CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

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Barely two hours lady, De Beaumonts reluctantly leaves his side, the King had returned to the hall to find out from the guards what they had found. The hall is empty, everyone had gone home.

Sissie comes to her ''My Lady, i would desire to stay by your side but i must return home, the night is dark and my mama would be worried as i did not give her word that i may spend the night, Philip is waiting for me''

''Philip?'' she raises her head and then looks away, tomorrow,she shall inquire about blue eyes, tonight, she must think how she can get herself out of this predicament.

''You must tell the Queen, or your father'' Sissie tells her

''I cannot, he would kill me''

''Surely he would not lay a hand on you''

''I have humiliated him and the family infront of my supposed in-laws, surely he would forget that i am his daughter and kill me. I am scared, i cannot''

''Today you are scared because you knew you had done such a grave thing''