Chapter 185
"I was worried about you for no reason. You are the same as the day you left. I take it Killian treats you well," Leonard said.
"He does. I feel safer with him as opposed to many of the people here. He is not like we have thought but then again, the information the castle had about the north and its king is not available to everyone. No one will ever be able to replace you in the castle but I am glad you are free from that life. Do you know if something happened between Fraser and my grandmother?" Amelia asked since she had not gotten an answer from her grandmother.
"Outside of her scolding him for not attending his lessons, there is nothing that I am aware of. Were you told something happened between the two?"
Amelia didn’t have to be told something was off to know something happened between the two. When Fraser joined the group the air changed and then there was Margaret not referring to Fraser as her grandson. "Leonard, after the many years you were in the castle, what do you think of my grandmother? Honestly."
Leonard didn’t understand Amelia’s sudden curiosity about her grandmother and Fraser. "She is a spectacular woman. She is oftentimes underestimated because of her age now and in the past, her gender. She is not a woman I want to offend. I had my fair share of threats from her- Nevermind," Leonard paused as he was getting too far into the past.
There were many things from the past when her mother was still alive that Amelia should not know. It would change the way she viewed certain people. Life in the castle was crueler in those days than it was now.
"You people and all your secrets. If you don’t want me to find out that you and my grandmother were once at odds, you should do better to hide it. Perhaps I should keep an eye on her," Amelia said, looking over to where her grandmother sat. She didn’t think Margaret did anything bad in regard to her but it was best to take notice of the things she did to others.
"I wouldn’t poke around too much in the past. You have a new life right now. I hope you can forget about the Blackwells and enjoy your life as queen of the north. You have worried about your cousin, his family, the court, and everyone else for too many years. Do not let it block your newfound happiness," Leonard said.
"I won’t but I will still think of the wellbeing of the people of the kingdom. I wish there weren’t any thoughts of you potentially being my father. I would have loved having the father and daughter dance with you. You were like a second father to me all these years. It was nice catching up with you but now I must find where Killian has run off to," Amelia stated, looking around for where he ran off to while she was left to deal with the guest.
"You just want to get away from the guest," Leonard chuckled, seeing right through Amelia.
"And I can’t do that if I keep standing here speaking to you," she whispered, moving away from his side before one of the men from the court approached them.
She dealt with enough foolishness from the moment the wedding started. Amelia was in desperate need of a moment alone so she could get through the rest of the day. She was also curious about why Killian had suddenly needed to speak with Alastor.