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The Bells are Ringing652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCMPzPPwmb
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:652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzDAtgIb9C
Dear Camila,652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZpcoiSp5L
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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFCkz1Y4bd
Sincerely,652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyGPr2MRWl
Lord Reynold.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx8rIqWp9I
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pxxfAr9tX
"Camila, why are you crying?" asked Elizabeth. "You were engaged anyway."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88exnJPhjf
"I am not mourning him, for I love him. I thought we were friends and I deserved something better than that." said Camila bitterly. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi6T8kDHR4
"You need to get over him, he is gone. Look to the future." said Elizabeth.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21wcA3bDpk
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwwjY7k349
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." 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaqbNUcPml
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUF3Ruvd6z
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAd6M8cOtN
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiodUKUYFJz
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9evjW1Wf6p
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8mthjwOpS
"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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPVfiHoSjp
"Lord, the king isn't going to do that. He needs England too much." said the other advisor. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSBJeKRy5g
"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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwo4eiDvD0o
"Then what? What good would that do us? Rome is our country."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EJnJLRlNU
"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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBEn0TIFfb
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87vVjWaSB9
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPbNP8G0XG
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNjRp9wdF3
"What do you want?" scream whispered Camila.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPFO9DdX5J
"To see you of course." said the king in his playful manner. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuADEGEhAI
"I don't want to be one of your play things anymore." said Camila not tolerating his manner. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWabXMzeXhJ
"What are you talking about? I love you. You have been ignoring me for too long." said the king shocked. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBRiSxi11E
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUO85aaSgX
"I don't know what you are talking about. " said the king. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwBlx8RB0E
"You don't? Well, a week ago I saw you in your bedchambers with your servant." The king looked stunned. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohHsp18uQv
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22UbyAAdqY
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICIy6zn3Q4
"Maybe, I will be ok without Lord Reynold." thought Camila. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDCemzaQL3
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 noise652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UcoJCnJxQ
