Angus
Walking into his room, I handed my coat to my manservant.
“She played right into my hands. Stupid woman. Tomorrow we marry. Then this land will be mine. The kingdom might not be worth anything, but the land is what I need to complete my final plan.” I grabbed a drink, when there was a soft knock on my door.
I knew Anne would be coming around at some point and told her to come in. She walked into my room, carefully making sure not to say the wrong thing.
“Father, I have just come to find out what you will need me to do tomorrow.” Her eyes were bright, just like her mother’s used to be the night before a hunt.
“Don’t lie to me!” I almost spat at her. “You came to check on me … I’m sorry, Anna. Both of us have had to be so careful about what we say and do, that I think I forget yo
