Chapter 101
"You’ve made the castle become quite noisy, Amelia. People are doing nothing but talking about you calling off the engagement. Some have even come to me to ask what are you thinking. Begging me to have a word with you. It’s a pain for me," Margaret sighed.
"It’s interesting how worried many of them are but before this, they weren’t treating me right. Laughing in my face because I have to marry Killian but only now that it is called off did they realize I had saved their lives. Some of the court ministers sent me gifts," Amelia informed her grandmother. She sipped her tea as she found all of this to be funny. "I let the maids take them."
"As you should. Don’t make those snakes think they can buy you."
Amelia put down her cup on the table and said, "Why are you not angry I have created havoc in the castle and have not cleared it up? Even though you cherish me, I don’t mind you scolding me."
"Why would I force myself to scold you when I don’t think you are wrong? You saved this castle by accepting Killian’s proposal. If a truce is being made you should be there to make sure you are traveling to the north all for nothing. You have to list your terms to make sure you are protected. If you stay quiet and let them do as they please, you would continue to be excluded like in the past. I will say it would have been interesting to see if Killian would have made them include you."
"I don’t care what he would have done honestly. I have to do things for myself and not wait on anyone else. Killian did give me some good advice that I will hold on to in the future. Sometimes I find him to be insufferable but he is a good king. Much better than my father so far," Amelia muttered.
"Hmm. Speaking of your father, have you seen that woman of his recently? I’d like to think she found a hole to crawl and stay silent in but that’s never the case. You have to be cautious when people like her are quiet," said Margaret.
Amelia thought she was the only one to find it odd Annabelle was missing in action. She expected to hear more of Annabelle claiming her child to be the next king. "I will have the head maid check in on her. She might be a pain in the ass but she’s pregnant."
"If she had any understanding about the castle, she would take that baby and run away to a home the castle owns. Many royals in the past have killed babies to keep their position. No one likes having a competitor for their title. My sources tell me that Fraser’s mother is now in the castle. She has learned well not to approach me."