“What do you mean losing me?”
“The council… they were going to kill Queen Tulip while she was pregnant so we had to negotiate for your life.”
“Did my mother know about this?”
“She did. She said she would rather die than lose you.”
“So she gave up her life for me.”
Just like my parents. Why the f**k did they think that was chivalrous?! It made me angry that they thought the value of my life to be higher than theirs.
“Even though she hadn’t met you yet, she loved you more than you would think. I can remember how excited she was to write journals and letters to you. It was so beautiful yet heartbreaking.”
“Wasn’t there anything she could have done?”
“Queen Tulip was kind more than she was smart. That didn’t mean she lacked intelligence. She wished for a more peaceful resolution.”
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