🌷The Duke and The Widow🌷

{7}To War & To Marriage

🌷Chapter 7🌷
To War & To Marriage

    Again, the brothers sat at their weekly meeting, discussing issues and affairs on the rise. The King was not able to attend due to his sudden fever which is being tend to my the best doctors the Kingdom had to offer.

"King Alister of the Kingdom of Theode requires assistance in an up and coming war against the Kingdom of Barrington." Ashton stated as he scimmed through the letter of what the fellow King required for this battle. He looked up to his brothers, waiting to hear their suggestions.

"Well, we have been acquainted with the King. I don't see why we shouldn't help." Tilton added, not seeing any problem in lending a hand to a longtime ally of the kingdom.
"King Alister has also offered the hand of his two maiden daughters, Princess Luella and Princess Madison in exchange for our input into is army."

The room went silent.

"So.. Anyone looking for a wife?" Prince Ashton's eyes scanned the room, fixating on those of sapphire blue as a grin crept onto his face.
"Little bro–"
"Don't even think about calling my name in your mouth." Nicholas snapped with a rather calm tone.

Warrick, noticing the tension between his older and younger brother, finally decided to attempt at keeping things calm.
"Let's accept his request! And also invite his daughters to stay here during the war." He suggested, "Father is unwell, I'm sure he'd want to he all of us happily married before he passes.
Nicholas and myself are the only two bachelors, I'd take one of them. If Nicholas doesn't take any of them to his liking, hell, I'd marry them both!" Said the young General with ginger hair and golden brown eyes.

The room errupted into laughter, "Warrick, you Devil." Ashton teased, "Well," He tapped the papers on the table, "I will report to father on this affair, I'm sure he would be delighted to hear of the marriage arrangements. You are dismissed.

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    Ashton entered the King's chamber, seeing him laying on the bed with a cloth on his forehead.
"Ah, geetings, father! I hope you are coming along well." Ashton said as he sat near his father's bed.
"Yes son, all is well on my end." He coughed slightly, "How are your brothers?"
"They are doing exceptionally well with their new responsibilities, Father. But I am worried about brother Nick."

"Nicholas? What about him?"
"Well, I'm sure you have heard about the war between Theode and Barrington. King Alister also offered his daughters hand, Warrick was willing to marry one of them but Nicholas seems to not be interested. I'm afraid he's a little.. bent."

"Bent?! Heaven forbid!" Irwin nearly flew out of his bed, he sat up and coughed dryly. The maids ran to his aid to have him comfortably seated.

"I didn't want to say this, but I know you can talk to him, father.
"That boy despised me ever since his mother sadly passed away. I will see what I can say to him."
"Ah, thank you, Father."
"No problem, son."
"I will be on my way
now," Ashton stood up and fixed himself, "Do take care, Father."