Chapter 214
"I don’t want to take up any more of your time so I will take my leave now," Beth said, letting the flower petals in her hands fall to the ground. "As you said, I should keep an eye on Fraser. I will see you at dinner."
Beth curtsied before leaving Margaret with her guard. Their conversation was satisfying but it wasn’t enough for everything Margaret did in the past and was planning to do in the present.
One thing she learned from their exchange was the fact she needed to get rid of the men Margaret had guarding her. Margaret’s family was known for having a large group of skilled men to protect them. Men that had nothing to do with the castle. Men who could go up against the King’s army. It was the reason Margaret was a marriage candidate for the King in her youth.
"Fraser you fool," Beth muttered. Fraser driving Leonard away messed with her plans.
Many of the men in the King’s army were loyal to Leonard and all the generals trusted his word. The generals were coming back from their posts around the kingdom to deal with the cracks in their defense which allowed Killian to ease his way into the castle. Fraser was in for a rude awakening when those generals all returned and learned Leonard was no longer there.
The Adams family had a lot of allies but they did not have an army. Beth’s main focus right now was getting allies who could add to the number of guards in the castle to make Fraser a formidable King. Beth had no intention of relying on the Adams name to help Fraser. Cedric would want too much in return for helping Fraser. Beth wanted to get rid of him alone with Margaret.
Beth walked to the throne room where Fraser was to be receiving a lesson about all the villages and towns in the kingdom.
"Mother!" Fraser said the moment she entered the throne room. "Isn’t this one much better?" He held out his hands to show off his new robe. "I will wear this to my coronation tomorrow."
"It is too extravagant," Beth commented on the robe which looked like it could be made out of gold. "The kingdom recently suffered a lot of death from our fight with the north. Families are still grieving over the loss of their sons and businesses are suffering as a result of travelers wary of the northerners who are still here to look for the other slaves."