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Schreave Palace. Sacramento, province of Angeles. The next day.

After a night of passionate love making, Peter felt refreshed and prepared for what he had to do. The first thing that he did was send a message to Queen Charlotte requesting to meet. After he informed her of his plan, she agreed and they devised a plan to confront Benito together. They sent a servant to summon Benito to a meeting in Peter's office. Eventually, the Italian tyrant arrived, reeking of liquor.

"So, I trust that you have agreed to my demand?" The Emperor asked with a smirk.

"No, Seraphina Shepherd will not be yours; now or ever." The King insisted as Benito grew angry.

"How dare you, we had a deal!" Benito yelled.

"No, you and Maxon II made a deal that he did without Miss Shepherd's knowledge or consent." Peter replied calmly. "And considering that Maxon II lost his crown and his life in the revolution of 2121, any agreement made either by him or with him would be killed by even the most conservative King's Congress before it even came up for a vote."

"You Illèans are ritardatos!" Emperor Benito roared. "This is why I dissolved the Italian Parlamento!"

"Well, in his country and in mine, the commoners still have rights." The English Queen declared as Benito turned to her.

"Who are you to speak to me, woman!" He shouted.

"I am King Peter's newest ally." Charlotte replied with a smirk of her own.

"I decided to sign a treaty with the United Queendom, we will stand against Italian aggression and encourage other nations in Europe to do the same." Peter explained as he stared Benito down. "So if you think of going to war on Illèa, you'll also be going to war with the British isles." Benito's face grew as red as a tomato because he knew that he had been beat.

"Damn you both, Italia never forgets!" Benito declared as he stormed out off the office as Peter and Charlotte drank a toast to their victory over Italian fascism.


Later that night.

Seraphina Shepherd was pacing about in her room when she heard a knock on her door. She opened it to find that it was Peter.

"What do you want?" She asked in a glum voice.

"I wanted to say that I had a sit down with Emperor Benito III and he has renounced his claim on your hand in marriage." He answered with a smile. Phina was still looking annoyed with Peter's mere presence.

"It's the least you can do." Phina insisted as Peter groaned.

"Considering the fact that I saved you from an arranged marriage to a tyrannical pig, a thank you would not be amiss." Peter replied as they both looked pissed at each other.

"There's something else that I need to tell you: I am going to ask Savannah Burdne to marry me." The King admitted as Phina's frown remain plastered in her face.

"Oh...I see." The girl from Whites replied as she looked forlorn.

"Look Phina...Sav is honestly a better choice for me and Illèa but that's not all." Peter said as he held her hands. "I know that...last time we spoke, we were both pretty angry at each other and we both made promises we didn't keep. I am sorry about that and I want you to know that you are a wonderful woman Phina and I have no doubt that you will find the love of your life."

"If you think some sappy speech is going to get you back in my good graces, you better think again, douche." Phina said as she kicked the King out of her room.

"PRISS!" Peter yelled in anger as he stormed off; feeling more than ready to get the girl from Whites out of his life for good.


New Orleans, Province of Midston. A week later.

A week later, the crescent city was partying like it was 1999. True to his word, King Peter had brought his royal court to New Orleans to announce to the country who would be his Queen. It would be filmed like in the French quarter and not only was the Baron of Yonkers in attendance, but Peter's mother Helena as well. Peter was overwhelmed with nerves as the streets were filled with jazz music and partygoers who were pulling out all the stops to show their loyalty to their King. Eventually, the time came to make the announcement as all the camera were on the sovereign.

"My fellow Illèans, these 4 months have been the most difficult of my life..." Peter said as he faced his people. "But, they have also been the most rewarding. I have become a king and I have devoted myself to the needs of this great country and now, I have chosen a Queen to rule beside me." He took the rose of conciliation and handed it to Seraphina Shepherd. She took the rose and snapped it in half as she made her off stage. He then turned to Savannah Burdne.

"Sav…we have so much in common, but one thing that sticks out is that politics has defined our lives; whether we like it or not." Peter said as he looked into her eyes. "This crown…it gets so heavy…but when I'm with you, it feels like you're carrying that burden with me and I know that when the trouble of this country come crashing towards me, I will have the smartest, most beautiful woman I've ever know to stand with me."

"Always..." the girl from Fennley whispered as The King got on one knee as he pulled out a silver ring adorned with diamonds and in the middle was a huge Aquamarine diamond which was her birthstone.

"Savannah Rachel Burdne…will you marry me?" He asked with hope in his eyes. Sav held her hand to her mouth, unable to talk for a few seconds before she nods and whispered.

"Yes, of course!" Peter smiled brightly as he slipped the aquamarine ring onto her finger as the 2 embraced the people of New Orleans applauded for their king and Queen to be. As the celebrations raged throughout the big easy, Peter and Sav held each other as they cried tears of joy. They knew that the path ahead would not be an easy one, but they knew that whatever happened, they would face it together.

PETER HAS CHOSEN HIS QUEEN, BUT THERE WILL BE MANY CHALLENGES AND THE GREATEST THREAT TO THEIR REIGN WILL COME FROM A PLACE THEY NEVER EXPECTED. READ ABOUT IT IN...THE RISE OF ABSALOM! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED AND AS ALWAYS, REVIEWS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED