Chapter 77: Admitting: Who Needs Love?
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CHAPTER 77
"I would…" Vidor paused. The words finally sank into his mind. "Wait, what?"
"Yes, sire. It is what I said and meant."
He blinked several times but he was still somehow finding it hard to comprehend what was going on. How in heaven's name did his royal physician come up with such a thought?
Like he… No.
"Wait. I am still finding it hard to understand and see the correlation," Vidor confessed after some time of thinking and not coming up with anything.
"Okay, let us do this thing."
"How? What are we doing?"
Taking in a deep breath, Louis shut his eyes. It was about time he did this. Recalling the benefits or advantages the kingdom stood to gain in of ensuring that the king found love, he decided to give this is all.
"Okay I would ask you some questions and you would answer me truthfully. Is that okay by your majesty?" Vidor nodded his reply and waited for him to proceed in asking his questions.
From the seriousness etched deep in his eyes, Louis knew this was it. It was either he took him this time and ensure his mind was for ut all while he was invested.
"Now, do you often think about her?"
Vidor pursed his lips at him. He was like… was the physician listening to him all this while or what?
"I know why I am asking you all these things. It is important that you answer truthfully and think carefully before you do, sire."
"Fine, go ahead and ask."
"Okay. Do you always think of her?"
"Yes."
"Great."
"How?" Vidor asked almost instantly.
"Just hold on, your grace. Does your heart yearn to see her? Like you miss her on a steady?"
Although Vidor was about answering he paused. He did want to see her but isn't it because he was concerned about her not dying and now that was also because he did not want her to escape her punishment.
Or so he thought.
"I do but I… You know, she is always down and I just need to make sure she is not doing something to kill herself anymore and you know…"
"Answer the question, your majesty. Whatever the reason may be, it does not change the fact that you want to see her."
"Okay, yes."
"It is more of you are finding an excuse every time to want to see her. You do not want her to die, right? And I am not saying because of the punishment stuff."
Vidor did not answer. He knew the physician had caught him red-handed but did he actually want to admit that secret out.
"Your majesty, I am waiting."
"Hmm… I." Not wanting to lie about this and actually find a solution, he decided to say the truth. "I do not want her to die. I don't know why I am feeling this way about her, considering what her people did…"
"But you do, right?" Louis interjected.
"I do."
"Great. Now, next question, do you miss her?"
"I am not close to her, you know."
"I know but okay, another question first. Do you find joy being with her?"
"We never had those kinds of moments together."
"So what do you miss about her, really, seeing that you have nothing to hold on to actually?"
"I… Her smile is one thing. I know she rarely smiles but the few times I had the opportunity to see her, it was beautiful."
"Continue." The royal physician noticed that as he spoke about Era, a smile formed on his lips. It was genuine as t reached up to his eyes but the king failed to notice. So he willed him to carry on.
"Although then it meant nothing to me but lately, ever since the incident, I found myself finding peace in those."
"In what?" Louis asked for clarity.
"How she looked at our wedding, her vibrancy when she is annoyed, her smiles, everything."
"Nice. So you miss her."
"I miss those."
"You miss her? It is simple, a yes or no."
"I think so."
"And now I can say that from the looks of things, thoughts of her bring you joy?"
"Thoughts of her are actually the remedy to my troubled soul and at the same time, it is what causes me pains. How can I be… I mean how can what brings me joy causes me so much hurt and heartache?"
"Because, my king, that is love. I am sorry to say but because this is your first time, you fail to realize that you have feelings for her."
"But…" he paused and decided to think about it carefully.
"I do not want to rush you and I think there is no rush in that actually but I need you to know what you feel."
"It is hard."
"Yes, it would be. You are no longer bothering about yourself but someone else now matters to you and that someone, their activities, life, health and all determine your saneness, joy and peace."
"Why did this happen to me?"
"Because, my king, you are only human. It is a normal thing."
"I… For the first time, Louis, I yearn to hold a lady. When I saw her crouched up in the bed, I so much wanted to rush and hold her but when I recalled what her people did, I couldn't, so it began to hurt in my heart, like so much."
"Yes, sire. Most times, that person ends up becoming your weakness.'
"Then who needs love?"
"That person can also be your strength, it depends on how you tend to channel that love and emotion. You can find strength, hope, happiness and everything in that person but can also find anguish and pain in them."
"Love then is not worth it. I mean, who needs love in war? Who needs love to stay rational?"
"Everyone needs it at one point or time in their life. All I can say, your grace, is that over time, you would come to understand."
"Fine but I do not want it."
"I am sorry t say but there are things that cannot change. You may choose to deny it now to yourself and everyone but in time…" he paused and just looked up.
"In time what?"
"In time."
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CHAPTER 77
"I would…" Vidor paused. The words finally sank into his mind. "Wait, what?"
"Yes, sire. It is what I said and meant."
He blinked several times but he was still somehow finding it hard to comprehend what was going on. How in heaven's name did his royal physician come up with such a thought?
Like he… No.
"Wait. I am still finding it hard to understand and see the correlation," Vidor confessed after some time of thinking and not coming up with anything.
"Okay, let us do this thing."
"How? What are we doing?"
Taking in a deep breath, Louis shut his eyes. It was about time he did this. Recalling the benefits or advantages the kingdom stood to gain in of ensuring that the king found love, he decided to give this is all.
"Okay I would ask you some questions and you would answer me truthfully. Is that okay by your majesty?" Vidor nodded his reply and waited for him to proceed in asking his questions.
From the seriousness etched deep in his eyes, Louis knew this was it. It was either he took him this time and ensure his mind was for ut all while he was invested.
"Now, do you often think about her?"
Vidor pursed his lips at him. He was like… was the physician listening to him all this while or what?
"I know why I am asking you all these things. It is important that you answer truthfully and think carefully before you do, sire."
"Fine, go ahead and ask."
"Okay. Do you always think of her?"
"Yes."
"Great."
"How?" Vidor asked almost instantly.
"Just hold on, your grace. Does your heart yearn to see her? Like you miss her on a steady?"
Although Vidor was about answering he paused. He did want to see her but isn't it because he was concerned about her not dying and now that was also because he did not want her to escape her punishment.
Or so he thought.
"I do but I… You know, she is always down and I just need to make sure she is not doing something to kill herself anymore and you know…"
"Answer the question, your majesty. Whatever the reason may be, it does not change the fact that you want to see her."
"Okay, yes."
"It is more of you are finding an excuse every time to want to see her. You do not want her to die, right? And I am not saying because of the punishment stuff."
Vidor did not answer. He knew the physician had caught him red-handed but did he actually want to admit that secret out.
"Your majesty, I am waiting."
"Hmm… I." Not wanting to lie about this and actually find a solution, he decided to say the truth. "I do not want her to die. I don't know why I am feeling this way about her, considering what her people did…"
"But you do, right?" Louis interjected.
"I do."
"Great. Now, next question, do you miss her?"
"I am not close to her, you know."
"I know but okay, another question first. Do you find joy being with her?"
"We never had those kinds of moments together."
"So what do you miss about her, really, seeing that you have nothing to hold on to actually?"
"I… Her smile is one thing. I know she rarely smiles but the few times I had the opportunity to see her, it was beautiful."
"Continue." The royal physician noticed that as he spoke about Era, a smile formed on his lips. It was genuine as t reached up to his eyes but the king failed to notice. So he willed him to carry on.
"Although then it meant nothing to me but lately, ever since the incident, I found myself finding peace in those."
"In what?" Louis asked for clarity.
"How she looked at our wedding, her vibrancy when she is annoyed, her smiles, everything."
"Nice. So you miss her."
"I miss those."
"You miss her? It is simple, a yes or no."
"I think so."
"And now I can say that from the looks of things, thoughts of her bring you joy?"
"Thoughts of her are actually the remedy to my troubled soul and at the same time, it is what causes me pains. How can I be… I mean how can what brings me joy causes me so much hurt and heartache?"
"Because, my king, that is love. I am sorry to say but because this is your first time, you fail to realize that you have feelings for her."
"But…" he paused and decided to think about it carefully.
"I do not want to rush you and I think there is no rush in that actually but I need you to know what you feel."
"It is hard."
"Yes, it would be. You are no longer bothering about yourself but someone else now matters to you and that someone, their activities, life, health and all determine your saneness, joy and peace."
"Why did this happen to me?"
"Because, my king, you are only human. It is a normal thing."
"I… For the first time, Louis, I yearn to hold a lady. When I saw her crouched up in the bed, I so much wanted to rush and hold her but when I recalled what her people did, I couldn't, so it began to hurt in my heart, like so much."
"Yes, sire. Most times, that person ends up becoming your weakness.'
"Then who needs love?"
"That person can also be your strength, it depends on how you tend to channel that love and emotion. You can find strength, hope, happiness and everything in that person but can also find anguish and pain in them."
"Love then is not worth it. I mean, who needs love in war? Who needs love to stay rational?"
"Everyone needs it at one point or time in their life. All I can say, your grace, is that over time, you would come to understand."
"Fine but I do not want it."
"I am sorry t say but there are things that cannot change. You may choose to deny it now to yourself and everyone but in time…" he paused and just looked up.
"In time what?"
"In time."
************CHAPTER 77"I would" Vidor paused. The words finally sank into his mind. "Wait, what?""Yes, sire. It is what I said and meant." He blinked several times but he was still somehow finding it hard to comprehend what was going on. How in heaven's name did his royal physician come up with such a thought?Like he No."Wait. I am still finding it hard to understand and see the correlation," Vidor confessed after some time of thinking and not coming up with anything."Okay, let us do this thing.""How? What are we doing?"Taking in a deep breath, Louis shut his eyes. It was about time he did this. Recalling the benefits or advantages the kingdom stood to gain in of ensuring that the king found love, he decided to give this is all."Okay I would ask you some questions and you would answer me truthfully. Is that okay by your majesty?" Vidor nodded his reply and waited for him to proceed in asking his questions.From the seriousness etched deep in his eyes, Louis knew this was it. It was either he took him this time and ensure his mind was for ut all while he was invested."Now, do you often think about her?"Vidor pursed his lips at him. He was like was the physician listening to him all this while or what?"I know why I am asking you all these things. It is important that you answer truthfully and think carefully before you do, sire.""Fine, go ahead and ask.""Okay. Do you always think of her?""Yes.""Great.""How?" Vidor asked almost instantly."Just hold on, your grace. Does your heart yearn to see her? Like you miss her on a steady?"Although Vidor was about answering he paused. He did want to see her but isn't it because he was concerned about her not dying and now that was also because he did not want her to escape her punishment.Or so he thought."I do but I You know, she is always down and I just need to make sure she is not doing something to kill herself anymore and you know""Answer the question, your majesty. Whatever the reason may be, it does not change the fact that you want to see her.""Okay, yes.""It is more of you are finding an excuse every time to want to see her. You do not want her to die, right? And I am not saying because of the punishment stuff."Vidor did not answer. He knew the physician had caught him red-handed but did he actually want to admit that secret out."Your majesty, I am waiting.""Hmm I." Not wanting to lie about this and actually find a solution, he decided to say the truth. "I do not want her to die. I don't know why I am feeling this way about her, considering what her people did""But you do, right?" Louis interjected."I do.""Great. Now, next question, do you miss her?""I am not close to her, you know.""I know but okay, another question first. Do you find joy being with her?""We never had those kinds of moments together.""So what do you miss about her, really, seeing that you have nothing to hold on to actually?""I Her smile is one thing. I know she rarely smiles but the few times I had the opportunity to see her, it was beautiful.""Continue." The royal physician noticed that as he spoke about Era, a smile formed on his lips. It was genuine as t reached up to his eyes but the king failed to notice. So he willed him to carry on."Although then it meant nothing to me but lately, ever since the incident, I found myself finding peace in those.""In what?" Louis asked for clarity. "How she looked at our wedding, her vibrancy when she is annoyed, her smiles, everything.""Nice. So you miss her.""I miss those.""You miss her? It is simple, a yes or no.""I think so.""And now I can say that from the looks of things, thoughts of her bring you joy?""Thoughts of her are actually the remedy to my troubled soul and at the same time, it is what causes me pains. How can I be I mean how can what brings me joy causes me so much hurt and heartache?""Because, my king, that is love. I am sorry to say but because this is your first time, you fail to realize that you have feelings for her.""But" he paused and decided to think about it carefully."I do not want to rush you and I think there is no rush in that actually but I need you to know what you feel.""It is hard.""Yes, it would be. You are no longer bothering about yourself but someone else now matters to you and that someone, their activities, life, health and all determine your saneness, joy and peace.""Why did this happen to me?""Because, my king, you are only human. It is a normal thing.""I For the first time, Louis, I yearn to hold a lady. When I saw her crouched up in the bed, I so much wanted to rush and hold her but when I recalled what her people did, I couldn't, so it began to hurt in my heart, like so much.""Yes, sire. Most times, that person ends up becoming your weakness.'"Then who needs love?""That person can also be your strength, it depends on how you tend to channel that love and emotion. You can find strength, hope, happiness and everything in that person but can also find anguish and pain in them.""Love then is not worth it. I mean, who needs love in war? Who needs love to stay rational?""Everyone needs it at one point or time in their life. All I can say, your grace, is that over time, you would come to understand.""Fine but I do not want it.""I am sorry t say but there are things that cannot change. You may choose to deny it now to yourself and everyone but in time" he paused and just looked up."In time what?""In time."
