A slight frown played on his lips, before he turned her face up toward her, “You have to promise me that you will eat better for our child. Alright?”  If he had to bring her food everyday then he certainly would and make it a point to speak with her maid about making sure she ate better. There were some herbs he could turn into a tea for her too that should help with the nausea. Whoever had been in charge with her care prior to right now had done an absolute terrible job and if he were in a better position he certainly would have done something more directly about the matter.<br/><br/>However, he was merely a hunter and nothing more. A hunter who was suspected of a perhaps too intimate relationship with the princess, which was enough to give him pause in his actions for her sake and not his own as he would hate himself if something happened to her in light of him and his behavior.  When she promised he kissed her lightly then moved on to address her other concerns, “Yes the twins and I have become like brothers. I have shown them many things when it comes to hunting, trapping, swimming and surviving in the woods. They already say they wished I was their brother and not Ivor, who yes, I will also be taking him hunting.” He sighed and ran his hand down his face before he kissed the top of her head, whether to reassure her some more or to seek comfort for himself, he was not sure.<br/><br/>“I do this so that I can see him in a place where a man should be a man,” he said as he tried to explain himself. “So that I can learn his weaknesses and learn how to best exploit them for later. I know that in the end it will come down to either him or my love for you and I can tell you without hesitation that my love for you will be far more important than the life of a prince.”<br/><br/>There was more to his plan, but Maria did not need to hear all of it. She just needed to know the important parts; the other details were for him and him alone in this matter. Whether or not the full of the plan would come to past of course remained to be seen, but that did not stop him from still hoping and planning.