"Meantime we need new maids a new fierce to protect the castle, then we will think about sending the invites and set a date for the meeting,

" William said and both him and his sons nodded.

"I will send a letter to call all the maids that escaped and offer them a major salary to indulge them to accept the work,

" John said.

William nodded when John went to grab the paper and the ink they usually used to write invites so they began to write letters. John wrote the ones for the maid while William sent the invites. The date was set in two days, according to William the more they waited the more the situation would get worse.

After about two hours of writing all the letters were ready and they gave Ethan the task to post letters since he was the speedest one in the group.

"I am glad you're not mad with him,

" Roselyn said to William as her gaze followed John to walk into his room.

"I am not mad at him after all I can't change who he is. I am quite surprised you did.

" William replied.

"I didn't change him...

" Roselyn frowned. Did she change him? She didn't want to change him. She liked him for who he was even if he seemed cold from the surface she knew inwardly he had the sweetest heart. Maybe she didn't change him, she only opened the door that kept this secret soft side of him hidden.

William giggled and offered a supportive smile,

"trust me. It's better if you changed him. He was very … short-tempered before. He only cared about me and himself, it feels weird that now there is someone else in the picture but I am glad you are here. I always dreamed about him giving me a nephew one day but lately, I had to give up that dream since he seemed unable to love.

"

Roselyn's eyes widened, the possibility of having a son with John didn't cross her mind until then because she didn't feel they were ready to do such a big step so early.

"Maybe a baby will convince people that your chemistry is true and you both are in love with each other.

" William continued and Roselyn suddenly felt her heart sink heavily inside his chest, she didn't know what to answer but William seemed to gaze at her like if he was waiting for a reply.

"I-I-..

" Roselyn stuttered, she felt trapped and she didn't know how to answer him without bringing him down. Why didn't he ask that to John?

"It's fine Rose.

" William came to the rescue when he deciphered the embarrassment and distress in Roselyn's face.

She offered a gentle smile until John walked back into the room and began to chat with his father about some inhabitants of Kratez and told him about what the workers told him about the rebellion. Roselyn couldn't oppose her mind's overthinking and since William mentioned having a child she couldn't stop to wonder how amazing it would be to have a child with John.

The idea never crossed her mind and she didn't know what feeling was more prominent between the fear that the relationship would end or the joy of seeing a future with John.

If Roselyn imagined her relationship with John she pictured it like dominoes, so fragile and unstable, ready to topple but at the same time to build what they created there was a not indifferent work behind.

Maybe having a child would break their peace like a wave of wind that would destroy their long path in a fraction of a second.

Roselyn shook her head as she was in a trance staring at John, right now she didn't feel willing to risk their already fragile peace and balance for something she hadn't thought about until that day.

"What are you thinking?

" John asked soon deducing Roselyn's silence and suspecting something was wrong.

Roselyn smiled to his husband,

"nothing.

" She whispered as she tried to sound as honest as possible.

"She is trying to reconsider our agreement,

" John commented amused and giggling, Roselyn couldn't stop herself from biting her bottom lip, and for a fraction of a second seeing him smile made her picture the face of their son, and that mental image brought joy to her heart.

She shook her head once again, trying to remind herself that it wasn't the right time to have some weird ideas. Especially not now that the whole village probably hated them.

"I am just happy that we found happiness in each other,

" Roselyn said emphasizing the words 'each other' subtly saying she didn't need anyone else to be happy beside him, not even a child in the equation

She spotted William nodding probably understanding Roselyn's referring.

When Ethan returned to his residence, they all gathered around the kitchen table to discuss what the Royal Couple could say to justice in front of the villagers. William also mentioned that they generally during those meetings let the villagers ask questions so that they could answer their doubts rather than letting some matters unanswered to let the gossipers inhabitants answer for them.

They tried to make each other questions trying to reply to the possible questions and improvise their meeting.

After having prepared a speech and some potential answers to the possible questions, they returned to their respective rooms, and finally, Roselyn remained alone with John.

"Everything is alright? You seemed quite off after my father talked to you. Did he ask something?

" John frowned as soon as he closed the door, Roselyn's remained speechless for some seconds wondering if she should tell him the truth or not.

She took a long breath before answering,

"He said I had changed you, that you were different before meeting me...

" Roselyn said gazing at John, whose gaze darkened as if he was surprised to hear that.

"Did I change you?

" Roselyn felt like asking almost automatically and John sighed.