Amelia
I’m Amelia of Willshire over Mount Windsor
heading towards the North.
As a young girl, I lost my Mother to disease. My
Father King Adam of Willshire was left with 3
young children, my 2 brothers, Paul and Michael
and I. Even though he tried his hardest, it became
difficult to raise a young girl without her Mother.
Also struck with the same disease that took my
Mother, my Father, the strongest man in my eyes,
became very ill.
Not really having a choice, my Father contacted his
friend King Emmanuel of Landford for help. King
Emmanuel knowing how ill my father was, he
obliged. He suggested bringing me to his Kingdom
and raising me to be bequeathed to his eldest son
David. With a broken heart, my Father agreed and
soon after died. I think he did not want to leave
this world without knowing I would be taken care
of.
As a young girl, I really did not know what it really
meant to become another’s wife, but for me it was
years away. Plus what better than to know I would
be marrying a Prince one day. The only thing was
the moment I met them, my heart chose Thomas,
David’s younger brother.
I came to live at Landford at around 13 years of
age.
It was strange for me.
Most my life I lived with my Father and brothers
but now I had an entire family and my future
already created for me. Queen Catherine was so
happy to have me; she never had the opportunity
to have a daughter. She immediately connected
with me and I with her. I was very appreciative of
my new family but I missed my birth family and
our Kingdom immensely.
When my Father passed, my brother Michael
became King of Willshire. He was the youngest
King and unfortunately very unprepared. In a
matter of a year, Willshire would succumb to wide
spread disease and mismanagement by the King
and his court. I really could not do anything but
watch my Father's Kingdom crumble in front of
me. Queen Catherine had explained to me that
what was happening to Willshire was not my fault
and I should live on with my new life, and so I did.
David, Thomas and I became great friends
instantly. King Emmanuel, their Father, treated us
equally. Whatever his boys did and had, I also had
and was allowed to do, even weapons training.
This was totally unacceptable for women to do.
Father believed it would be better if I knew how to
protect myself.
David and Thomas were total opposites.
David was tall, dark hair and eyes, goal oriented,
predictable.
Thomas was also tall, but with light hair and eyes,
more spur of the moment, spontaneous and
definitely of strong will.
That was what I loved about him and thinking
back I knew I loved him from the very first day I
met him. His emerald green eyes became a part of
me instantly. His look was intense, piercing. They
seemed to have a magical power or maybe that
was all in my head because I was hypnotized by
them. And that smile, that beautiful smile, it could
melt the largest iceberg.
David and I knew about the arrangement but as
we grew older, we knew it was not going to be. His
heart belonged to Elizabeth, a peasant girl in town
and mine belonged to Thomas. Even though,
Thomas was not interest in me at this time. He
had many “female suitors” if I may say. He was so
handsome. But he wasn’t really interested in
anyone or anything; he was just interested in
becoming King. Even though, he was not next in
line to be King, he trained and studied as if he
were.
Throughout the years, my friendship with David
became more of a brother/sister relationship. We
did everything siblings would do together. After a
while, everyone thought we were actual siblings
and Thomas was the adopted one. He was always
a bit distant from us, in his own world.
My friendship with Thomas also changed.
He had given me my first kiss and seemed to be
showing interest in me as I did him as a child.
David had mentioned I grew out of my weird little
girl stage to an attractive sensual woman, which
Thomas could not help become charmed with.
Of course, I was not upset about this because it
was my life's dream to be his wife.
We were not the perfect juveniles. We got in as
much trouble together as we did separately. We
did so many things to upset Father and Mother.
Punishment from Father was extreme but Mother
was always there to console us.
I remember escaping with David and Thomas into
town in the evenings so David could meet with
Elizabeth. We were prohibited to do this but we
knew exactly when Father napped and how long.
So we were never really caught.
As David visited with Elizabeth, Thomas and I rode
around town. Since as children, Father and Mother
did not introduce us to the townspeople, no one
really knew who we were. I really enjoy being
around Landfords people. Everything was so
simple. Thomas on the other hand, had a bit of
arrogance to him, but was never disrespectful. As I
would always joke to him, he should get to know
his people before he became King. He always
answered with “Ha Ha, Amelia, you should teach
them to kneel before their future King” and would
try to force me to kneel to him.
All fun and games.
Our trips to town became more frequent. David
was becoming very serious about his lady and was
planning on telling Father and Mother. Even if it
meant he'd be banished, he was willing to lose the
crown for love. How romantic!
On these trips, Thomas and I had a lot of time to
ourselves which we used to get more acquainted
as young adults. A young woman should not flaunt
but I gave myself completely to Thomas one
evening. It was not planned, it was written in the
stars like Thomas said. Thomas was always so
poetic. As we left David, we rode upon to an
abandoned farm house, it was a chilled night,
many stars in the sky and the moon was very
bright.
“Let’s rest here for a bit Amelia” Said Thomas
“What if someone is here?” I responded.
“It looks empty, come” He replied.
I followed Thomas into the barn and leaned upon a
bale of hay.
He smiled and whispered, “What shall we do while
we await David? He is going to be a while.” As he
walked around the barn, to make sure no one was
around.
I smiled and said “Tell me a story or recite some
poetry, you do that so well.” I answered as I
walked in the opposite direction, looking around.
Thomas had a wonderful imagination. His stories
were full of excitement. And not enough could be
said about his poetry, so full of love, any maiden
would fall to her knees upon listening to him. He
had a different tone of voice, very soothing and
gentle. I always told him he should be a storyteller.
Which he often disagreed.
He smiled as he walked towards me “All right, all
right, hmmm?” he said as he rubbed his chin.
“Once upon a time, there was this beautiful young
maiden who had stolen the heart of a sad lonely
Prince.”
I laughed and replied “Thomas, please.”
He came up behind me and whispered “May I have
a kiss?”
His warm breath on my earlobe gave me shivers.
I giggled, pushed against him and said “No you
may not”
He grabbed my waist, pulled me to him and replied
“Then I shall just take it.”
I could not help but tremble as his cold soft lips
gently touched mine.
His kisses were so intense. Very experienced.
I felt them deep inside me.
He looked around and pointed towards an upper
loft. He grabbed my hand and led me there. He
had grabbed a blanket off his horse and placed it
on the floor so we had an area to sit and relax. I
lied down and look at the beautiful sky.
“Look at how lovely, Thomas” I said as I pointed
upwards. The barn was missing part of its roof.
“Nothing more beautiful than you in this light” He
replied.
He lay next to me and smiled as he looked at the
night sky.
His profile was perfect, his eyes looked clear green
as the starlight shown on him.
I thought to myself “Nothing more beautiful than
you in this light, Thomas”.
He gently caressed my cheek as he approached me
for another kiss. This kiss was different.
More wanting. It created a feeling in me I had
never felt before.
As he lies upon me, he whispered, “Amelia, I want
to be the only man
that beds you. Give yourself to me and I will
forever be true to you. We have come this far
together and I love you as much as you love me”.
I shyly smiled and said “I’d give anything to be with
you, Thomas. You are all I have ever hoped for and
wanted.”
He smiled and kissed me deeply.
His eyes penetrate my soul as did he.
We stared in each other’s eyes the whole time.
Our souls have become intertwined and we were
now one. One heart, one breath, one love.
It was magical.
As we rode back to the Castle, he would glance at
me and smile.
“Could this be heaven?” I asked myself.
I could not believe Thomas and I had shared such
an intimate moment. I rode in a daze the entire
time. David seemed to suspect something was
different between us but never questioned it.
Upon reaching my bedroom door, Thomas reached
for me and whispered “Sweet Dreams my angel,
I love you”.
I smiled, mouthed I love you and entered my room.
My lady in waiting, Shyanne was waiting for me
with her arms crossed as I floated across the floor.
“Amelia my lady, where have you been?” She
asked sternly.
I shuttered and replied “I went out with David and
Thomas, as I do every week”.
“That I see, but you seem a bit strange, my lady”
she added.
I giggled and said “Tonight, my world has
changed. Thomas has made me woman”
She looked confused and said “What do you
mean?”
I could not stop smiling. I was in a dream state.
“Oh, OH MY! She added.
“You and Thomas?” she asked.
I shook my head in agreement. She ran towards
me and hugged me tight.
“Amelia, oh my? How was it? No, do not answer.
I’m so happy for you. Oh my, when will you tell
your parents?” She asked.
Right then I immediately snapped out of it.
“Ahh, I do not know, I really did not think about
that.” I replied.
Reality had just smacked me in the face. Father
was going to be furious. Mother not so much, she
would understand being a woman and all.
She hugged me and walked me to my bed “Its late,
we will talk more tomorrow. I do not want Your
Majesty to hear us giggling and get upset”. She
whispered.
She winked and made her way to her quarters.
I could not sleep.
The moment kept replaying in my mind. Thomas'
sweat shimmering body was etched in my mind
forever.
“If only this feeling could last forever” I thought.
I awoke startled to yells in the corridor. It was
David and Thomas play arguing as they fenced.
They did this often but today I was not having it.
I opened my door and shouted “Do you know how
dangerous it is to play with sharp objects in such a
small corridor?”
They both laughed.
“How dangerous, my lady?” said David in a
teasing voice as he bowed.
“This dangerous” I replied as I grabbed Thomas’
sword and pinned David to the corner.
“Touché”. David taunted.
Thomas laughed and joked “Did you forget she has
the same weapons training as we do, brother”.
Smiling he looks at me and winks.
David put his arms around my neck and said “Let
us go Mother awaits us”.
“I will be there shortly I must dress.” I answered.
As I walked back towards my room, Thomas
bumps me and says “Meet you later at the stalls?
We will go riding, yes?”
I shook my head in agreement and smiled.
Our meetings became more and more frequent. So
frequent that Thomas decided he would just sneak
into my room every night, instead of sharing our
moments with the horses. He said the horses; Toby
and Beauty watching us gave him the willies. I
think everyone knew about us but no one said a
word. We were inseparable.
So inseparable that Mother began to question me
about us. As I returned from riding, Mother had
requested I visit her chambers.
Thomas raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Don't
worry, you are not in any trouble, I hope”.
I was not afraid of showing my love for Thomas. I
just did not want to disappoint my parents
especially when they expected me to marry David.
As I reached her door, I inhaled deeply and
knocked.
“Come in my child.” Mother said.
I walked towards her, she sat near the window
watching her sons practice their battle moves.
“Sit here, Amelia” she added as she motioned next
to her.
“Is there something wrong, Mother?” I asked.
She smiled and answered, “Of course not, my
child, I just want to spend a few moments with my
daughter.”
I felt relieved but a little uneasy.
“So tell me,” she said.
I quickly interrupted her “Tell you?”
She smiled and continued “Yes, we do not speak
much, how are classes with your new tutor? You
have not spoken of any suitors?”
My heart completely stopped.
“Oh sweet child, I know you are bequeathed to
David but there will be other suitors” she added.
I could not lie so I decided to confide in her.
“Mother, I carry someone in my heart which may
disappoint you and Father.”
She smiled and whispered “Thomas?”
“Yes, how did you know? I asked. “I have noticed
you both, the glances, and the smiles.” She replied.
“Mother I do not know what to do?” I responded
worried.
She stood up and leaned towards me.
“Amelia, you must not do anything, your heart has
chosen Thomas and I know his heart has chosen
you. This is not a disappointment, it brings joy to
me. It reminds me a lot of your Father and I.”
I still felt tense.
“But Father? He will not be happy” I added.
“Don't worry about your Father, I will tend to him.
If your love is meant to be, no one, not even your
Father can intervene.” She assured me.
She hugged me tightly and said “Just tread lightly
until the time is correct to tell your Father.”
Months had passed and our relationship was
stronger than ever. Since Mother knew, we had a
bit more freedom with it. Father was too busy
ruling our Kingdom, he barely had time to eat or
notice us.
David had begun preparing to bring Elizabeth to
the Castle to meet Mother and Father.
As always Mother knew, she was our biggest
advocate. But she was a bit uncomfortable with
this. Father was not going to approve but David
had his mind made up.
As every week, we would meet at the stables
before leaving for town. David seemed nervous.
Revealing his true love for Elizabeth would also
disclose our visits to town, disrespecting our
parents and that was a cause for punishment.
Thomas nervously paced back and forth as David
brushed his beloved horse, Hemi.
“David, are you sure you want to do this?” Thomas
asked.
“She is my true love and Father needs to know, she
will be my wife.” David replied.
“That will put Amelia and I there and Father will
not hesitate punishing us also. Do you not care
about our fate?” Thomas exclaimed.
“Brother, I will not tell Father about you or Amelia
accompanying me. If there is to be punishment I
will receive it solely.” David answered.
I just stood there quiet.
“You both stay home tonight; I will go on my own
as not to implicate you.” David continued.
I looked at Thomas concerned.
“You cannot go into town unaccompanied Brother
that is out of the question.” Thomas said.
“We can follow far behind as if we were going to
market.” I suggested.
“Yes, that is what we will do”. David agreed.
I was so excited for David, even though we all
knew this would not end well.
Thomas pulled me aside and said “I cannot believe
you suggested that, are you mad? Father will have
our heads for this.”
He began to pace again.
“What was I supposed to do, either way he was
going to go.” I replied.
“We are putting our love and happiness in
jeopardy for his, which is unconventional and will
be unaccepted. It is not fair!” Thomas continued.
I had never seen Thomas that angry. He walked
away towards the Kings Men stables. As he
entered the stables Thomas saw the men
congregating. He walked over to them and said “I
was just told something unbelievable, wait until
you hear.” He stood in the middle and began
whispering to them.
As David continued preparing his horse for this
trip, I just sat near a tree watching him.
He was such an elegant man; any woman would
be honored to have him as a husband. He was
strong, extremely handsome and very funny.
As I stared at him, he threw a branch towards me.
“What are you looking at? Shouldn’t you be
preparing Toby for our travels.” He said.
David had given me Toby as a gift. Toby was the
offspring of his mare, Hemi. She was recognized
and prized in our kingdom, so that made my Toby
super special.
I just smiled, made a joking face and ignored him.
He continued on.
Time quickly passed.
It was time to leave for our outing to town with
David; Thomas seemed different, quiet, and
standoffish.
As we rode, I felt strange.
The look in Thomas' eyes was not the same. It
seemed cold, angry. As we reached the town, we
went our different ways. David excitedly rode
toward Elizabeth's home and we went in the
opposite direction as usual.
I rode up to Thomas “Are you well? You seem
angry.” I asked.
He smiled and replied, “Of course all is well and I
am not angry, let us explore our South Landford
today.”
It seemed like he was avoiding the subject so I let
it be.
He pointed and replied “In that direction there is a
small chapel, I saw it the last time we were here, it
looks interesting.”
His mood seemed to have changed. We rode a bit
and there in the distance it was. Tall, white and
surrounded by colorful flowers.
It was so beautiful! Upon entering I felt a bit
awkward, I had never visited a chapel before and
it was quite overwhelming. As every girl, you
imagine your wedding day and dream of the
beautiful church it will be held at. This one was
simple but exquisite.
I smiled at Thomas and said “When I marry I want
to do it here. It is so lovely”
He looked around and replied “Really? You know
you will wed at the Castle, it is tradition”
“Yes really, look at how beautiful this place is, so
tranquil. The Castle is lovely but maybe Father can
change that tradition for me” I responded as I
walked across the room.
“I think not. If you like it so much let us marry
now” Thomas said loudly.
“What?” I replied in shock.
He smiled and said “Sure, why should we not, do
you love me?”
“Of course I do but Father” I replied.
“Father is going to have our heads for this trip
anyway, might as well make the most of it. Let us
do it, these people do not know us, and it can
remain between us as everything else and this way
we are not living in sin anymore Amelia because
you will be my beloved wife.
“How about it?” He announced.
As he walked towards me