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The Bells are Ringing627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmh9ZSN8isO
Camila woke up and read the note over. She had been so surprised and shocked. Since coming to court, she had the most unbelieving things happen to her The note that Lord Reynold sent said the following:627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iX8k55Dp5
Dear Camila,627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RCzGhcuOK
I am sorry to tell you this news, but I will not be returning to court. I have set off to my home. I thought I should tell you this, for you were my closest friend. I am sorry I couldn't tell you this face to face.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFNhNdqAcb
Sincerely,627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDBz7SxicJ
Lord Reynold.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3165dHCoS
"How could he just send me that note like there was nothing to it and leave?" said Camila to Elizabeth. They both were in Camila's bedchamber talking about King Reynold. Camila and Elizabeth were laying on the bed, while Camila cried. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0bo7TQ06q
"Camila, why are you crying?" asked Elizabeth. "You were engaged anyway."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCo8wVPJve
"I am not mourning him, for I love him. I thought we were friends and I deserved something better than that." said Camila bitterly. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQo52uiIox1
"You need to get over him, he is gone. Look to the future." said Elizabeth.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopOCBfDY2i
"What future? I am just grow into an old maid and be your lady forever." said Camila before plopping her head under a pillow and sobbing. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvwuwxIXp8
Elizabeth rolled her eyes and said, "Not that future. I am talking about the future where you and Lord Charles get married. Then, raise your two energetic children together." 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSBixjnIP4
Camila peeked from under the pillow and got up. "I see what you are saying Elizabeth. Lets go do some fun things." said Camila. Elizabeth led Camila out of her bedchamber and into the garden. Secretly, Camila felt her insides burn. However, she didn't want Elizabeth to get the wrong idea of her missing Lord Reynold. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5M7HMH7yg
Camila and Elizabeth sat on the bench in the garden. While Elizabeth looked around, Camila thought. Sitting down on the bench reminded her that she would never see her best friend ever again. It made her remember she had to marry someone she didn't love, that the only person that made her feel better was gone, and he didn't care for her. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxB2eh4AKhO
Camila thought these ways of Lord Reynold, for they were friends. She didn't think of any future where she would marry him. He wouldn't provide her with safety, balance, or love. He was just someone that she enjoyed the company of, or was it more. No matter what she felt about Reynold, he was gone and wasn't coming back. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70LY1e5irJ
In another part of the castle, Lord Henry was talking to his advisors. They were in the meeting room of his cottage. Lord Henry showed the men a map of the castle. "You see men, the castle is weak. Let me rephrase it, the king and the royalty of the castle are weak. Without the help of England, they will crumble. Most of their men had died in battle and the resources are gone." said Lord Henry. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEIot1OoHt
"What does this have to do with us, Lord. Yes, we are the men of Rome, but we don't have any say in what happens." said one of the advisors. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOjVJRA1aM
"What if I told you I knew a secret about the princess of England that could change everything? The king has delayed the marriage of the princess and the prince, because he is secretly trying to find someone richer than England. If the king knew the secret I did, he would call of the engagement and would crumble."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlL1REw2FN
"Lord, the king isn't going to do that. He needs England too much." said the other advisor. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oKvg2pcRE
"Yes, he would. I knew the king since he was a young chap. He would want to keep his pride than save his country. When I tell him the secret, he would call of the engagement and crumble to the ground."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKkVnUL709
"Then what? What good would that do us? Rome is our country."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhw0bH81y5
"When the king crumbles, we can swoop in and make a deal. The king long ago gave me a lot of land, and the rest I earned from gambling. Once the king crumbles, I would tell him I would supply the country with my resources. He would have no other choice. So, he would shake hands on it and I would be king."627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtTuFWY5BH
The advisors smiled to one another. They had been planning a takeover for years. First gaining the trust of the king so that they could one day rule. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtRUDJ4pMq
The king of Rome went in secret that night to Camila's bedchambers. A good king would have been planning to stable Rome, but he enjoyed playing rather than kingship. While the king was tip-toeing around, Camila was in her bed cry-sleeping. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RcOB9Agnm
The king gave her door three short knocks. "Who could it be at this hour?" thought Camila. She didn't expect the king, because she had been ignoring him for about a week now. She opened the door a crack and looked out. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TKylc586b
"What do you want?" scream whispered Camila.627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0OqXuymgS
"To see you of course." said the king in his playful manner. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji1bAYAWry
"I don't want to be one of your play things anymore." said Camila not tolerating his manner. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLqGUwe11Q
"What are you talking about? I love you. You have been ignoring me for too long." said the king shocked. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgElhP7tCde
"Why would you care? You can just be with your servant girl." said Camila and slammed the door. The king opened the door and ran to Camila's side. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMtqX4TWK3
"I don't know what you are talking about. " said the king. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xVkrmRZne
"You don't? Well, a week ago I saw you in your bedchambers with your servant." The king looked stunned. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTcu16qm4N
"Our relationship isn't sexual. So, why do you care who I am with?" asked the king. He did have a point on this. A long time ago when they started this relationship, she said that they could be only friends. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqf2wmZmT0C
"Well.." said Camila. She couldn't find a way to explain this to him. The king soon noticed that her eyes were fuzzy like she had been crying. He asked her what was wrong and she told him everything. She felt now that the king would be there for her always. She didn't have this connection with Elizabeth, it as like Elizabeth wasn't really there to listen to her but the other way around. However, the king was there to listen to her. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGCHXAjNfC
"Maybe, I will be ok without Lord Reynold." thought Camila. 627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdDFIoHp7G
As Camila slept she her a gentle knocking at her window. It stayed with an even pace, and lasted for about an hour. When Camila went outside, to see who was making the noise627Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr04vFjfmnM
