Kingdom of Old

How can I ask him? 'Father, how did Mother die?' but he could lie. 'Father, why did you stab Mother?' could raise questions. And I don't want Hildegard to get in trouble. How about 'Father, what were the circumstances of Mother's death?' No, that's practically the fisrt one, just reworded. Bella thought, trying to come up with a tactful way to accuse her Father of murder.
 
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How can I ask him? 'Father, how did Mother die?' but he could lie. 'Father, why did you stab Mother?' could raise questions. And I don't want Hildegard to get in trouble. How about 'Father, what were the circumstances of Mother's death?' No, that's practically the fisrt one, just reworded. Bella thought, trying to come up with a tactful way to accuse her Father of murder.
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IC:
Bella saw her father in the throne rom, he had finished talking to Princess Gwendolen and had returned to the throne room to deliberate his plan to keep his daughter safe.
 
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Bella saw her father in the throne rom, he had finished talking to Princess Gwendolen and had returned to the throne room to deliberate his plan to keep his daughter safe.
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She glanced into the room and saw her Father.
She backed up from the door and sunk to the floor (unitentional rhyming!)
Do I really want to know? Yes. I do.
She walked into the throne room quietly.
"Father? What were the circumstances of Mother's death?"
 
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She glanced into the room and saw her Father.
She backed up from the door and sunk to the floor (unitentional rhyming!)
Do I really want to know? Yes. I do.
She walked into the throne room quietly.
"Father? What were the circumstances of Mother's death?"
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King Herod was surprised by the voice of his eldest daughter.
"Bella! It isn't safe for you to be here," he stated before realising what she asked. "The circumstnces were like those of today."
 
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King Herod was surprised by the voice of his eldest daughter.
"Bella! It isn't safe for you to be here," he stated before realising what she asked. "The circumstnces were like those of today."
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"Father, if it's not safe with you, how safe can anywhere else be?" she asked sweetly.
like those of today...hmmm...
 
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"Father, if it's not safe with you, how safe can anywhere else be?" she asked sweetly.
like those of today...hmmm...
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"What do you mean, Bella?" he suddenly asked, looking vexed. "Are you implying something? There is no safer place then here, well, it is now."
 
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"What do you mean, Bella?" he suddenly asked, looking vexed. "Are you implying something? There is no safer place then here, well, it is now."
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"No Father, I would never imply. I was simply wondering where would be safer than with you."
How can I breach this subject with him? Without getting Hildegard in trouble...
 
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"No Father, I would never imply. I was simply wondering where would be safer than with you."
How can I breach this subject with him? Without getting Hildegard in trouble...
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"I understand, my daughter. I...I just worry about you, that is all," he replied, sighing.
 
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Bella sat in her chair next to her Father.
"Father, will you promise to tell me the truth?"
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"My daughter, I have never lied to you before. I shall answer truthfully any question you ask of me," he stated with a kind smile.
 
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"Why am I going to die? And why did Mother die?"
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"Your mother died for the kingdom. As to why you should die, I have no notion. This was not something I had foreseen."
He looked perplexed, his brow deeply furrowed with thought.
 
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"Your mother died for the kingdom. As to why you should die, I have no notion. This was not something I had foreseen."
He looked perplexed, his brow deeply furrowed with thought.
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"What do you mean 'for the kingdom'?" Bella asked, her brow also lined with thought.
 
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"What do you mean 'for the kingdom'?" Bella asked, her brow also lined with thought.
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"She gave her life for the greater good," stated King Herod, close to tears. "It was a hard choice, but she wanted to, even if I didn't."
 
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"She gave her life for the greater good," stated King Herod, close to tears. "It was a hard choice, but she wanted to, even if I didn't."
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Bella didn't want to push him, but she needed to know. She looked at his face, his eyes, about to overflow, the lines and wrinkles on his face and found that she didn't care. She loved him, even if Hildegard said something bad about him.
"Father? Where can I find the jester?"
 
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Bella didn't want to push him, but she needed to know. She looked at his face, his eyes, about to overflow, the lines and wrinkles on his face and found that she didn't care. She loved him, even if Hildegard said something bad about him.
"Father? Where can I find the jester?"
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As she asked him this, it was as if something clicked in his head. He did not look grand or noble, he looked like a frightened man, fearing for his life.
"The painted man....The painted man...He will find me....I don't want him to hurt me. No...no...no no no no!"
King Herod put his hands over his ears, then glances at his hands in mock surprise as if he could see something within them.
"The blood, why is there blood on my hands? My wife, she understood...No! I promise to be good. The painted man...he lives where no-one dares go...The painted man, where the rivers do not flow. Do not ask me anymore, his eyes, his ears, he sees and hears all!"
With a frantic cry, King Herod broke down in tears.
"Why...why won't he go away?" he asked bitterly to himself, completely forgetting his daughter was watching him.
 
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IC:
As she asked him this, it was as if something clicked in his head. He did not look grand or noble, he looked like a frightened man, fearing for his life.
"The painted man....The painted man...He will find me....I don't want him to hurt me. No...no...no no no no!"
King Herod put his hands over his ears, then glances at his hands in mock surprise as if he could see something within them.
"The blood, why is there blood on my hands? My wife, she understood...No! I promise to be good. The painted man...he lives where no-one dares go...The painted man, where the rivers do not flow. Do not ask me anymore, his eyes, his ears, he sees and hears all!"
With a frantic cry, King Herod broke down in tears.
"Why...why won't he go away?" he asked bitterly to himself, completely forgetting his daughter was watching him.
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Bella's eyes widened.
"Father? Father? What are you talking about? What painted man? Why would he hurt you?"
 
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Bella's eyes widened.
"Father? Father? What are you talking about? What painted man? Why would he hurt you?"
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King Herod just resumed crying, rocking back and forth on his throne, his hands over his ears. His half-crazed mumblings not coherant to his daughter.
 
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King Herod just resumed crying, rocking back and forth on his throne, his hands over his ears. His half-crazed mumblings not coherant to his daughter.
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Bella looked around to make sure there was no one here to see her Father like this.
"Father. Stop. Please! You're scaring me," Bella pleaded, trying to grab his hands

ooc:you play a crazy person quite well...
sorry, i have to sign off now, see ya later!
 
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SaffronRose said:
Bella looked around to make sure there was no one here to see her Father like this.
"Father. Stop. Please! You're scaring me," Bella pleaded, trying to grab his hands

ooc:you play a crazy person quite well...
sorry, i have to sign off now, see ya later!
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OOC: lol, well, yeah, since I am crazy. lol. It okay. I'll see you later. Your character has a big quest tomorrow (or whenever you are on) to find the "painted man".

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King Herod winced as he saw his daughter reach out to him.
"No! You shall not have me! King Herod will not die without a fight!"
King Herod stood up and pulled out his mighty sword, he started swinging it wildly, then started drooping forwards, he doubled over and his sword clattered to the ground as he lost his grip. His head felt dizzy, light-headed.
Falling back onto his throne, King Herod sighed wearily and blinked as he looked at his daughter.
He shivered slightly as if cold and wrapped his royal overcoat and cape around himself, mumbling again, his crown slightly askew upon his royal head. He put his hands over his ears to drown out a sound only he could hear as he continued mumbling to himself, rocking back and forth once more.
 
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