"And where will you live?" the king asked Banquo.
He was in the conference room being interrogated by the King and Adelaide's
mother, Princess Versa.
"I will take a cottage near my parent's house"
"A princess living in a cottage?" Princess Versa said eyeing him harshly, "that would be the death of me!"
"I beg your pardon my lady, but princess Adelaide and I have discussed the issue and she does not have a problem with it" Banquo said softly, he was beginning to feel very intimidated by them.
"Of course she would say that, to please you" the king said. He turned to his sister and said "she fancies herself in love with him"
"But we are in love, your majesty"
"You do not know the meaning of love!" Princess Versa snapped back.
"Your majesty, we have known each other for years. Please! This is not something that happened overnight. It was a progress over the years" Banquo pleaded.
"Banquo listen to me my son, I believe that we both want what is best for Adelaide" the king said hovering over him.
"Yes that's right" Banquo said eagerly.
"And you will do anything for her?" the king said raising his left brow.
"Yes anything" Banquo said leaning forward in his chair.
"If you love her and want what is best for her, then you must let her go" Princess Versa said hard-heartedly leaning over him.
"But." Banquo began
"You want her to be happy don't you? Even if it is not with you" the king interrupted.
"Yes I want her to be happy" Banquo said slowly
"Well it is settled then, you must go and tell Adelaide that your relationship is over" Princess Versa said.
Banquo stumbled out of the room speechless and unable to comprehend what had just occurred.
He reached over for the wall to support himself and leaned back on it. All that he could think about was the bottom line: he could not marry Adelaide.
"Banquo? Is that you my love?" he heard Adelaide call from all the way across the hall. Without thinking he pushed himself off the wall and ran out of the entrance of the palace not looking back. He ran to his horse and jumped on. As he rode away, he could hear Adelaide calling him in the distance, confusion and distress in her voice but he did not dare look back at her. Tears welled in his eyes from the realisation that he was the cause of her distress but there was nothing he could do. They were right. He could not provide her a life for a princess and she deserved better.
Adelaide watched as Banquo rode off on his horse and wondered why he was in such a hurry.
"Come here my child" the king called out from behind her.
"Do you know what is the matter with Banquo, uncle?" she asked.
"Adelaide we need to have a word with you, come into the conference room" her mother said taking her by the hand and leading her into the room.
"I will take a cottage near my parent's house"
"A princess living in a cottage?" Princess Versa said eyeing him harshly, "that would be the death of me!"
"I beg your pardon my lady, but princess Adelaide and I have discussed the issue and she does not have a problem with it" Banquo said softly, he was beginning to feel very intimidated by them.
"Of course she would say that, to please you" the king said. He turned to his sister and said "she fancies herself in love with him"
"But we are in love, your majesty"
"You do not know the meaning of love!" Princess Versa snapped back.
"Your majesty, we have known each other for years. Please! This is not something that happened overnight. It was a progress over the years" Banquo pleaded.
"Banquo listen to me my son, I believe that we both want what is best for Adelaide" the king said hovering over him.
"Yes that's right" Banquo said eagerly.
"And you will do anything for her?" the king said raising his left brow.
"Yes anything" Banquo said leaning forward in his chair.
"If you love her and want what is best for her, then you must let her go" Princess Versa said hard-heartedly leaning over him.
"But." Banquo began
"You want her to be happy don't you? Even if it is not with you" the king interrupted.
"Yes I want her to be happy" Banquo said slowly
"Well it is settled then, you must go and tell Adelaide that your relationship is over" Princess Versa said.
Banquo stumbled out of the room speechless and unable to comprehend what had just occurred.
He reached over for the wall to support himself and leaned back on it. All that he could think about was the bottom line: he could not marry Adelaide.
"Banquo? Is that you my love?" he heard Adelaide call from all the way across the hall. Without thinking he pushed himself off the wall and ran out of the entrance of the palace not looking back. He ran to his horse and jumped on. As he rode away, he could hear Adelaide calling him in the distance, confusion and distress in her voice but he did not dare look back at her. Tears welled in his eyes from the realisation that he was the cause of her distress but there was nothing he could do. They were right. He could not provide her a life for a princess and she deserved better.
Adelaide watched as Banquo rode off on his horse and wondered why he was in such a hurry.
"Come here my child" the king called out from behind her.
"Do you know what is the matter with Banquo, uncle?" she asked.
"Adelaide we need to have a word with you, come into the conference room" her mother said taking her by the hand and leading her into the room.