"So it is true?" A court official asked after a while of silence.
"What is true?" Another asked, the rest facing the one who had spoken first with questioning expressions on their faces.
"That Her Majesty is pregnant!" He said. The rest looked at each other with confused gazes. Disbelief was written all over their faces.
"Pregnant?" Roeslyn, who had been silent all the while, asked. "Who fed you such lies?" She asked an angry tone in her voice. What the hell were these brats talking about? How could Victoria be pregnant when her husband had been bedridden many months ago? If that were so, then everyone would have known a long time ago. The pregnancy would be visible by now. So what nonsense were these Lords spitting?
"Apologies… Your Highness. I didn't know you were still here but what I said is purely based on what I've heard. At first, I thought it was just but a rumor. But now that this has happened…" He said shrugging his shoulders.
