Chapter 72

Telling Estelle that she would be bargained off to a man who was notorious at being awful was not an easy task to undertake.

At first, she refused point blank, declaring that she would rather be thrown down a hole with only snakes to keep her company that to do what Alexander wished her to do.

But after what felt like the hundredth times of explaining the merits of the marriage, she agreed. Whether by seeing the profit in it for herself, or purely because she knew that if she agreed or not had no standing in this arrangement. But either way, she agreed, and Alex had at least won this round.

With any hope of a romantic final night together well and truly out of the picture. Alexander spent the majority of the evening that was left helping Arthur and the rest of the council prepare for the arrival of the warriors. Whilst I was helping the rest of the ladies of the court get lodgings ready for them to move into.

Unfortunately, there were not enough rooms