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As Sarah was dying, I went to Helen, the midwife. “As a midwife, you have to know if there’s a woman nursing now,” I said to her. “There are a few.” Helen nodded. “There is two nearby.” “Contact them and see if any of them are willing to wet-nurse,” I said. “They, of course, will be paid.” Helen smiled. “So, you are taking the boys?” I frowned. “Why not? The only thing we can’t do is nurse,” I smiled then. “Dennis needs to eat.” She nodded. “I’ll see if Doris can come, sh
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There may be forces at work here. I'm not saying what or who, but you won't be sorry.
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That was the point. Who else in that era would know what to do with a deaf child? And Sarah knew it was going to happen, you'll find out more about that later.
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As great as that celebration was, it was back to business, as usual, the next day. The grape yield was booming and so was our output. Not only bottles of wine, but barrels of the stuff! Profits were rolling in. And as that was coming in, things in the town were improving as well. Increased profits, increase in pay, more money spent and more local taxes were paid. Demetrius still delivered messages between me and Christian, and now we had deliveries from our nieces and nephews in A’Dore. We s
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They don't know Dorothy, remember. That's a made up story that they don't know. And yes, I am not a little crazy, I very crazy. Here the next chapter!
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Nope, FSE is it. And now, some magic coming. Well, sort of.
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Seth and I were lucky, we had a room at the palace. We offered Curt, Daryl, Zek, Gabe, and others a room for the night. Most wanted to head home to tell their future mates the good news. But Zek and Gabe wanted to get back to tell their parents that all was good and they were still alive. Only Curt and Daryl took us up on it and decided to stay the night. Seth entered our room and went to light the tank and heat the water. “Erik! Look at this!” I walked into the bathroom. The old tub was
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It is a position given because of royal birth. It will be secular, but they were given the authority by the king himself.
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Samuel looked at the crowd of people in front of him. “All of them?” The priest nodded. “All of them, Sire.” Then he smiled. “They all have broken the law.” Samuel looked at Seth and me. “I can’t rule against my brother!” Then he looked angrily at the priest. “I won’t. He and Erik are both my brothers. If I rule against them, they will be executed.” “I hate to put you in this position, Sire, but the situation in Royal Valley has become…” he sought a word. “…intolerable for the other
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The time went by and life here was getting back to being more routine. The town of Royal Valley was still growing, even more! We had to increase the men that patrolled Royal Valley, and not just at night. We had to increase the number of lamps on the street. We added sidewalks for some of the shops. Paved a good bit of the streets in the central area. Now it was not just a town of employees for the vineyard or winery. It was a town that just happened to have a winery and vineyard attached to it.
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Oh, there will be so much more!
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“Well,” I said with a smile to our new acquaintances. “We look forward to getting to know you.” I shook their hands again. “Maybe we should plan to have you come to the manor.” I grabbed Seth’s arm. “But not tonight, we have to unpack. It’ll be dark soon, we’d better go.” Seth nodded. “Yes, it is getting late.” He grinned, and raised an arm, sniffing his armpit. “It’s been a long, long trip. I look forward to a nice hot bath. We’ll be stinking soon.” Getting back on the carriage, we head
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I know many stories like this. But Erik was sheltered, Seth was shunned. This is a different world. Cinderella? This is a new world to us, dealing with old issues. The journey will prove...interesting?
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(He asks in mock indignation.). I'm the only one that asked, even as a child, "good movie. Then what happen?". I think not! (Big grin). It never has to end!
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As happy as Zek and Gabe were, I was okay with it, but Seth looked worried. “I appreciate the idea of a place where those of us that are in relationships like ours feel safe, but this isn’t the answer. Not here. None of us are safe here.” Curt nodded. “We understand that, believe me. But we are safer here than any place in the world.” Daryl nodded and began seriously. “I was raised in Seaside Vista in A’Dore. I went to Berl on business when Curt and I fell in love, but if we had been dis
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And what's wrong with a gayborhood!? They have never heard of Dorothy, so they aren't friends of Dorothy. Friends of Seth and Erik?
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Just wait! We'll find out about some of the hidden lives of both A'Dore and Blethos. And no, she's not giving them her child. I have something else in mind.
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Seth thought a few minutes. “If we do this.” He said slowly. “How are we going to feed a baby? We have nipples, but nothing’s coming out of here.” He tapped his own chest and grinned at me. “And try as I might, nothing comes out of you.” His finger brushed me on the shirt. Christian’s fork made a loud clank as he dropped his fork, holding his head. “I don’t need to know this.” He muttered. I chuckled as my brother started to turn a little pink. Ella smiled, shaking her head. “You can
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Sure but in a world where custody issues are almost nonexistent, it won't be the king that helps. Think about another parent. I can say no more.
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Plans for yet another party was underway in A’Dore. There were many staff preparing for Christian’s birthday. Thirty was a milestone! Until health issues were dealt with almost any birthday was important. You made it another year!! In light of our parents’ ages when they died. And the deaths in Blethos, being thirty was middle age. The palace was gorgeous anyway, but now they were pulling out all the stops. More candles were made for the many chandeliers, ribbons and garnishes were strung. Music
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Please, they haven't even flown a kite during a storm to "discover" electricity! Laws about adoption, whether they can or can't aren't even on the books. But the child would be a prince or princess, but there are heirs to the throne of each already, so no problem.
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Seth and I were getting things together for our long trip. Supplies were bought and stored in the carriage. But as far as the winery and vineyard were concerned, things needed to be done there also. Like who was in charge while we were gone. Seth said we’re not just going next door. He put a foreman in charge of the vineyard and I looked for someone who could keep up with the inventory and things needed in the winery. The most capable person was Helen. A young woman about thirty, to say she was
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Things with Seth and I did return to normal. As in our relationship together. Our problem was me. I didn’t want to hurt him. His fingers were still healing and he was hurt pretty badly in the area needed for intimacy. Tender. But it was only a few days afterward that he proved himself ready and willing to return to our…favorite activity. Of course the execution and funeral sort of put dampers on the desire to do so. It was nothing about our desire for each other, we had that! There was no term o
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I told you. He was a bear of a man! His taking it well could be faked. You didn't see him. I did. I told you. And there will be other threats to others. But you will find that father is the fiercest defender later.
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Seeing Deena Thorne’s execution was gruesome. In many ways it was anticlimactic. The only emotion I had was pity. Pity that a life was wasted! For Seth, it was the end of a nightmare he endured for two decades. For Samuel, it ended a life of witnessing his brother being tormented by these people and denied a life with his true family. For Alex, denied the opportunity to know or raise his sons, I could not even begin to comprehend the Hell he lived for those two decades. Alex made a sound and
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