A Sacred House

Chapter IV: A New Heir

Two years into Morgan's reign

Anna started showing months ago, me and her are excited. I hope the baby is healthy, and I hope it's a boy.

I sign my last paper for the day, Dylan swings the door open. " What ever are you doing?", I ask. Dylan, out of breath, bows. " Your Royal Majesty, the Queen is in labour", Dylan informs me.

I jump out of my chair and run out of the room. " Follow", I scream. " She's in the nursery", Dylan yells as we run down the hall. I am excited, Father and Mother always told us that having kids was the best thing Father did during his reign.

I slow down and open the door, Anna screams in pain. " Leave us", I say, Dylan bows and shuts the door behind him. I sit next to Anna, I grab her hand.

Anna squeezes it hard. " You've got this Anna", I say as Anna continues to grunt and scream. " One last push Your Royal Majesty", the doctor says calmly.

Anna screams and breathes heavily. I patiently wait for the doctor to say something. " Your Royal Majesties, say hello to your baby boy", the doctor says while handing the baby to Anna. Anna's eyes sparkle.

I shed a tear, I kiss Anna on the cheek. " Thank you God", I whisper. Anna hands me the baby, I've never seen anything or anyone more beautiful. I kiss the baby's head. A beautiful baby boy.

" What is his name Your Royal Majesties?", The doctor asks. Me and Anna talked about it since she started showing, we thought about my father Rhodri, and her father Wilhelm.

" Any ideas dear?", I ask. " I know Wilhelm is too German for a Welsh king. What about William?", Anna asks. " That's great", I say with a smile. " William it is, I'll leave you two alone", The doctor says, he bows.

I stand up, " Wait sir", I say. I bow and kiss the doctor's hand. " thank you", I say with a smile. The doctor shuts the door behind him.

" The realm will be happy", Anna says with a smile. " Screw the realm, we must celebrate. The birth of our first child", I say with a smirk. Anna laughs, " he's been so quiet", Anna says calmly.

" Let's get you to bed", I say as Anna hands me William. I lie William down and kiss his head. " Get some rest Anna, I'll see you tomorrow", I say after kissing her head.

" I love you Morgan", Anna says as she rubs my hand." I love you too", I say while smiling. I open the door and quietly close it. " Keep a close eye on them both", I say to a nursemaid. " Yes your majesty", The nursemaid says with a curtsy.

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It's been a month since Anna gave birth. We have yet to announce it to the public, but we are meeting the Royal Dukes of the realm today, so I guess we will.

I place my crown on top of my head, someone knocks on the door. " Enter", I say firmly, I slip on my silk white gloves. I'm wearing my red cloak, red silk shirt, black boots, and red trousers.

Some Royals have seen me as odd, because of the way I dress. I personally don't care what they think. Dylan enters the room, he bows.

" Your Royal Majesty, Duke Kane of Morgannwg and Duchess Matilda of Powys are here. Her Majesty, The Queen, is downstairs waiting for you", Dylan informs me.

" Thank you Dylan", I say as I walk out of my office and down the stairs. Anna wears a small black dress. William sleeps against her shoulder.

" You look great Anna", I say with a huge smile. " Not too shabby yourself M", Anna says with a smile. Kane and Matilda walk inside. Matilda and I aren't related, not closely of course.

Matilda was the last surviving kid of Duke John of Powys, she was never supposed to inherit the throne. She outlived her 4 brothers, all died in a brutal war against Mercia.

Kane bows, Matilda curtseys. " We are so happy you came. You can see the news already", I say with a smirk. " I am so happy for you Your Majesty", Matilda says. " Great job brother", Kane says after wrapping his arm around me.

" His name is William", Anna says while rocking William in her arms. " That is great, let us celebrate", Matilda says as we walk into the dining room. A long table sits upon the ground, a huge chandelier hangs above the table, the chandelier is made up of crystals, ivory and gold.

We sit down, a cook lies a plate down in front of each of us. " This tastes terrific", Kane says as he eats his steak. " Lets toast, shall we?", I say as I raise my glass. " May god bless William, the heir to the Kingdom of Heaven", I say firmly. We clink our glasses, I am so happy.

The realm is secured finally and now me and Anna have a beautiful son to raise. I hope all turns out well, and may we go on to rule the Kingdom of Wales. Matilda stares as me with sparkling eyes, I quickly look down to my plate.

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I hug Kane, " Bye brother, see you soon", I say while Kane bows. " I'm going to take William to bed", Anna says while she walks up the stairs. Kane walks outside and gets into his carriage, he speeds off. " Good night my liege", Matilda says softly, she kisses me on the cheek.

I grab her arm and walk her outside, I slam the door shut. " I'm going have to ask you to stop", I say firmly. " I'm sorry Morgan, I don't know what came over me. I think I drunk to much", Matilda says with remorse.

I hug Matilda, " It's okay my dear, we all make mistakes", I say. " What if we just ran off, you and me?", Matilda asks. " Matilda, you are only 18, I am a father. How about you find someone your own age", I say as we let go of each other.

" You know about my knight, Stefano, he's 19. He's a nice guy, I'll send him to your court.", I say with a smile. " Thank you my liege", Matilda says, she curtseys. " Have a nice night", I say as Matilda climbs into her carriage and speeds off into the night.

I must remain loyal to Anna, I love her more than anything thing else, besides William, on this earth.