Chapter 1: Chapter 1
"I have a feeling I know you..."
"You know me, my lord?"
The king leaned back in his chair and smiled his teeth flashing in the sunlight. "Do I not remind you of my brother, the king of my father's kingdom?"
"Your Majesty is correct in every respect.I am the king's only son, and I have a brother, the Prince of Wales. But I am not like him. I am not a warrior, nor am I a king. I am a lover, and nothing more."
A silence followed as tense as a coil of wire about to snap. Finally the king broke it with a flick of his hand.