~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅

—— 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

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—— 𝑾𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍

• 𝖪𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝗅𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖱𝖯

• 𝖣𝖾𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗅𝖾𝖽
• 𝖫𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖲𝖫’𝗌
• 𝖮𝖢 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗅𝗒

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DrunkOnAmbition be suspicious. For Alfred was not the kind of man to poison anyone. Certainly not out of jealousy or fear. Or even self preservation. He believed in talking. Words were powerful. And he was certain that Aethelred was willing to listen.

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DrunkOnAmbition been damaged. And only with time could that be restored. Time and proof that Aethelred had truly changed his mind and devious ways.

“ You must be wanting for a proper drink and a good meal. I insist that you join me for dinner. “

Of which the older brother did not have to —

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

—— “ ~ One needs to recharge sometimes, brother. Especially when forced to converse with you. “

[𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 @DrunkOnAmbition]

@InTh3NameOfGod has been awfully silent. Pray he's not in another one of his strange, long slumbers.

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DeliciaeRoyalty him herself. Therefore, he did not want her here.

“ I don’t need you to become out mother, Aethelswith. Sometimes i do know what is best for me. “

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DeliciaeRoyalty the biggest threat.

“ And yes. Lie if you must. I shall not have her worry over me. Have her come here to nurse me. No husband wants to look this weak in front of his wife. “

She could possibly convince him to see the doctor after all. He could not trust her not to call for —

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

—— He knows that one should respect an artists interpretation of things . . .

But this is nothing short of an abomination.

[𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢 ( ᶠᵃᵏᵉ ) @AetheIfIaeda]

An artist made this likeness of my father based on contemporary descriptions of him.

I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Father?

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@PrinceOfWessex characters, which occasionally collided, he wanted to work on their bond.

Alfred considered being here a start.

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@PrinceOfWessex mean i am not interested in what you do here. What you���ve accomplished. I am proud of you, brother. And i hope to show that with my presence. “

Lately, Alfred had had the feeling that Aethelred and himself were drifting somewhat apart. And though they had very different—

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DeliciaeRoyalty of effort. He was in dire need of a doctor. But he was stubborn in his decisions and would not make it known that he was once again struck down by his illness.

[~ 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 @InTh3NameOfGod]

@DeliciaeRoyalty time soon. Just getting through this approaching dinner was like fighting a whole army all by himself.

“ Support me, will you? “

He reached out a hand for his sister, to help him to a seat. He noticed he’d started to sweat a little. Just standing up straight took a lot —