“You would think they’d be all over my son…”
I looked up at Jorne and laughed, “You saw how they were when Cecelia was born.”
Jorne looked back at me and then sat closer, “There was a time when what I have now seemed something that I thought that I’d never have.”
I stared at Jorne and looked back too. The time I didn’t let him into my heart, the time that I was looking for my father. Wow, that felt so very long ago now…
So long ago…
I even remember a time that I was scared to get pregnant!
What kind of torture did I give to my husband!
My idea of birth is scary but now that I had given birth before, gaining my own child because of that pain, I felt like it was worth it…
His hand placed a piece of my hair away from my eyes and I smiled.
It had been the first day of coming outside, since giving birth to Magnus, and it was very nice!
I have no time to think of how life used to be at all!
I am full…Well I’m busy and happy and well, life is really full!
Malory and Kael had been staying in the capital here for a long time now, having already gone south and returned. Our relationship has become so close that we see each other often, like that of sisters, and our little ones often play together. It was the opposite with them, as they now had a girl, having Jordan first. As we had a girl first, a boy after. Actually, it is a bit interesting as the two eldest of our children seem to get along really well. Of course, we aren’t going to force an engagement for the two little ones, but I will say it’s completely adorable!
My father stays in the capital now too, the grandpa now that he is. He and the King end up acting like little boys when it comes to Cecelia. At first, they were upset that a boy had not been born but it seemed that they both grew really fond of the little Princess. They grew so fond of her actually that they fight for her affection…If they weren’t so old, I’d say it would be adorable too…But they are just too damned old to fight like this!
It was a bit sad that the birth of the Prince seemed to be celebrated more then that of the Princess’s but what could be done. It’s like the people already knew that the next King was born…That he was now on this earth…
Well, I suppose Cecelia had her grandfathers to dote on her to make it fair!
Setchra was still the only country but the nomad part had slowly just become a part of Setchra as well. The nomad area ended up turning into a place that held tournaments and plays. In fact, the King himself has to travel there to see certain things as the area seems to hold a certain rule of its own, making it an incredibly rich place…
Otherwise, there were governors or ministers in other areas of the country, to help look after it better, but the King looked over it all.
I used to be a commoner, I used to be out there, with many of the other people and so…I put that to good use!
Jorne and I both go out and see the people. We are even looking at spending time going from west, to south, to see how the people there are going too. We don’t know how the King and Wedge will take it, having to take the children with us, but as the next King and Queen of the country, we want the people to know that we want to look after them to the best of our abilities.
There were no more wars, there were just a whole heap of different people that sometimes had problems accepting others but there were no more battles were hundreds of lives would be lost.
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There was one big army, and one small army. The big army was spread out over the whole country. They helped solve disputes and stop people from fighting and they helped against any barbarian attacks but…The barbarians too were slowly starting to become part of Setchra as well, just like how the nomad area had.
The other small army was for protection of the King and his lineage. Because of the power that one held, it could mean that someone would like to have it and so, in unseen areas, a small army keeps the one in charge alive.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit early for you to give up?”
The King looked over at Wedge and raises his eyebrows. Smiling, he turns away and doesn’t say a word.
“You and your silence! This is what I’m talking about!” Wedge states, nearly angry.
How could you deny it, a King capable to lead a country this big, what kind of magic did he possess!?
“Do you forget how we met?” The King asked Wedge and Wedge narrowed his eyes.
No, he didn’t forget. How could he!?
“There’s no such thing as magic!” Wedge claimed.
The King smirked and stood up, “You forgot!”
Wedge got up too and followed after the King, “I didn’t forget, you said that you see what isn’t being said, almost like magic!”
Hearing the King sigh only made Wedge humph and pout.
The King laughed and stopped, looking at Wedge, “…Isn’t it only me that makes you feel like an idiot, my good friend?”
Wedge glared at the King…He really was a mind reader, he really did hear what isn’t being said!
If it wasn’t magic, then what was it?
The King was great, he knew when someone was lying. He knew if someone had too much power. He knew if money should be invested in something and most of all, he knew of what was not being said!
Wedge was never able to outshine the King, even recently he had troubles as well with the Crowned Prince!
Always…Always he had come second!
Why could he never beat this man!?
“If I had a son, life would be different!” Wedge mumbled.
“If you had a son, would he mumble like you and your daughter?” Jorne asked, coming out of nowhere.
Wedge looked from father to son and back again. In a small instant he turned and walked away from both of them, “A man knows when it’s a good time to leave!”
Jorne smiles and looks at his father, to see his father have soft eyes at his good friend.
Just one sentence from the King gave Jorne goosebumps, “If I wasn’t smarter then that man, there’d still be at least three other countries on this continent…”
Just a few tid bits:
Necrotizing Fasciitis < What Diane had. (No, she was not murdered. Did I get any of you? You don’t want to look this thing up though, it’s gruesome!)
It seems…The planet has no name…(Scary factor!)
At the end the ‘big army’ is basically like that of the ‘police’ of today.
Thought of making short stories for both Dilan and Neil but thought then that they are better left alone. (Leave it up to your imagination). Could even make a short story for the barbarians…Or for the two eldest kids…
If I do add another story, it’ll be most likely be about Wedge, but I don’t plan to do that right now. (Or someone else might be…Will have to wait and see!)
I honestly did not think that there would be such a plot to this upon first starting it, but it didn’t take long to plan once started.
I wanted to put in how life would be for the people because of one country but thought against it (deleted it more like). There was only one major player in the main characters (Jorne: Crowned Prince) where it would make sense for me to go on and on about the world and so I just left it, especially when that particular main character was not even King by the end of it.
I know I spoke of pregnancy a lot in this one, but I suppose one thing that needed to happen for the Crowned Prince was him to have children, it being monarchy and all. (If Princess didn’t ‘die’ near the beginning, he probably would have coaxed her into bed and had a child earlier but…Shit happens I suppose…) Oh, I also want to add that Olivia’s idea of worrying about the pain of giving birth is not all ‘wrong’. If I continued and went into the future, I’d say she would die in about ten or so years from giving birth. (sad I know but let’s just be happy I’m not writing about it, lol)
I did have a story for Jorne but as the story evolved, his story didn’t seem to pop up at all. I wanted to make it a nice little chat between him and his Princess, but I guess it just didn’t get in there at all. (With his father the way he is, as King, Jorne’s past changed to not being so…Touchy. In fact, Jorne has become quite the normal person with no tragedy behind him at all…Originally, I had him to be the main reason why the country was being unified in the first place. But the country becoming unified seems to be the King’s idea, especially since Wedge had already done a country before ‘Compelled Substitution’ was even started.)
Thanks for reading :)
Other books by TLCsDestiny:
Cid Rellah: A reverse Cinderella story, connected to other non magical fairytales in a fantasy world. 'Diamond in the Rough' is the sequel. (Again, Diamond in the Rough is also in reverse and has a female theif and a male prince.)
Mahnu, An Immortal's Journey: A story of an immortal that can feel the sufferings and thoughts of others. She is a betrayer of others like herself yet the savior of mankind. Mahnu finds herself wanting to be with the King for more then one reason but...Problems pull the two apart...
Lorralle, Becoming a vessel: Practically a homeless girl just trying to survive and understand the world. The fantasy world is based upon the powers of the elements and she is the only one that seems to be able to understand that the world is not as everything thinks it is...It's an adventure and mystery book that leds back to 'Mahnu', but it is a sequel, not a prequel.
Other completed books by TLCsDestiny: (Updated 15/12/2021)
Mahnu, An Immortal’s Journey: About a God who gets left behind, when other God’s have been taken away…She never thought that she would have more work to do…It’s a lonely and sad kind of fate…She meets a King, and that King seems to like her very much, especially since she discretely lets herself into his bed chambers…There’s a reason why one likes the other, they help each other out in enjoying life more…
Loralle, Becoming A Vessel: Sequel to ‘Mahnu, An Immortal’s Journey’ and side story to ‘Universal Creations’. Loralle is a strange being, having been alone and brought up the way she has, she gets to see things others don’t and investigates…Leading her to a bigger journey then she bargained for! The story holds a bit of comedy, because of how she thinks and feels…She’s pretty independent and strong and there’s a bit of gender bender, because she just did not comb her hair or dress very well…There’s an interesting concept in it about the how I’ve put the elements ??!
Anonym and Switch, Obtaining Power to Retaliate: Another side story to ‘Universal Creations’. Anonym is a hard headed, ruthless and lazy being that wants revenge for all the…Years…Of what happened to her. It’s a cultivation type of story and it goes from one planet to another, the other planet being a magical planet. It has dragons and witches and it was such a great story because of the main character. She is like the ‘wants’ I had, and I let them all lose on her! She does whatever she wants!
Duplicate!!: Dupli is found with no memories and looks exactly like a nasty Princess, who seems to be wanted for assassination. Dupli must endure her life as a maid and assassination attempts and wants freedom. She nearly losses faith, then is forced to go somewhere in place of the Princess and then is reminded of her old self. There are four powers, and she has one of them, not remembering how she had gotten them but if she hadn’t gotten the power, she probably wouldn’t have survived to run away. The problem is, she is young and unable to know what exactly she wants and what she should do. Yes, she does grow up and two men seem to want her.
Unyielding Beloved: Another side story to ‘Universal Creations’. It’s about a reincarnated wolf spirit in a world that has ‘Shifters’ and war between the ‘Shifters’ and ‘Humans’ is about to happen. The female lead ‘Shifter’ is a strange, weird, innocent little one that was abandoned and could not live a normal childhood. The male lead ‘Shifter’ is really questioning fate, because of all the events that happen since meeting the female lead! Otherwise, a game of ‘chess’ (the war) begins…And the wolf spirit fights for her past to not reoccur. Funnily, Anonym and Switch intervene…In a weird way! (It’s a planet they arrive at…)
The Chilling Fox and the Indecisive Bastard: The title states the characters, and they have a history. The Bastard wants revenge, or does he, to what happened to his parents. The chilling fox is trying to stay chilled, but the bastard keeps warming her up. He is somewhat doing things illegally, and she is just accepting, until…Well, let’s just say, his plans seem to have changed several times by the end of the story! It’s a bit deeper then you think but I did mainly write this for the sex!
Tangled Fate: Harmony Entwined: BL book that also has shifters. A King, that is actually an Omega, instead of Alpha, tried his hardest to be the ‘Alpha’ that he’s supposed to be. There’s a flaw in this though, and that is that he finds his Alpha mate, even though he already has a Queen…Otherwise there are more dangerous that are trying to take this Omega king’s life and one is supernatural, and the other…Isn’t…
The Merry Omega: Another shifter book. A woman transmigrates into another planet and has to deal with a difference here, but she indeed is special, and is just the person her mate needs…Except the way things happen are indeed different! From the beginning she is quite unique…Right up until the end! She was a necessity to the…Story…Hahaha! She tries to be happy but there are times when it is hard…
Compelled Substitution: A young girl is forced to take on roles. The first one is a slave, the second is to go into the army, even though she’s a girl. The third is to get married. She goes through hell, falling into a black vortex but…She grows, and I think that’s probably the best part of this novel, you see her growth, and it makes you feel proud of her!
The Warmonger’s Runaway Princess: This is a side story to Compelled Substitution, somewhat a sequel. It’s about new characters but Malory and the General are in this one. It’s about Oliver who isn’t anyone ‘special’, who got the first princess position, at the expense of a father going missing! She uses her pet to try and find him, wanting to get mad, or yell or cry or something at him but he’s not around! The adventure starts when she ‘dies’, when she was a maid, and her maid was her…Then she continues as a maid wanting to get out of the palace, only to get mixed up with others! But yes, she does get away…
Cid Rellah: Yes, if you thought the name sounded familiar, it’s because it’s a Cinderella type of story. It’s a reverse actually and it has no magic. It is a male that has two stepbrothers and a stepdad, because his mother remarried and his biological father died earlier, instead. He is used like a slave, and he wants out and to become his own person. It’s a bit different yet also has the same concepts. I don’t want to give too much away but not many haven’t seen Cinderella! Yes, there’s a ball, yes there’s a girl but she’s a princess…The rest you can just read! It is actually quite a short story, compared to some other’s I’ve written…
Diamond In The Rough: This is a sequel book to Cid Rellah. It’s the same place actually. The Princess that is with Cid, has a brother and he is one that is sort after as a very eligible bachelor! The thief, well that’s a female, instead of a male. There’s a mouse, instead of a monkey but you can get the drift. Again, it’s a reverse Aladdin, with no magic. It’s interesting, having to come up with a genie and bad guy but I did! This book also brings in the start of the next one that isn’t written yet, with ‘The Little Mermaid’ reverse, with no magic, just like this one sorta started in ‘Cid Rellah’.
