In the Kings Bed

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Kissed by Fire
Kissed by Fire

Down the corridor in back hallway and far off from the ears of the future Queen the King sat next to the bed that Lady Tanya rested in.

Her arm was stretched out, reaching for the King.

"I take it that you are ill, Lady Tanya?" Klaus stated the obvious. She was lying in bed with a cool damp cloth on her head, dressed down in nothing but her undergarments. From what the King understood, she had been like this for two days.

"I am weak, your grace. But not for any wrong reason." She played with her words.

"Then for what reason would you be sulking in bed for two days?" He asked not wanting to waste anytime.

"Another life grows within me, your grace." Her words were said without fear. "I am afraid that the child growing within me is taking away my strength."

The King was silent for a moment trying to process her words.

Despite all of the rumors that were said about the young King, He had only been with but two women; his wife and future queen and his mistress Lady Tanya. He wasn't sure how to take the news of his mistress carrying his first child, even if it were illegitimate.

"You're going to be a father, Klaus." He tried to not let the words sink in. He tried not to feel joy because he wanted that joy to be shared with his wife and not his mistress.

But what the mistress was saying were but only words. He needed solid proof before he made any decisions.

He kept his face impassive and stood up from the stool he was sitting on.

"I will send for the doctor and the midwife, Lady Tanya. I want to be sure that this is real before I make any decisions." He explained her.

He turned to walk away, but her voice stopped him.

"What will you do if I am with child?"

He did not hesitate to answer. "I will do the only logical thing, my dear. I will have to send you away."

She gasped covering her mouth with her hand.

"Why would you send me away?" She asked him.

"It would be an embarrassment to the future Queen to keep you here. You are a mistress Lady Tanya, not a Queen. Remember your place."

Without looking back he slammed the door behind him.

"He wants to send me away!" Lady Tanya whispered to Sir Lockwood in the small hours of the night.

"Why would he do that?" He asked.

"He doesn't want to embarrass the Queen. He wants me to have the child in the country. He will dismiss me from court as soon as the doctor tells him. We have to move forward with the plan." Lady Tanya said.

"Remind me of what I am to do again?" Sir Lockwood said.

"The King plays cards with his advisors a few nights a week to go over war strategies and future plans with the Kingdom. I found out earlier that he is holding one of those meetings tonight. Since I have not been around he should be returning to Caroline's bed every night. Your job is to compromise her. Let the King find her in your arms."

"He will kill me if he finds me with her." Sir Lockwood said.

"That is not necessarily true." Lady Tanya lied. She knew that the King would kill Sir Lockwood. The King would kill them both.

But Lady Tanya did not care what happened to Sir Lockwood or Caroline for that matter. She only looked out for herself, even if that meant bringing the man she was supposed to be working with.