Soon it was decided. I am not entirely happy about it and neither is Ethan, but he is betrothed to a young woman by the name of Isabella. She is a pretty young thing with blonde hair and green eyes. There is nothing special about the way she looks, quite forgettable really. But her family is influential. Her mother named her after the queen of Spain, the mother of Henry’s wife. Her father is a trusted high-ranking member of the gentry and spends a lot of time at court. She is ten and small for her age. She more than makes up for it in personality. She is loud and temperamental and likes to be the center of attention. Her thoughts are so quiet, usually whatever she is thinking she says. There is a strange gray aura about her; I don’t like it. Isabella is so different from my brother; I don’

