"Your Highness, their Majesties have requested that you meet with them in their rooms," the messenger bowed and left.

"If you will excuse me Josiane?" he said kissing her hand.

"Of course. I will see you later I hope." Jonathan bowed and left.

* Thank the Gods he came. * He thought hurrying away from the gardens where he left Josiane.

"Mother, Father?" Jonathan said bowing as he came into his parents dining room.

"Jonathan sit down and have some lunch with us," Lianne ordered him smiling. Lunch was already set out on the table for three people and there were no servants about apart from the one who had shown him in but he had left.

"Are you sure you aren't busy?" * Oh no, they're going to ask or get onto it today. They're far too cheery than they should be *

"Nonsense, you know we always have time for you," Roald said smiling. He gestured to an empty seat opposite the two of them, "Sit!" * Yep, they definitely want to bring it up. *

It was during dessert when Lianne and Roald brought up the subject. "Has everything been alright Jonathan?"

"Yes, why shouldn't they?"

"You seemed upset last night," Roald told him gently.

"Bad night, that's all," he said eating some more of his dessert.

"What happened?" Lianne asked calmly.

" It's just being the Voice, some people had a bad day. You want to help them and you can't it's just so frustrating." The King and Queen frowned and looked at each other before turning back to Jonathan. * Please believe, please believe! *

"Jonathan we know you. You're lying about something. Tell us the truth," Lianne told him sternly.

"I'm not a child anymore!"

"Then stop acting like one. You have been in a mood for months. You seemed to be in a better mood, maybe Josiane is the cause, and you seem to like her."

"Mother I-"

"Don't interrupt," Roald told him.

"Now you've gone back to what you were like when you came back from the Desert. We thought…" she looked at him sharply. Jonathan took his opportunity to get across what he wanted.

"Mother, I do not like Josiane. I know you would like me to marry her, but you can't make me and I won't do it." He sat back in his chair and crossed his arms glaring at them both.

"She's the reason why you are like this isn't she?" Lianne demanded.

"Who is?" Roald caught on to what his wife was talking about and sat up straighter in his chair if it was possible.

"Alanna, Jonathan, don't play stupid. You knew perfectly whom your mother was talking about," Roald told him.

"Yes, I did. If you wanted to talk about Alanna don't address her as her or she. She deserves to be called by her name or rank or however you should address her."

"Well, Lady Alanna is the reason isn't she?"

"No, Alanna is not the reason."

"Then what is?" Jonathan sighed. He knew that they wouldn't give up and they could see through most of his lies. He put his hand in his pocket and took out the picture of Sophia. He smoothed it on the table then handed it over to them.

"Who is she?" Lianne asked.

"Your granddaughter," Jon winced knowing what would come.

"What!"

"I need a drink!" Lianne proclaimed. Jonathan got up and got his mother a glass of brandy from the table near the door while his parents looked from the picture to Jonathan. He handed her the glass and she gulped it down in one.

"Mother, calm down."

"Don't you, tell me to calm down. Saying I'm a grandmother just out of the blue and you aren't even married!"

"How old is she?" Roald asked.

"7 months."

"And you've only told us now of supposedly our FIRST grandchild only because we've quizzed you about it and you could of told us anytime in the last 16 months?"

"Yes, and I've only known about her for 2-3 months and she is your first."

"What's her name?" Lianne asked.

"Sophia."

"Birthday?"

" 25 January."

" Mother?"

" Not telling you that yet. Nice try though."

"Where is she?"

"Port Caynn."

"Why isn't she here?"

"We didn't want her raised as a princess. A princess born out of wedlock?"

"Yes, well. You shouldn't have done that. Also she could still stay in Corus! The two of us do want to meet her! And the mother!"

"Her mother doesn't like court." Then realising what he said winced, knowing at least his father would of caught onto that.

"So she's a noble?" Jon was right.

"Yes," he said looking anywhere but at them.

"At least the two of you can get married. You could do the right thing!"

"We aren't getting married don't worry."

"You haven't even asked?"

"Yes, I have asked. But what is the point to get married just because of Sophia, who would probably resent us because we would eventually not even be able to stay in the same room!"

"Were you together long?" Lianne asked looking again at the picture of Sophia.

"3-4 years. But we did know each other before that."

"You are going to write to her today and tell her to come here. We want to meet them. Isn't she cute?" Roald told him before smiling looking at the picture. Jonathan smiled trying not to laugh at his father going to angry to happy.

"Yeah, yes, she is. But you are biased."

"So are you."

"I know. I should go now. You can't tell people about this."

"What people are you talking about? Not even relatives?"

"Only close relatives that we get along with. I don't mind Uncle Gareth but that's it. Can I get that back please?" he said standing up.

"Don't think we still aren't angry at you because we are. Remember to write! We will see you later. You can't get out of anything for a while. You will come to all the meetings scheduled for today and the next month. You can leave at sunsets though. I consider it part of your duties; it has made you more grown up. I don't want there to be any complaining either." Roald told him. He got the picture back and bowed then left.

After leaving the room he headed back to his rooms. When he went in he leaned against the door. * Gods! I'm going to have to get Alanna and Sophia here. They've basically been commanded to come here. What am I going to say to her? How am I going to get a message to her? Coram! I'll speak to him at sunset. *



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