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Endings and beginnings - 6 of 16

A new day had dawned in Manthos. The Queen now had a King at her side, and many other changes were on the way for our friends at Manthos' palace.

Queen Petra felt the traditions and duties weighing heavily on her shoulders, and tried to adapt to the new situation, with a husband she was not attracted to.

- I will learn to love him, don't you think? she said to the memorial of her twin sister, Or at least I must make sure that Manthos has a royal heir.

Koryi found courage to tell his father that he wanted to leave Manthos. Nashuja took it better than he had feared.

- It's not that I will be gone forever, Koryi said, but I think it's good for me to get some military experience and see the world. Among other things.

- I do understand, my son, I really do. When will you leave?

- Next week. I will just do some practical preparations and say goodbye to some friends and stuff.

- Be safe, my son. I'm already looking forward to the day you will return.

A few days later Nashuja went off on one of his daily riding trips with his favorite horse Pi. However, in the afternoon Pi came back home alone. Search crews found Nashuja many hours later, with a broken neck. He was already dead.

The family was in shock and distraught.

Queen Petra lost not only her regent and advisor, but also the one person she had trusted completely.

- How will I manage? she thought to herself. I have a husband I don't know at all, my best advisor in life and work deceased, and on the top of that, Koryi, my trusted friend, will also leave. What am I going to do?

Eleos, Myrto and the whole family felt that their lives might change a lot now that Nashuja had left them. Would they even have a place at the palace now? What if the new husband of the Queen saw them as competitors and advised Petra to throw them out? Where would they go? What would they do?

Even though the Queen was in deep mourning, decisions had to be made and some certainly couldn't wait. Just shortly after the funeral of Nashuja she asked Koryi to stay at the palace.

- Unfortunately I can't give you the role as the regent. I will have to give that position to my husband. But you will become my most trusted advisor, the third important position in Manthos.

- I don't think I'm qualified to such an important position...

- I really need your help, Petra cut him off, I don't trust anyone of the other military advisors to the same degree, and trust is more important than skills right now. I know you had other plans, but this is really important to me!

- It's a great honor to be asked, and you are my Queen and everything, but ...

- But what?

- It will be very challenging for me. Koryi almost whispered, because he knew it was completely unheard of not to immediately do as the queen wanted. On a more personal level.

- But you would be willing to take on that challenge for me? Petra didn't reveal with a single expression what she felt, or even what she thought he meant. You would do this for Manthos?

- I... eh. Koryi swallowed. This was not a choice, it was an obligation. Yes. I accept.

- Thank you.

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