The Stump
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Lord Wyldon was apathetic to the nickname Queenscove had given him. Boys would be boys after all.
The years passed, and the younger pages learnt the name too, before the older pages became squires. He did not care.
Wyldon quit as training master, yet he could see his nickname, unsaid, in their eyes as they bowed. It did not matter.
The squires became knights, serving under him at war. They looked at him with a new respect. He could care less.
Then one day, he heard the name come from her lips. He found he cared more than he should.