia? Why is he pointing his sword at Leonard? Amelia?" Margaret placed her hand on Amelia’s arm when she noticed the tears forming in Amelia’s eyes. "What did you say to her, Leonard?"
"The king has picked a husband for the princess while she was away. She will leave the kingdom to be married by the end of the month. She should not seek out her father right now," said Leonard.
"Is it to Killian Bune to stop this ridiculous war the two of them are in? Am I being sent to the north to end this war?" Amelia clenched her fist as the words left her mouth.
"I have not heard the exact details of who it will be because your father is keeping the information private aside from the court ministers. It doesn’t seem to be the king of the north. Your father wants all the people of the north dead."