Intrigued by the story, I leaned my elbow upon my knee waiting to hear more.
“It’s been said my mother was thrown into the royal court as a last effort to salvage the family name. Her family made empty promises of vast fortunes, lands and homes, but the most important . . . male heirs. At the time, my father, the newly crowned König was looking for a bride. Of course, any promise of an heir was enough for him. He saw my mother and took a great liking to her.”
“And so . . . he married her?” I asked, tilting my head curiously.
“Well, it’s never just that easy, is it?” he said with a sigh. “It never is, it seems. Of course because of his royal status, there were many pre-arrangements and propositions for my father to consider. But my father was a stubborn man, and he was overcome by his de
