The morning after Prince Ewan and his retinue were gone before breakfast, as planned. This was Ewan’s wish so as to avoid overhearing the news of poor, depressed Simon and his sad fate. Otherwise the Prince might be obligated to hang around and offer his condolences to the boy’s family. That would certainly make for an interesting conversation, he thought to himself.<br/><br/>As he rode away, Ewan decided that the night of Alexander’s wedding as in fact one of the greatest of his life. Not only had a major problem been eliminated for him, but the successful plot seemed to heighten the intensity of his rendezvous with Victoria. The Prince couldn’t help but laugh to himself from horseback, which drew some strange looks from his company.<br/><br/>“It’s nothing,” he explained without giving any details.<br/><br/>In actuality what had caused him to chuckle was the idea that perhaps other people may have to die to allow for a similar performance with his incorrigible secret lover. To that end, he wondered how she might respond when her poor husband Henry was, himself, the victim. The very thought of her gratitude for such an endeavor kept him smiling for the entirety of the ride home.<br/><br/>Many months later saw the Prince arrive once again at yet another wedding. This one, though, was a bit more subdued than the last. At the request of the groom’s parents, the wedding of Timothy Elmore – the heir to the Duchy of Hereford – was a modest gathering in the local church. The ceremony was marked with a feast for about fifty invited guests in the Great Hall of Highnear Castle. The chamber had been aligned so that the tables formed a large letter ‘T’ with the bride and groom at the center top. To Katherine’s side sat her proud parents; and directly beside Victoria sat none other than Prince Ewan himself.<br/><br/>“Dutchess, it is always a pleasure to be in your company,” Ewan said as Henry pushed in the chair for his wife. Once the ladies were seated the gentlemen sat down dutifully as well. Before long servants began circulating with flasks of fine wine.<br/><br/>“And your grace, Duke Henry,” Ewan added for good measure. “I am glad to see you are well. Your daughter looked splendid today – as she should on her wedding day,” the prince added casually making conversation. Ewan smiled as he thought to himself about his situation. If Henry only knew that he had been cuckolded for years by the man sitting beside his wife at dinner – conversation might not be so civil. Of course, Katherine knew that - but apparently hand't told anyone. Ewan smiled over at her whenever Katherine next turned in his direction.