Chapter 376: My mother once said.

Back in the sonar, Galen was going over his own memories of his mother’s coldness. But unlike Roland who did it silently, Galen was mentioning his grievances loudly over a hefty dinner and more wine.

"Do you know that she never carried my children in her arms even once?" He waved a fork that had some lettuce in Roland’s direction.

Roland sent a spoonful of garlic butter rice in his mouth. The rich, savory flavor almost made him moan in pleasure. He sliced a piece of chicken and to follow the rice, all the while nodding along to Galen’s words.

The fact the their mother had never carried Galen’s children in her arms was not an earth shattering surprise as he had no memories of her carrying either of them. It was always the nursery maids.

"She did not even know their names." Galen tapped the fork against a crystal glass, calling for Roland’s attention. "Scratch that, she did not even know that I had more one child because she always rejected every invitation I sent to her to my home. She almost had my children thrown out at royal banquet. When she found out that they were mine, she just ignored them like they were no better than the servants."

"That’s Maurelia De-Kensington for you." Roland sighed.

"Do you know what she said at my first wedding?" He asked.

Roland shook his head.

As he swirled the wine in his glass, Galen let out an empty laugh and said, "She said to me that she was happy I finally had someone in my life that could love and stand me."

Roland laughed. He did not mean to but he did and Galen did not blame him.

"She was my mother and she had just admitted to not loving me or wanting to be around me." Galen leaned forward on the table with a glint of humor in his eyes and he said, "It gets better because at my second wedding she made it worse."

his eyebrows

told his brother, "She said she never expected me to amount to much but I kept surprising her with how much of a disappointment I

Roland coughed.

decided on who I should marry. I just nodded and gave them the

their lips or brows. Some just sharpened their ears because these were real stories about the queen which people didn’t

glass. "Do you know what she said when I

there and they had never discussed their mother like this so all they were sharing with each other was

"She told me that when I will wield the sword, other knights marvel not at my skill but my lack of

but

her an unsolicited report. She told him not to bother and they might

he slapped the table. "I have a better

"Amaze me." Roland replied.

was not good with the sword like you but I

"Oh-Oh." Roland muttered.

as expected the response he got was very heartbreaking. "She said that my paintings should be rolled up and flung in the sea. Then she asked

a better one on the first time I was expected to give a speech before courtiers for our father’s birthday. I wrote it out first and asked

to beef up the speech. After reading it, she told me that she did not know whether I would be applauded but she knew everyone would be calling

were stammering and sweating when you gave that birthday toast. You

time I was sick and went to her chambers, hoping that she would care for me like I had seen Consort Rina caring for Benjamin. So, I hugged her and she told me that if I snuggled any closer to her, the red knights would mistake it for a hostage situation and shoot me with arrows.

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