disclaimer: APH does not belong to me.
Turmoil. And lots of it. Then again, when was the last time there was no turmoil in England? Let alone the whole of Europe? Alice sighed.
"What have I done?" Elizabeth asked as she sat on her throne. Alice looked up at her Queen.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"I have just signed the execution papers to Kill Mary, Queen of Scots-"
"I hate to interrupt my monarchs but you are doing this for protection. Mary tried to have assassinated." she said.
"But I just signed the papers that approves of killing her!"
"And?"
"Isn't that the same?" she asked.
" Listen Bess" Alice said. "The world is a cruel place, you have to make some sacrifices if you want to live." she said. "Mary…was planning to take the English throne…and if that happens, the Protestants will be lost, and the English will be ruled by a Scottish Queen" she said. "Are you up for letting your people go through that?" she asked. Alice sighed as she was going to hate what she's going to say. "Do you want to let your people be ruled by someone they don't like? Like Phillip II of Spain?" she asked, Elizabeth shook her head. "Then there you go, please Elizabeth there are other things to be thinking of" she said.
"Speaking of the Spanish King, how is your relationship with Anthony?" she asked. Alice smiled.
"He does not like being called that" she said. "We've been bickering and as you have seen it's been causing some strain our relationship" she said. Elizabeth sighed.
"Marriage is difficult for nations huh?" she asked. Alice nodded.
"It can't be helped, we want to stay together, so we'll do anything to stay together" she said. She looked at Elizabeth. Her Queen was smiling at her. Alice looked down and hid a blush.
"I know it sounds ridiculous." she said. Elizabeth smiled and shook her head.
"No, everyone deserves to be loved" she said. Alice nodded weakly.
"I'll be on my way" Alice said. As she left the room.
Alice woke up when she felt the body next to her move. She opened her eyes and saw her husband looking at her.
"I didn't mean to wake you" he cooed. Alice smiled and huddled closer to him, their bare skin touching.
"It's fine, I was having a nightmare anyways" she said. Antonio raised a brow.
"Mind telling me?" he asked. Alice looked up, then rest her head against the Spaniard's chest. "I was surrounded by fire and blood" she said. She hugged Spain. "I was alone, and I think I was in hell" she said. Antonio hugged her closer to him.
"There, there, don't worry about it" he said. "I'm here"
'You were walking away in my dream' Alice thought. "Why are you up?" she asked. Spain looked down, Alice could tell that he tried to avert his gazes from her.
"My country?" she asked as she buried her head into his chest.
"I can't believe your Queen signed the papers" he said.
"That again" Alice said.
"How can you be so lax? What if your Queen was the one who is going to be executed" he asked. Alice pried herself off of him.
"Are we really going to have this conversation after making love?" she asked as she covered herself in the blanket. Antonio sighed and looked away.
"Your Queen is just…"
"just…? "Mary I would be better" he said. He looked down at Alice. She was frowning. Spain tried to hug her, but she just moved back.
"I need to be alone" she said as she stood up. Antonio rushed after her. Screw the cold chilly air that England is offering. He doesn't want her to walk out the door, he doesn't want her to be all alone, he doesn't want her to think. Because everyone knows that the moment she walked out of that door, she would cry, the moment she's alone she wouldn't stop frowning and the moment she thinks she begins to get paranoid and she'll set up walls around her. Antonio knew her too well. He grabbed her by the wrist, spun her around, and hugged her close.
"Let me go" she said in cold harsh tones.
"no" he said.
"LET. ME. GO. " she yelled trying to push the Spaniard away.
"NO" he said. Alice stopped and dropped her arms to her side.
"What do you want from me?" she asked.
"Tell me everything. Your thoughts, your feelings, your dreams" Antonio said. "When Mary I of England died and the Union of the British and Spanish empires were lost, we wanted to keep our relationship so you promised to tell me everything" he asked. He held onto her tighter. "And I can feel it" he said. Alice stayed motionless.
"feel what?" she asked.
"I can feel us drifting away" he said. Alice stiffened. She could feel her heart beat get faster from the sudden confession. She found herself hugging the Spaniard.
"I'm sorry" she said as she hugged him. "I didn't mean to scare you like that" she said. Alice caressed the Spaniards face and softly kissed him.
"I guess I've been over thinking" she said as she pulled away. Antonio smiled and carried Alice.
"Let's go to sleep." he said as he walked towards the bed.
"hm" Alice said
Alice sat in the living room of her house. 'Damn that Spaniard, sleep my arse, if anything my arse hurts. I can't believe he pushed it that far last night-' Alice's thought were disrupted when Michael, who now has his own family, entered and informed her of her visitors. Alice raised a brow. "Let them in" she said.
"Are you sure?" Michael asked. Alice nodded. "Yes" as soon as those words were uttered, someone passed by Michael and slapped Alice across the face. Alice's eyes widened and she turned her head to look at her assaulter. He had red hair, red eyebrows and green electrifying eyes. She just looked at him and didn't say a word.
"Alice what's going on? I was tending to Romano then I heard-" Antonio stopped talking when he saw Scotland.
"You're here too?" he asked. "this is rather ironic" he scoffed. He then turned to Alice.
"How many times are you going to take people away?" he asked. Alice looked up at him. Her eyes questioning. Antonio did not like the silence Alice was giving her elder brother, he also didn't like his own presence in the living room. He knew that Scotland would use him against Alice.
"How dare you?" Scotland said. "First you take Jeanne away from France, now Mary from me? what have I done to you?" he asked. "I've done nothing but raised you and this is the thanks I get?" he asked. Antonio saw Alice falter when Scotland mentioned Jeanne, but she regained her composure. "And you're still with him?" he asked. "He's trying to change you" he said. "He's trying to throw your Queen over too you know? And you have sex with him for it? What is this?" Scotland asked. Alice looked at him. She looked over to Michael, Michael nodded and got out of the room.
"You're a bit hypocritical there" Alice said. "He's trying to change me yes, but you are too, so is France and everyone else in Europe who sees me as a mistake" she said. "Elizabeth will be a good Queen, and it was Mary's fault for getting caught in a planned assassination in the first place. My Queen is merely protecting herself and assuring her place in the throne-"
"By killing someone?" Scotland scoffed. "Do you have anything against my monarch ruling your land? You seemed pretty much fine with it when it was his king" he said as he pointed at Spain
"I was never fine with his King ruling my people" she said. "Plus, why should I let you rule my land? If you want to be with me so bad then just let my Queen rule you too" she said. Scotland scoffed.
"I would hate to be ruled by you" Scotland said. "I'll let you rule me, over my dead body that is" he said. "Plus I figured that I would take over you, let Wales and Ireland go and lets see, teach you a lesson" he said.
"Escocia" Antonio started. Scotland looked at him.
"don't you even interfere, surely she has heard about your comments about her Queen" Alice faltered for a it. A moment she regretted. Scotland smiled and looked at her.
"So you have" he said. "How does it feel to have his King call your Queen a Heretic?" Scotland asked. Alice didn't answer. "You know he agrees with him right?" He said. "Doesn't it make you mad to know that your own 'husband' is going against what you are? He wants to replace your Queen, in truth he doesn't support you, he wants to my Queen on the throne for England… she is rather fitting, unlike your heretic of a Queen" Alice stayed silent for the whole time Scotland talked. She just glared at him.
"Are you done?" she asked. Scotland nodded.
"I'm pretty sure I am" he said. Alice looked at him and then at Spain.
"Both of you out of my house" she said. "I do not want to be bothered right now, so please leave" she said as she turned her backs to them.
"Alice" Spain said as he took a step further.
"Spain, please leave" she said. "Michael already called the carriages, he will take you to the ports-"
"I'll take my leave first" Scotland said as he exited the room.
"Killing my Queen will bring you big grief England" he warned. As soon as the door closed Spain tried to approach Alice. Alice, watching the Spaniards shadow on the ground, dodged him. "I'm asking you politely" she said. "to get out of my house" she said as she dodged the hand that was going to touch her arm.
"Look at me" he said. Alice didn't budge. "Alice Rose Carriedo Kirkland" Spain said. Alice turned around and looked at the Spaniard straight in the eyes. Her eyes were filled with tears.
"Are you happy now?" she asked. "now leave before I hurt you physically" she said. Antonio hugged her. Alice just struggled against him. "Can you leave me alone?" she yelled. "With all of this mess going on I want to think about things!" she said. Antonio held onto her.
"no" he whispered trying to calm her down. "I don't want you to leave me" he said. "Alice please, we'll get through this" he said. "Like all of the other wars right?" he asked. Alice stopped and didn't respond. They stayed there for some time, Alice only remembers sobbing until she fell asleep.
Days have passed since Mary I Queens of Scots execution. The royalty forbid Alice to see such a thing, so she stayed at home. Of Course Wales was with her, watching out for her.
"I regret it" Elizabeth said. "I regret signing those papers-"
"What is done is done" Alice said. "You shouldn't cry over your mistakes, just analyze it and make the best of it" Alice said coldly.
"You've been harsh lately" Elizabeth said. "did something happen between you and family?" she asked.
"Define me who my family is" Alice said coldly. Elizabeth sighed.
"Well I am now Queen" she said. "No one seems to pose threat on me…unless you're Phillip II" she said. She watched as her country's personification furrowed her eyebrows together.
"Let Phillip be" she hisses. "It's foolish to try something" she hissed.
"How about your husband?" Elizabeth asked. Alice shook her head.
"He does as he pleases, he follows his King, he agrees with him"
"So you two are bickering" Elizabeth concluded.
"If it lets off some anger why not?" she said.
"How is the Dutch revolt?" Alice asked.
"so far good" Elizabeth said. "I believe our alliance with France was a good decision" she said. Alice sighed.
"Spain will not like it if the revolt went on any further, he will attack England." Alice warned. "I advise you to start thinking about countering the Spanish Armada" she said. Elizabeth nodded and smiled.
"I assume you are going to visit him?" she asked.
"Yes it's my turn" she said.
"do be careful, I hear they don't like Protestants" Elizabeth said. "and Alice" she said. "Come home safely" she said. Alice nodded as she left the throne room.
"I'm worried" Elizabeth said as soon as the door closed. Wales looked at her and then looked at the door.
Alice laid down in bed for the rest of the day when she got to Spain. Being a Protestant in Spain is difficult. You get glares and whispers, you get random rudeness and remarks. Alice sighed as she put her arm over her eyes. This was tiring.
"Welcome back" She heard Romano say as he opened the door. Alice smiled when she heard the small Italian.
"Thank you Lovi" she said. "How have you been?" she asked. Romano laid down next to her.
"Busy. Boss Spain drives me like a slave, he always has a tomato garden for me to pick" he said. Alice laughed.
"He just doesn't want you to be wondering around" Alice said. "It is dangerous" she said. "Since you know, you are seen as 'family' for me" she said. Romano shrugged.
"Are we all going to sleep on the same bed again?" he asked. Alice looked at the child.
"Of course, why not?" she asked.
"Because Spain hasn't been taking me with him…I swear he's selfish" he said.
"Indeed he is" Alice said.
It is rare for Alice and Antonio to get alone time in Spain. Someone is always disturbing them. But when they do, Alice would talk about Romano.
"Be more careful with him will you?" she asked as she sank into the Spaniard's torso. Spain buried his face into her head.
"What do you mean?" he asked. Alice covered their bodies with the white blanket.
"Can't you see it?" she asked. "He's scared to be left behind" she said. "That's why" she said as she turned around to hug the Spaniard. "You should hurry home after your battles" she said. Antonio looked at his wife.
"But Inglaterra, If I hurry home after my battles, I wouldn't get to see you" he said. That when Alice stiffened.
"It would be better that way wouldn't it?" she asked. Antonio looked at her. Alice eyebrows were furrowed together, her eyes were averting his. "don't you feel it Antonio? She asked. We're drifting apart, and-"
"I won't let that happen" Antonio said. "I will not let you end this relationship" he said. Alice hugged him. Somewhere in her heart she knew that her moments with him won't last long.
"What?" Alice asked. Elizabeth was looking at her intently.
"I said you are going on your privateer, and help lead an English Navy to drive away the Spanish Armada" Elizabeth said. Alice laughed.
"you're serious?" she asked. "Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada is the strongest navy in Europe, let alone in the New world" she said. "We just can't take these ships and hope for the best" Alice said. "The Spanish Armada is heavily armed Elizabeth, it wouldn't be wise to battle them with small ships-"
"Are you questioning my decision?" Elizabeth asked. "Do you not trust me in keeping this country safe?" she asked. Alice gulped.
"I trust you" she said. Elizabeth nodded.
"They are trying to send some aid to Parma, how dare they invade this land?" she asked. She watched her nation falter for a second.
"Alice let me remind you of our strategy. We have mid to far range, the Spanish on the other hand prefer close up battle." she said. "As long as we don't get into close up battle with the Spanish Armada we have an advantage." she said.
"But my Queen, Antonio will be on that ship…" Alice trailed.
"Alice it's time to face your husband in war" she said. "You've been caging yourself in your room, it's time to see if you can fight for your country and make up with him later" she said. "I trust you to make the right decisions" she said. Alice nodded and exited the room.
"All we have to do is wait" Antonio said as he looked at the night sky. "I wonder how Ali is doing" he said.
"Don't worry about her" the monk said behind him. Antonio looked at him.
"I'm sorry, I just haven't seen her in five months, I get really worried you know?" he asked. The monk nodded.
"It's a good thing that you have finally decided to send aid to turn this heretic land into a Holy one" the monk said. Spain flinched inside. To change one's country could lead to the death of the nation, would Alice die? Antonio sometimes want to throw this whole operation off for the sake of his beloved wife.
Alice paced the ship. Her crew looked at her.
"What should we do?" Drake asked her. Alice looked at him.
"I will not give orders until I hear a full report about our ships and theirs" Alice hissed. Drake sighed and gave her the conditions.
"The Spanish Armada is on Gravelines, they are stationed there for the mean time until Parma reaches them. We have about 34 war ships, 30 fly boats, and 163 merchant vessels, all armed. The Spanish on the other hand has about 130 ships, 22 of which are galleons while the rest are merchant ships, all armed" he said. Alice looked up at the sky.
"We outnumber them by ship, but they still outnumber us by weaponry." she said. "Alright." she said. "recall their usual strategy" she demanded.
"The Spanish Armada fight up close combat" he said. Alice nodded.
"Fire ships" Alice muttered.
"Are you mad?" one of the crew members asked.
"She has a good point, hold on men, she is the Lady who is notorious for her battles in the sea, I'm sure Alice has a plan brewing in her mind" Drake defended.
"We have learned their weaknesses from previous battles, If the Spanish Armada doesn't get close to us we have advantage, but if they get close they have advantage. To simply put it, keep your distance" she said.
"About how far?" one asked.
"At least 100 feet" Drake said. "That should be enough." he said. Alice nodded.
"The Fire ships will be the 'first wave' of the attacks, we'll use it to surprise, unsettle and make them unanchored from Gravelines. From there make sure to keep your distance and fire at the Armada. Conserve some gone powder, and when if you're running out just withdraw, we can't afford to let the Spaniards to win" she said. "Also use the wind for advantage, our ships may be small and be more brittle than those Spanish ships but they are maneuverable could be easily done so." she said. "This is crucial, if we 'defeat' the Armada then Parma wouldn't get the reinforcements he needs and the invasion in England would cease" she said. "You all will follow starting in five minutes. Get everything ready. The moment you see the fire ships explode on one of the Armada is the moment when you begin to fire at their fleet" she said. She looked around her saw how the crew was awestruck.
"What are all you doing there gawking?" she asked. "Get everything ready" she said. At this the crew scrambled.
"Are you sure about this?" Drake said as he turned to Alice. Alice shrugged.
"We'll see" she said as she walked off.
Romano sat on the railing of the San Mateo he held a rose in his hand. He looked at it. The rose, how ironic, isn't that the sign of England's royalty? Yet Spain grows it in his garden while he detests England's Queen. Romano watched as an odd looking ship approached the San Mateo. He saw something sparking, then suddenly the ship exploded.
Antonio ran to the side of the San Felipe. "mierda" he muttered. "fire ships?" he asked. He then began to see the row of them exploding consecutively. He frowned and knew that only Alice would be cunning enough to device such a plan. In an instant Antonio began to scream out commands, all of which were followed.
Alice's heart sank when she saw the first boat explode into flames. She was looking at the boat and saw something falling. She knew that silhouette too well. Romano. Alice cursed and rushed into the steering wheel of the ship.
"Brace yourself men" she said. "we're going to attack the San Mateo" she said. The crew looked at her.
"Have you gone mad?" one asked.
"JUST DO AS I SAY" Alice yelled. Within as instant, Alice broke of from the fleet and went towards the San Mateo. 'Romano hold on' she thought.
Antonio cursed as he saw the English fleet in the horizon. "Mierda" he yelled. Why hadn't he thought about the English Navy attacking?
"What should we do?" one of his crewmen asked.
"Steer the ship away from here" he hissed. "We have to wait for Parma's troops to send us a message, we need to back him up, now just maneuver the ship out of here. Don't fire so much canons, save them for the close combat range."
As Alice steered the ship, a sharp pain took over her abdomen. She doubled over in pain, catching her crew's attention.
"Are you alright-"
"I'm fine!" she yelled. "JUST GET THIS BLOODY SHIP TO SAN MATEO" she yelled. The crew followed. "Make sure you all have a gun, the Spanish specialty is close combat so shoot them as soon you see them" she said as she slowly stood. She looked down and saw blood on the ground. Alice furrowed her eyebrows together.
Antonio watched as one of Alice's ships approached his. "That's the one Romano is on" he said out loud. He grabbed his axe, a sword, and two guns. "I have to go to San Mateo" he said. "Now just get this ship to safety he said.
"Uh sir, how will you get to San Mateo?" one of the crewmen asked. Antonio looked at him then grabbed a rope. "Easy, the way we board into other's ships" he said as he smiled.
Alice ran around the ship. "Where could he be?" she asked herself. "Romano should be here, I didn't see him fall into the water." she thought out.
"Out of all the times you could've face me, you show your face now?" someone asked. Alice turned around and saw Spain.
"I haven't seen you in five months" she said. "I'm here to get Romano" she said.
"That's what I feared" he said. "Let me get this straight" Antonio said. "You are my wife…but in war… you are a complete stranger" he said as he grabbed his axe and pointed it at her. Alice smiled and got her sword out.
"Why of course" she said.
Romano hid behind a barrel. He didn't know what was in it, but he hoped it wasn't gun powder. He then heard Spain and England. He then looked above the barrel to find his parents. He watched as they fought. metal clashing, their bodies agilely dodging each other's swing. It's as if they were dancing, like in the 'old' times.
Alice put up her mask as she hid the pain that her abdomen is emitting. "What the hell?" she thought. The pain distracted her again, this time she couldn't dodge Antonio's move. She froze as Ana Maria tore through her flesh on her left arm. She let out a scream. She nearly fell to her knees but she caught herself. She couldn't handle the pain anymore. Suddenly Romano jumped down from the second floor.
"Please stop fighting! Both of you-" before Romano could finish, Alice grabbed him by the arm and hugged him tightly towards her. She then pressed her sword closer to Romano's neck.
"Let me pass and the boy lives" she said. It broke her heart when she said it. Romano looked at her. All he saw is Alice's cold green eyes. They were emitting the feeling of malicious intent. He then looked at Antonio with fear. Antonio's mouth was wide open.
"you dirty little whore" he uttered. "How could you-" as he took a step, Alice slid her sword's edge against Romano's cheek. Romano screamed in absolutely fear.
"You think I'm bluffing Carriedo?" she asked. Antonio looked at her. He then stepped to his side.
"Call off your men too" she hissed.
"STOP FIGHTING" Antonio yelled out behind him. Everyone on the Privateer stopped, The Spanish crew got off of it and surrounded Spain. All of them watched as Alice left with Romano in her arms.
As soon as they got to the privateer, Alice commanded that they rejoin the English fleet, which they did due to the wind being on their side. As soon as Alice reached the Captain's cabin, Romano tore himself away from her hold and yelled at her.
"STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU WITCH" he yelled. He held his bleeding cheek. Alice followed him until he was cornered. She then kissed the wound on his cheek and started to chant something. Suddenly the wound on Romano's cheek disappeared, but it briefly appeared on Alice, making her wince a little, but it soon disappeared.
"I'm sorry that you had to be dragged into this Lovi" she said as she patted his head. "I promise to bring you back to England safe and sound, just stay in this cabin okay?" she asked. Alice winced inside when she felt her stomach acting again.
When Alice came back from the small battle she fainted. Romano began to isolate himself from her and the pain around her abdomen area worsened. Just one day as she made her way to the library, Alice fainted. Wales, Scotland and Ireland, who were visiting at the time, found her with a small puddle of blood. They concluded that is was from the wound Antonio dealt on her. Romano would watch from the distant. When is Spain going to Pick him up? He doesn't want to be in England anymore. He doesn't want to around the woman who used him to get away. He didn't want that.
"I'm always a tool" Romano muttered.
"Don't think like that" a voice behind him said. He looked back and saw a fairy.
"What are you?" he asked.
"a fairy" the little person said. "I'm England's friend" she said. "You shouldn't be scared of England, if there's something you should know she was really heart broken when she marred your face, so she use a little spell to heal it" it said. Romano blinked.
"You should listen to her" another voice said. Romano jumped to find a blonde behind him. "I'm William, the personification of Wales, England's older brother" William said. Romano just stared. "You should believe her" he repeated. "Alice only confides to them" he whispered. The small object nodded. Romano then thought about it. If England had wanted to hurt him she would've done so years ago. He slowly nodded his head smiled. Suddenly there was a scream in the hallway. Romano jumped and hugged Wales, but Wales looked down the hall.
"It's coming from her room" he said. He looked at Romano. "Hurry, we have to check on her" he said. When Wales and Romano got to her room, they found Ireland holding onto her little's sister's hand. She was singing something, tears rolling down from her eyes. She was smiling weakly at Alice. Romano looked at his mother. She was a mess. Her hair, now pass the waist, was sticking to her. She was sweating and she was red. It wasn't the red for 'I'm embarrassed, but it was red for pain. She was looking away from her older sister. She gripped the blanket on top of her abdomen. She then let out another scream, Wales rushed to her side, grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it. "What's wrong?" he asked in a whisper.
"It hurts" Alice said.
"Where?" he asked.
"Here" Alice said as she broke his hold of her hand, she pointed at her chest and then drew a circle around her abdomen area. "it get's more intense down" she muttered. Wales raised a brow. "Have you called a physician?" Wales asked Ireland.
"Scotland is getting one right now" Ireland said. "help me will you?" she asked.
"how?" Wales asked. "We can't alleviate pain" he said.
"Romano talk to her" Ireland said. Romano jumped when he heard his name. He pointed at himself. Ireland nodded. "just say something" she said. "please"
It took Scotland an hour or two to find a physician. He forgot that Alice's King, Henry VIII, established a school for it. He brought one back to one of the students, who was highly recommended and rushed him to his little sister's room. As much as he hates the brat, seeing her in pain reminds him too much about their mother. So when the Physic got to the room, he began to asked Alice questions. Most of the time Ireland would answer for her, seeing that her sister had a hard time answering. The Physic looked puzzled.
"You are married right?" he asked. All of them, but the Physic, in the room nodded. The Physic nodded and then kept asking questions. "When was the last time you saw him?" he asked. "about five months ago" she said. "20 weeks huh?" the Physic asked. Alice nodded.
"I'm sorry I must ask, all the way back to 20 weeks ago, did you two have sexual intercourse?"
"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? JUST FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SISTER" Scotland yelled.
"Scotty" Ireland yelled. "I'm sorry about him Physic, he's a bit impatient" she said. The Physic nodded. "It's okay, we all get anxious when a dear one is in pain" he said. Scotland scoffed. Ireland glared at him. Suddenly Alice let out another scream.
"The pain…." she mumbled. "It's getting worse…" she said. The Physic looked at her and grabbed the blanket that covered her. He then lifted it up. No one in the room was ready to see what was underneath the blanket. Ireland rushed to Romano, covering his eyes. Scotland grabbed the bed frame for support, Wales looked away. Right underneath Alice was a fresh pool of blood. The Physic looked sad.
"Please get the child out of here" he said. Ireland gently pushed Romano outside.
"I want to know what's going on" he whispered.
"Then stay close to the door" Ireland whispered back. She then closed the door. Romano placed his ear on the door.
"Miss Kirkland" The Physic started. "The pain you are feeling is labor pain" he said.
"What" Alice and Irene uttered. Scotland nearly fainted, Wales held onto his sister's hand tighter.
"Sadly, you have miscarriaged the child" he said. Irene covered her mouth, Scotland's eyes widened, he looked at his younger sister. Wales' jaw dropped, but he closed it immediately. He looked at Alice. She was confused, she didn't know what to do. Her face was field with grief, pain, confusion and anger.
"I will get professionals to get the child out of your body" the Physic said. "I'm really sorry Miss Kirkland" he said. Wales became alarmed when he heard his sister's breath hitched then became shallow and uneven. Alice slowly slipped into unconsciousness.
Romano stepped away from the door. A Miscarriage. That meant that child died in the womb, before it could be born. He wanted to throw up. He only heard of Miscarriage when a girl would approach a priest and tell him. The priest and the woman who suffered then prayed. Romano couldn't believe it. Alice Rose Carriedo Kirkland, his 'mother' by marriage had just suffered a miscarriage. This was too much for Romano. He couldn't help but run.
Spanish Armada: they were invincible. Their combat style is up front, so distance would be their weakness. The Spanish armada faced the English Navy in Gravelines. They were forced to go back to Spain by going around the British Isle, and during that time the island was suffering from storms from the little ice ages.
I'll add more later. I'm sorry.
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