Tyranny of Steel

Berengar currently sat in the dining room; the only two people present for this morning ’s breakfast were Berengar and Linde; as usual, his family was still fractured after Lambert ’s conviction. Berengar had not seen his father ’s or his sister ’s face in some time. Though Sieghard was officially declared a Viscount, and his territory had doubled, he was officially in isolation for penance. The good news about this was that Berengar could openly flirt with Linde without getting the stink-eye from his fellow family members. As Berengar snacked on a breakfast sandwich, he noticed the blue eyes of his darling little sister peering out from the corner of the entryway.

Evidently, the little girl was spying on him and Linde; though Berengar wanted to go over and greet her, he feared she would fly back to her room the moment she noticed she was spotted, like a scared little rabbit. As such, he continued to have a civil conversation with Linde about managing the realm ’s affairs.

”Has your father guaranteed safe passage for my trade routes within the County of Tyrol? ”

Linde was gracefully dining on an omelet while she nodded her head; she only began to speak after she had swallowed her bite.

”Of course, my father will do whatever I tell him to do; he dotes on his daughter ’s far too much. ”

Berengar smiled and decided to shift the conversation to something more personal. After a few moments of silence, he finally asked in an awkward manner.

”So… What should we name the Child? ”

This line of questioning instantly piqued Henrietta ’s curiosity which was not so subtly listening in on the conversation. On the other hand, Linde wiped her mouth with her napkin before putting a gentle smile on her doll-like face.

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”If it ’s a boy, I was thinking of naming him after his father… ”

Berengar smiled sadistically as he responded to her idea while she took a drink from her goblet of water. He could not help but tease his lover when the two of them were alone; even if Henrietta was watching, he did not mind embarrassing the poor lass.

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