Chapter 1

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"Where is he?", a voice asked in demand. 


The royal halls echoed with Queen Eliza's voice. Maids, servants, and knights raced around like a disturbed ant hill.  A young queen was on her bed with her servants beside her. A head poked inside of the room.  A man with royal robes raced inside of the chambers.


"What is it my dear Eliza?", he asked.


"Where have you been?!", the queen demanded with pain in her voice. 


"I've had to do so much my love. I'm so sorry", the king said with a sigh. 


"How much longer before the baby is born?", the queen asked.


"Oh, it shouldn't be that long", the nurse said with a wave of her hand.


The queen grunted and rolled her brown eyes.  She suddenly let out a scream and grabbed the king's hand. The king stumbled to his knees with a gasp.  Queen Eliza widened her eyes when she realized she was hurting him. 


"Sorry! Oh my stars!", she yelled. 


"The baby's coming!", the nurse yelled down the hall. 


A tall man with a graying beard raced inside of the room. He knelt down in front of the queen and waved his hand in a motion. 


"Push!", he ordered. 


The queen didn't hesitate. She let out a moan as a scream of a baby filled the air. The king felt like he was about to faint. 


"Meet your son", the nurse said. 


The king grabbed the baby and let out a sigh of love. 


"How do you like your new son, Edward?", she asked.


"I love him", he said.


"How about the name Bryan?", she asked.


"That sound perfect", he said and kissed her forehead.


A girl about the age of 3 raced into the room. Her tight curly brown hair was rumpled from playing around and her green eyes shone when she spotted the child.


"Is that my new brother?", she asked.


"Yes, Flora", King Edward said. "Come meet your baby brother."


Flora stood on her tiptoes and watched the baby with wide eyes. 


"He looks weird", she said.


"He'll grow and you'll see he isn't weird as you think",  Queen Eliza said.



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