<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FFBF80"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Edward d’Alambart</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The Reeve of the King</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/0f2924cf-6f75-4d40-9624-644687d02b67_zps91f85a12.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Edward had learned enough from Sir Yakari to know that not Amena had been the driving force behind her actions but the young Aeide lord, but that unlike Edward had believed the young man had not acted unplanned or in rush, ignoring the dangers. He had obviously noticed very well in which dangers Amena and he were and he had decided to get some of them of his back with the marriage. That it worked not fully to his satisfaction had been bad luck. But with this new information the Queen would probably decide different than she would have before. Sir Edward thanked Yakari for his informations and he would advise him to return to his room and to wait there for Amena. He himself would now go to the Queen and they would summon Amena to them and would decide if Amena stayed on duty or not.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Please try your best to keep Amena in this job. It is all she has and it is so important to her. And there is noone better suited for it..."</span><br/><br/>Yakari's pleading words didn't leave Edward cold. He put his hand on the young lord's shoulder and squeezed it.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"I know that Sir Yakari, I know that. I think we can find a solution here that suits us all."</span><br/><br/>Edward watched the young lord walk to the stairs and he had to admit that Sir Yakari was some fine noble and that Amena had deserved none other than him. But now he had to convince Ines. Edward took a deep breath and walked over to the door of the Queen's room. He gave a knock to announce his presence.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“My Queen, I would like to talk with you about the actions of your Lady in Waiting today.”</span><br/><br/>On her permission he entered the room and found Ines slumped on a couch. He could see in her face that Amena had already told her all and that it troubled the Queen.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“I see that she has already confessed her sins to you. Well, I had a long talk with her husband in the past minutes and things may look a little bit different as Amena in her way to protect others may have told it.”</span><br/><br/>Edward took a seat opposite of Queen Ines and he took her hand and held it between his two hands. It had been no easy day for her and probably she would spend the night again next to her dying husband. Maybe they could at least keep her the lady in waiting.</div>