"It is always wonderful to see you, my darling."<br/><br/>Victoria replied to Ewan with a smile as she gave him her hand. Gone was the formal funeral clothing she had worn all day. She had no plans to leave her bed chamber tonight. The two children who had came with her for the trip were old enough to not need her. Unless one of them did something stupid, which she had taught them better than that, she would not be bothered by Alexander or Katherine until morning. She was dressed in an elegant silk nightgown, deep blue in color with golden trim. Her blonde hair was down. At thirty five years old, she was aging quite well. She had yet to find any strands of white in her hair and she had very few wrinkles.<br/><br/>"I missed you, too."<br/><br/>Victoria told him and returned his embrace. Although, she did not feel as deep of love for Ewan as he did for her. He satisfied her in ways Henry never could but Victoria was not one for deep, true, romantic love. She tolerated Henry and while she was somewhat fond of her children, she did prefer their presence over children that she had not given birth to, she was not very motherly to them. She did enjoy Ewan's company and he was exciting in ways, but he was also useful to her. He was the younger brother to King Richard, far closer to the throne then she was. If her plans for her children's mates did not work out, then maybe someday, Henry would sadly pass on before his time and after some proper time of grieving, Victoria would remarry to the handsome prince.<br/><br/>After eight years, Victoria knew exactly what she had to say or do to please Ewan. She told him.<br/><br/>"After I heard what happened, of course, I had to come. I came for you."<br/><br/>She personally had felt very little when she heard of Aeronwen's passing but she had come for Ewan. She had to make sure he acted the way people expected of her passing. The nobles loved to gossip and while many nobles and royalty had mistresses, one would generally assume that if the prince wasn't weeping for his wife's passing, then he was ready to marry his mistress. Obviously, Ewan couldn't marry Victoria at the present time. Plus, she did care about him and wanted to make sure he would be okay. When he said he needed to sit, she nodded her head.<br/><br/>"Then sit."<br/><br/>She said and beside Ewan, rubbing his shoulders as he struggled to talk. When he said he had killed Aeronwen, she was speechless a moment. She knew he did not like his wife but she had told him that what was best for him and the kingdom was to tolerate the young woman, like she tolerated Henry. He needed to have a child. A child that could someday inherit the throne after him if something happened to Richard and his brats. She had complemented from time to time killing Henry but she always decided against. It would not be wise, especially since she had started her relationship with Ewan. Since their affair had started, she had given birth to Nicholas, Rebecca, and David and she could not say for sure if he or Henry was truly the father of each child. She needed Henry alive to claim fatherhood, even if biologically Ewan was their father. It didn't matter that she would never know, he could never claim them. When he explained why he blamed himself, she squeezed his shoulder and said.<br/><br/>"It is not your fault. Not all women can survive the trauma of childbirth."<br/><br/>Not everyone was as strong as she was. Victoria had given birth six times in her lifetime but she knew she was lucky. She had seen and heard of many women, noble and peasant, that could not survive what she had.<br/><br/>"It was God's will that Aeronwen was taken."<br/><br/>She could tell that Ewan truly did not feel much for Aeronwen's passing. He hadn't wished her dead but he wasn't going to miss her either. She had a feeling she would feel the same for Henry when he was gone and she had been married to him now for eighteen years.<br/><br/>"I understand. You felt for her, how I feel for Henry. He is not a bad man but I do not love him."<br/><br/>Victoria took a hold of Ewan's hands.<br/><br/>"You can always tell me these things but do not tell anyone else. They will look down on you or suspect you had something to do with her death. You must act a little sad, even if you cannot feel much for her, think of how your son will not have a mother. Aeronwen could have been a good mother to Carrick and it is sad he will not get to know her."<br/><br/>Victoria didn't know how much Ewan truly cared about Carrick and added.<br/><br/>"If all else fails, then think how you would feel if you lost me."