MATURE CONTENT: FORBIDDEN RELATIONS AND SEDUCTION

It was a dark day for those in the village. England had just burnt down the village and everyone was scattered. Father Aiden was running, he had already evacuated the last people out of the village and was now looking for a safe spot. He sees a warrior fighting off the English and runs up to him.

"Angus!"

"Father Aiden! You're still here? You must run! I'll hold them off!"

"No, we must both run! We cannot let them imprison you, they may torture you for information!"

Angus agreed to this and started running away with Aiden. Aiden was thinking.

"How did I get myself into this situation?"

A Literal Father

Two years ago in Belfast…

Father Aiden was meditating in his room, until a sacristan came in the room.

"What is it son?"

"Father, there are some English nobles here to see you!"

Aiden immediately dusts himself up and opens the door, to see an old-looking couple with a beautiful, young woman in tow. The couple had brown hair coupled with their greying hairs, while the young woman had rich brown hair. The couple had blue eyes and so did their daughter. The beautiful young woman was a bit bashful upon seeing the face of Aiden. She had a distinctive rose necklace.

"Hello sir and madam, what can I do for you?"

"This young lady, our daughter, is to be betrothed to another man in a few months. We need her purified before her wedding ceremony."

"You want her to have confession?"

"Yes, we want it daily, so that her soul may be completely pure for her future husband."

"If that is all, then please follow me madam." Aiden gestured while bringing her to the confession room.

As soon as they went into the room, the girl immediately breaks down in tears.

"I don't want to be married!" she sobbed.

Aiden grimaced, this was another arranged marriage, he had to convince her that it was okay.

"Look… Madam…?"

"Mary Rose…"

"Madam Rose, I know that it seems bad, but this arranged marriage has many benefits."

"But there are so many stuff I fear about this marriage."

"Tell me your fears and I will show to you that there is nothing to fear…"

A few hours later...

"There, are you feeling better now?"

The girl sniffled before replying.

"Yes Father."

"Now for your mentioned sins, go pray the Lord's Prayer and three Hail Mary's ."

She leaves the room, and Aiden is satisfied by his work.

Next day...

Aiden sees to his shock, Mary Rose at the front door of the church.

"Madam Rose! What are you doing here?"

"I came to confess father, there is so much more for me to say."

"Then come quickly, we will be done with this shortly." Aiden said while bringing her to the confession room.

As time passed…

Father Aiden became Madam Rose's informal teacher and role of guidance, he had listened to all her woes and sorrows and gave her encouragement to cope with them. He felt connected with her, like she was the little sister he never had. Father Aiden enjoyed these small confessions and talks with her, it was nice to see her as a regular person rather than an untouchable noble. That was until one day. It was the day before the girl's arranged marriage and she had come to him for another talk.

"Tomorrow will be your marriage!" Father Aiden screamed in excitement. "Aren't you happy?"

"I'm still afraid Father, what if I don't love him?"

"Madam Rose… We talked about this…"

"I know Father. But this time, I have a confession to make…"

"What is it?"

Mary Rose then suddenly goes out the confession room. Father Aiden assumed she was running away, but he actually saw her enter his room. She wore a solemn expression as she walked towards him.

"Father… You have been a good listener to all my woes."

Father Aiden backed up a bit in uncertainty.

"You were the one who helped me cope with my sadness." she said while pulling down her top.

"Madam Rose, what are you doing?" Aiden asked fearfully.

She then strokes her half-naked body with her hand saying.

"Father, I want you."

So many things were rushing to his mind now, but he knew the right thing to do. He had no right to accept her offer.

"Madam Rose, I cannot." he said sternly. "You are to be married tomorrow."

"B-but if I can get you as my husband…"

"Madam, I am a priest, I was meant to live a life of celibacy dedicated to God."

The girl then takes off all her clothes.

"Don't you love me?"

Aiden tried his best not to look at her exposed body. He tries to plead.

"You are like family to me Madam! We are all children of God, please don't do this."

The priest kept backing up, but he accidentally slips on a stool and bumps his head. Knocking him out cold. In his unconscious state, he could hear a voice.

"If—can't—have—you—will—have—your—child."

Finally, Aiden reawakens, it was already midnight and he laid on the floor unconscious. He rubs his head as he remembered the events that occurred. But he simply dismisses them as a dream.

"That was certainly a weird dream, I need to get some sleep…"

Little did Aiden know, it was no dream. And it would come haunt him soon enough.

One year later…

Father Aiden made his rounds through town, blessing children and talking to the locals. But while walking, he hears a shout.

"YOU!"

He turns to see the father of Mary Rose stomp towards him.

"Ah! What can I do for you?" Aiden asked politely.

"I will have your head for this!"

Aiden was taken aback by his hostility.

"I'm sorry but what did I do?"

The man turns his back on Aiden.

"We shall discuss this in court, you dog!"

Aiden had a nagging feeling that this was going to be a long day.

"I deny ever sleeping with Madam Mary Rose! I am a priest! A servant of God!"

"Hear! Hear!" one of the audience shouted

The townspeople were clearly in favor of Aiden. Aiden was still giving his testimony, but then he spotted Mary Rose. Mary Rose was holding a sleeping baby in her arms. Father Aiden looked closer to see that the baby had blonde hair, a trait not found in Mary Rose's family.

"No… It can't be…"

Aiden tries to look at her betrothed beside her, he had black hair.

"No…"

The baby then opened its eyes, staring at Aiden. They were piercing, hazel eyes, like that of Aiden. Aiden finally realizes it. This child was his. He couldn't speak as he struggled to remember the time when he ever laid with Mary Rose. After the wedding, she never even went to confession, there was no way he could have slept with her.

But then it hit him. That night when Mary Rose tried to seduce him, he was knocked unconscious. He tries to remember the vague words he heard while he was unconscious.

"If I can't have you… Then I will have your child."

Mary Rose had sex with him while he was knocked out. There was no denying it. That was the only way she could have had a baby with him. It was his fault, all his fault. He dropped to his knees and screamed.

"I HAVE SINNED!" he cried out. "GOD PUNISH ME!"

He started crying in defeat as he realized his fatal mistake. He pounded the floor as he sobbed on the ground. He sees the guards and says.

"Take me away! I have no place here!"

Aiden caused quite a commotion and had to be escorted to his own private room.

Aiden sat quietly in his room, still depressed. He refused to eat and stayed quiet most of the time. But then, a man in white comes into the room. Aiden recognizes him as the Bishop and immediately grovels.

"Father! Please forgive me!"

"Stand up my son, I must speak to you."

"Why have you come for me Father? I am a sinner, I have violated my Oath to the Lord."

"Nonsense my child, it was not your fault. That wench had merely caught you in your moment of weakness."

"No father! I must be burned for violating the Commandments!"

"We will do no such thing. You are a valued priest Aiden, we will not waste you on the account of an obsessed girl's acts. Instead, we will have you moved to a different parish, one that is outside of Ireland so that you may start anew."

Aiden thought about this, Belfast was his hometown, but he desperately wanted to forget his past after Mary Rose's pregnancy.

"Where is this parish?"

"It is by a simple fishing village in Scotland. Nobility will pass by every now and then, but mostly common folk."

"I'll do it."

"We will have your sacristan pack your belongings. You will be leaving tomorrow at dawn."

…

Aiden exits his church and does one last sign of the cross. He heads for his carriage but then hears a voice.

"Aiden!"

He turns to see Mary Rose running to him, she was holding the same blonde baby from before.

"What do you want?" Aiden asked softly.

"I do not want you to go." she said.

"I have to, this town brings too many painful memories."

"But don't you love me? Why can't you stay?"

"I'm really sorry Madam Rose, but you brought this upon yourself." Aiden said while walking for the carriage.

Mary Rose couldn't bear seeing the one whom she truly loved leave her. She then shouts.

"STOP!"

Aiden stops but does not turn.

"Please do not leave me. Please. You are the only one who has considered my feelings. When I talk to you, you listen. When I cry to you, you comfort me. When I was weak, you were strong for me. I thought having your child would bring you closer to me but it only pushed you further from me. I thought that we could be a family. So please stay, for your daughter's sake and mine."

Aiden then turns his head, with a face full of sorrow.

"I'm very sorry Rose, but you lost me a long time ago."

Aiden enters his carriage and looks out, to see the sorrowful face of Madam Rose and her baby. Aiden could feel the baby's eyes pierce his soul as he could not bear to look back. He could only move forward and not think of those he left behind.

The Noble Rebel

Angus was born into a high noble family of Scotland. Everything was handed to him and he was very well-off. But, there was one thing he hated about being a noble.

"Greetings Sir Charles!"

He hated kissing the ass of the English. He was a proud Scotsman and his family shames their blood by appeasing the English. He had to stay silent as Sir Charles talked with his father.

"Sir Charles, what was it you wanted to discuss?"

"Ah yes, I suggest that you pack your belongings as soon as possible." Charles said in a humorous tone.

"Why so?"

"This land will be turned over to me under orders of King Edward."

The whole family is shocked by this.

"Surely you must be joking!" Angus' mother asked.

"I rarely joke. The king has decided on a more… deserving vassal to inherit this fief."

Angus then growls at him saying.

"Don't talk of my family like that!"

"Angus! Be quiet!"

"Your boy doesn't know his place, like your wench of a wife."

Angus had enough of this man. He leaps across the table and stabs the man in the chest.

"Let's see you talk insults with an open chest."

Charle's personal guards came to fight with Angus. One thrusts his sword at Angus, Angus dodges it and stabs the guard in the neck through his armor. Another tries an overhead strike but Angus thrusts the sword into his visor. He drops his weapons as he saw his family completely horrified.

"Angus! What have you done!? The kingdom of England will be after our heads for this!"

"Don't worry, I have been expecting this for a long time. I have made my personal dealings with some people. You will be safe."

At his cue, a knight with a blue surcoat entered the room. The knight had the fleur-de-lis on his surcoat and was clearly French.

"Monsieur Angus! Are you okay?"

The family looked shocked to see a French knight of all people to be in their home.

"I am fine, it was like I expected, England betrayed our family. I need you to bring my family to the Guines. They'll be safer in French territory."

"I trust that you will keep your word after the success of the rebellion?"

"Of course, I will give King Robert good word of your deeds, France will have its treaty with Scotland."

"Angus! How long have you been dealing with these Frenchmen?"

"Ever since William Wallace was executed. I only decided to act when Edward the First died."

"He's dead!? How did we not know of this?"

"England is hiding it from us to hide its moment of weakness. I have kept a large network of information in the background."

"So we will be going to France?" his sister asked.

"Yes, you will return once Robert has won the war."

"Wait, what about you?"

"I will have to stay here in Scotland to continue supporting the rebels."

As the family is being escorted by the French knights, the father puts his hand on Angus' shoulder.

"Be safe son."

"I will, father."

Angus immediately sneaks out, takes his horse and gallops away. The English see him and scream.

"There he is! Sir Charles' murderer! Come on men!"

Angus had to keep running, he had to distract them so that his family could escape. He had to run to his central headquarters, in a small fishing village.

Thinking back, Angus shouldn't have been surprised that the English would have raided the village. He felt guilty that he had to condemn those fisherfolk to a fiery death. But he couldn't think of that right now, he had to run. He and Aiden run into the forest, where they take a short break.

"We should be safe here."

"Let's rest for awhile, I need a breather."

As they sat down, Angus says.

"We should stay away from civilization for a few weeks, we can't let them know that we escaped."

"Well, we should look for more Scottish villages once we get some rest." Aiden replied before closing his eyes

Both drifted to sleep. Uninterrupted, they successfully get proper sleep. But they were awoken by a horrifying growl. Aiden wakes up to see scary corpses with glowing eyes shamble towards him. Aiden frantically searches his pockets for anything useful. He finds a Bible so he tries the only thing he knew how to do.

"The Power of Christ compels you!" he shouted, nothing happened.

He started going through the pages as he shouts in Latin

"ET POTESTAS CHRISTI URGET VOS."

The Risen crumbled before him as he looked in shock.

"The Lord God is good."

He then sees Angus running towards him.

"What was that!? Why are there corpses around!?" Aiden asked in shock

"I don't know, I was just finding some food and these guys showed up! We have no choice but to fight! Are you okay with that?"

Aiden looked at his Bible and then nodded at Angus. They stood back to back as they braved more incoming undead.

Five weeks later

"See anything?" Aiden asked to Angus, who was on top of a tree. "No Deamhans?"

Angus spots some dust clouds and decides to look there

"Actually, I see a convoy of soldiers!" he said while squinting.

"English?" Aiden asked.

"Nope, they have wyvern riders, this must be one of those 'Plegians'."

"What else do you see?"

Angus squints to see a blonde on a horse, he looks closer and identifies some things about her.

"They have a hostage! A French-looking lady tied to a horse!"

"What should we do?"

"I say we should follow them and see where they lead us."

"But what if they find us?"

"Trust me, I have a plan." Angus reassured.

"Does it involve face paint?" Aiden asked flatly.

"How did you know?" Angus asked teasingly

Aiden just sighed exasperatedly.

Please give me advice in writing accents for Scottish or Irish characters.