Chapter 33 - 1304
Nicholas peered at Antoinette’s beautiful, albeit white and unsettled, face as the carriage approached slowly the Provence casale.
Antoinette’s ill health did not allow her to share his bed after their first evening as husband and wife. Nicholas’ long hours at the palace did not help either. He was hoping that spending time away from the capital would help them find the way to each other. They owed it to themselves and to their child. He wanted her to see his childhood world and show her off in the casale.
She had made it clear she did not want to make this perilous journey in her condition. Her mother had agreed vehemently with her, but Nicholas did not want to wait for two more years until the baby was born and fit to travel. The midwife thought it was best to postpo
