Froedrick was taking a stroll through the gardens when he heard
muffled sniffles coming from a cluster of nearby bushes. He followed the
sounds until he found Gwen sitting alone on a bench.
"He wants to marry me," she stated as he took a seat beside her. "He can't its too complicated."
"Not anymore." He pulled out a scroll and handed it to her.
"What is this?" she asked, unrolling the paper.
"A proclamation," he replied. "The king has created a new law."
She quickly scanned the document. "Does this mean-"
"Marry him Gwen. He loves you."
Phillip paced around his room, trying to decide what his next course of action would be. The knock on the door behind him made him jump.
"Come," he replied quickly.
The door swung open slowly and Gwen took a cautious step into the room. When he saw her, Phillip immediately stopped pacing.
"I spoke to Froedrick," she began, taking a few more steps into the room. She handed him the scroll that was clutched in her hands. "I believe that this is yours."
Phillip closed the distance between them and reached out to her. Instead of grabbing the scroll, he took her hand.
"Gwen, please," he said softly, "I can not live happily without you by my side."
She nodded quickly, her eyes welling with tears. That was enough of an answer for Phillip. He picked her up and happily spun her in a circle before placing a sweet kiss on her lips.
London buzzed with anticipation for the next week as the city was prepared for the King's wedding. When the day finally arrived, the castle filled with nobles and commoners alike. Friar Tuck officiated over the ceremony. The party that followed the wedding was larger than any ever seen in England and lasted well into the night.
As the crowd thinned, Robin approached Gwen and Phillip. "Your Majesty."
"Ah, Robin," the kind said, turning happily.
Gwen's smile faded when she saw the grim look on her father's face. "What's happened?"
Will trotted up to them, wearing his riding clothes. He hugged Gwen quickly. "Duty calls."
Her father followed Will's lead, pulling his daughter close.
"Be careful," she whispered in a choked voice.
He nodded. "I'm trusting you to protect your husband."
Gwen glanced up at Phillip. "I give you my word."
"Good." Robin shook hands with his new son-in-law. "I will send word soon."
"He wants to marry me," she stated as he took a seat beside her. "He can't its too complicated."
"Not anymore." He pulled out a scroll and handed it to her.
"What is this?" she asked, unrolling the paper.
"A proclamation," he replied. "The king has created a new law."
She quickly scanned the document. "Does this mean-"
"Marry him Gwen. He loves you."
Phillip paced around his room, trying to decide what his next course of action would be. The knock on the door behind him made him jump.
"Come," he replied quickly.
The door swung open slowly and Gwen took a cautious step into the room. When he saw her, Phillip immediately stopped pacing.
"I spoke to Froedrick," she began, taking a few more steps into the room. She handed him the scroll that was clutched in her hands. "I believe that this is yours."
Phillip closed the distance between them and reached out to her. Instead of grabbing the scroll, he took her hand.
"Gwen, please," he said softly, "I can not live happily without you by my side."
She nodded quickly, her eyes welling with tears. That was enough of an answer for Phillip. He picked her up and happily spun her in a circle before placing a sweet kiss on her lips.
London buzzed with anticipation for the next week as the city was prepared for the King's wedding. When the day finally arrived, the castle filled with nobles and commoners alike. Friar Tuck officiated over the ceremony. The party that followed the wedding was larger than any ever seen in England and lasted well into the night.
As the crowd thinned, Robin approached Gwen and Phillip. "Your Majesty."
"Ah, Robin," the kind said, turning happily.
Gwen's smile faded when she saw the grim look on her father's face. "What's happened?"
Will trotted up to them, wearing his riding clothes. He hugged Gwen quickly. "Duty calls."
Her father followed Will's lead, pulling his daughter close.
"Be careful," she whispered in a choked voice.
He nodded. "I'm trusting you to protect your husband."
Gwen glanced up at Phillip. "I give you my word."
"Good." Robin shook hands with his new son-in-law. "I will send word soon."