"I'm sorry Kenna but I won't raise your bastard" and with that Bash walked out.

After a few hours of crying Kenna knew what she had to do, Bash had given her back her dowry so she could afford land somewhere in France as for the week that she knew she was pregnant she wanted to keep it. All Kenna ever wanted was to have Bash's baby but since he never trusted her and left her so many times and now had found himself a new partner, she knew that she would have to accept the traitor baby inside her.

Kenna decided to visit Mary and let her know what was happening and to see if she could be released from her service so not to humiliate her Queen.

"Kenna I'm sorry about what you are going thru but I rather you stay here til the baby comes then you can leave"

"Mary I don't want to ..."

"Nonsense, I'll move your room to be closer to mine and we will only let a few that you are here. That way I know you and the baby are safe, I'll be devastated if you left you are my sister Kenna."

Kenna started to tear up, "Mary you are my family but Bash and I are over and as much as I don't care about my reputation. I care about yours"

"I don't care Kenna please stay I will ask the servants to move your stuff now out of your shared room. I will protect you don't have to come to court or parties or can do your duty to me then rest"

"okay thank you Mary but what about Bash, he doesn't want to see me"

"I won't seek him out Kenna but if he asks, I will tell him that you have moved out of his room and leave it like that"

Mary asked for her servants that she trusted to move Kenna stuff out of her old room and into a room down the hall from Mary that was hidden with a secret door the Kenna could use to get to Mary.

A week later

Mary And Kenna had got themselves into routine Kenna help Mary organise herself for the day then disappearing for the day to rest. Then coming back in the evening to help Mary settle for the night so far, they had managed not to get caught by Francis or Lola who was still around the castle.

Mary was walking down the corridor near the main hall when Bash and Francis come out of there

"Darling how was your meeting?" Mary asked Francis

"It was boring" Francis rolled his eye at his brother.

"Sorry your majesty for filling in with what has been happening out in the country side" Bash rolled his eyes back at Francis

"no you are right Bash I need to make sure my country is safe and the people are protected. I just miss you Bash and wish you would spend more time here instead of meeting your new partner" Francis replied

Mary gave Bash a tight smile then looked down at her feet whilst holding Francis's hand.

"well mmm, yes. By the way Mary have you seen Kenna I need to talk to her"

"Sorry Bash I haven't seen her" with that Mary let go of Francis hand and walked away

Bash left Francis and went in search for Kenna in her normal spots that she would normally go to but he could not find her. He decides then to visit her room to see if she was there but when he entered, she wasn't there then he noticed things were missing he investigated and realised all of her things were gone. He panicked she couldn't be gone, but then he realised she would off left to protect her reputation, he need to know where she was, so he decide to find Mary.

He turned to go back out the door when he saw Mary

"She loved you, you know she wanted you always and complained when you weren't around. Why did you not trust her Bash?"

"Mary I wasn't enough for her"

"you fool she thought you were but you never listened to her"

"Mary she was always going to leave and look she did (Bash pointing to the room he then frown), beside we are over she moved on and so did I"

"what is wrong with you Bash you forced her to move on?"

"I ..." Bash couldn't find the words, "I hope she is well where ever she is I got to go"

And with that Bash walked past Mary and left the room.

Mary went in search for Francis when she found "Francis what is wrong with Bash he is acting weird?"

"well I met his new girl friend or whatever she is Delphine her name she is very weird, to be honest I think she is a witch, but I won't say that to Bash"

"Are you saying he could be under a spell?"

"does it matter Mary he never truly wanted me" Kenna replied crying

Mary turned and saw Kenna standing at the secret door, Francis walked up to the crying women and hugged her. "He did love you Kenna, he just was never good with emotions or trust"

"I fell in love with him but he never wanted to spend time with me he would run off for days, weeks even to be everyone else Knight in shining armour" Kenna couldn't stop crying and Mary went up to her cuddling her. But realising she couldn't calm Kenna she asked Francis to go and grab Nostradamus to give her something.

Francis help Nostradamus when they came back in the Royal Chamber to move Kenna back into her room. Nostradamus gave Kenna a check up before giving her a tonic to sleep, he placed his hand on her forehead to see if he could see her future.

"Don't worry Kenna your Knight in shinning armour will rescue before its too late, and you will have your family that you deserve" Nostradamus smiled as he finished looking at her future and left her to sleep

3 Months later

The castle had been busy with the battle and defeat of Conde and his family from taking over the Royal family. So Mary and Francis decided to celebrate, Kenna was invited to come her outfits still cover her baby bump so nobody would notice, but she had been feeling quiet unwell with not been able to keep food down. Kenna decide that she need to get out of her funk and decide to go but wearing a more simple gown so she wouldn't be noticed.

Bash had been so busy helping Francis and the fight that he had no chance to see Delphine. So when he saw Kenna at the feast all alone he had to go and speak to her.

"wife how are you faring?" Bash said as he sat down next to Kenna

He had scared Kenna but then she replied with an emotionless voice "I thought I was hidden well, would you like to me to leave?"

She tried to get up but felt faint Bash saw it and brought her back to her chair

"Are you okay he asked quietly?" looking around to see if anyone had noticed them.

"Bash if you don't want to be seen with me you can go!" she hissed at him quietly

"it's not that Kenna, it's just I saw you and a need to protect you came over me" Bash said sincerely

"Bash please" she said looking down

"I know we .."

"No you ended it. I'm too tired and weak to fight, goodnight!" and with that Kenna got up even though she felt dizzy, she got halfway down the corridor and had to lean again the wall to stop herself being sick. A servant was walking up to her, "My lady are you alright?"

All Kenna could hear was a man giving some orders and then she felt herself being picked up. She knew the arms around and try to squirmed.

"Kenna ..." is all she heard she stop and fell asleep in Bash's arms knowing she was safe. The next thing she knew she was on their old bed with Bash propering her up with pillows.

"what are you doing?" she asked waking up.

"When Catherine was ill during her pregnancy the servants would bring her this soup and it made her feel better, have some and let see if it will help you"

Bash fed Kenna slowly with the soup, she didn't gag or want to vomit it back up she was enjoying it.

"Thank you Bash" she said as she finished it, "I must get back"

"Kenna sleep you are safe here I will get one of the servants to let Mary know your are okay. I just need to make sure you are okay"

Kenna to full and tired to argue feel asleep again with Bash rubbing her feet.

The next morning Kenna woke up not feel ready to vomit like she normal would she looked around to see Bash was stroking the fire he turn to her

"Your awake its almost midday"

"What I never sleep this long I'm usually .." Kenna could finishes because she knew he shouldn't be interested.

"The soup I gave you had meat, vegetables and some herbs that help for nausea, you look less pale then yesterday"

"Thank you Bash you didn't need to do this I'm not your responsibility anymore"

Bash sigh, "Yes I know but as I said last night I felt a need to protect you I can't explain it."

"Bash your not my Knight in Shining Armour or my true husband your with that .. Delphine women. You can't be.."

"I know" Bash said walking up to Kenna with a small bowl of soup, "please eat this I hate seeing you ill"

"Fine" she grumbled and ate the soup. Once she finished she asked for his help to use the bathroom as she knew she was still weak , he help her up and guided her into the backroom where she could clean herself up. When she finished she felt really tired again

"Bash" she said as he walked her back to bed, "I should really get going"

"Look stay here please so I can watch you for another night, I have this feeling if I don't protect you something bad is going to happen"

She felt like saying something already did her pregnancy when he walked away, but she missed him so much, "okay, I'm tired do you mind if I try and sleep"

"Yes go ahead I know pregnant women need plenty of rest. Ill be just on the table doing work"

Kenna nodded then lie down back on the bed and fell asleep. Bash kept an eye on her whilst she slept, he just couldn't shake the feeling something bad was going to happen to her. When Kenna woke later that night, she was able to sit at the dining table where they ate dinner together. Since Kenna started to feel better, she felt she would rather stick to the soup then try anything else, she wanted to be healthy for the pregnancy. They conversation was light and did not touch on anything important, but they laughed at jokes or memories of the past.

That night Kenna went back to their bed to sleep thinking that maybe they could work thru their problems. Bash was trying to sleep in his chair when his door opened and there was Delphine, when she saw him, she smiled and ran up to him landing on his lap and hugging and Kissing him

"What are you doing here?" He asked in surprise

"I heard the war was over but you had not return to me so I thought I would see what happen to you and here you are" she said smiling and started to kiss him again. They started to get heated when they heard a soft moan.

"What the .." Delphine got off Bash's lap and walked to the bed, "what is she doing here" Delphine said angrily at him.

"Please don't wake her she has been ill and I thought I could help" Bash replied sheepishly looking down at her feet

"Is this why you haven't returned to me, to look after you estrange wife who you haven't even annualed yet" Delphine spat and looked back to Kenna

"Delphine," Bash said quietly, "with the war I have had time for anything but I still care for Kenna .."

Delphine started to say some words

"she will be in her own room by tomorrow my love," Bash replied, "and I will speak to Francis about getting an annulment"

"Thank you Bash I want this relationship to work" Delphine walked back to Bash taking his hand and moved back to the chair they were on.

The next morning Bash was cold to Kenna and sent her on her way, she walked back to her room in a daze and with tears down her cheeks. Mary was waiting for her in Kenna's room when she saw Kenna crying, she ran up and hugged her.

"What happened Kenna" Mary asked

"I don't know the last day he was so caring and today he was so cold and kicked me out of the room" Kenna cried

Mary helped Kenna to her bed with a servant and waited til she fell asleep, she asked the maid to stay with Kenna whilst she went to Francis.

Francis was with Bash; they hadn't seen or hear her arrive so she thought she would listen into their conversation.

"Bash why are you in a rush to get annulment, to me it looked like you were trying the other night and yesterday with Kenna"

"I know she looked unwell and I thought I could help he, but then I realised I was giving her false hope. I still want the annulment and move on with my life."