Once upon a time, in a land far far away from here, there lived a king and queen, who to their grief, had been childless for many years.

Queen Mary-Anne was a beautifull blonde, and not many people were surprised when King (still prince at the time) Leopold had chose her to be his bride.

She was sweet and loving and very fond f children, which made the childless years hard to bear for the heartbraking queen.

Mary-Anne had a ladys maid, Maxime, who had been with her her entire life. Maxine was more her misstress best friend then her servent and they would spend hours talking while Maxine saw to the queens ravashing dresses, ar brushed her long blond curls.

They could have been like sisters if it hadnt been for their totally different appearences. Where the queen was blond with pale skin, Maximes beauty was more of an exotic kind, and her long brown locks fell beautifully over her tanned shoulders. Maxime and Mary-Anne talked about everything, knowing they could trust one another, but the queen had hesitated to bring up her grief over not having a child…

Then came the moment when she couldnt hide any longer.

Maxime little after Mary-Anne came to the castle as Leopolds wife, had fallen deeply in love with the head of gardening. The feeling had been mutual and Maxime and Melvin, a strong handsome man with a skin as dark as his eyes, had gotten married shortly after. As Maxime radiantly told Mary-Anne she had found out she was pregnant, the queen tried to respond to the news with the happiness it deserved… But instead she burst out in tears.

Maxime approached her cautionaly

Whats wrong, Mary-Anne… Dont cry… Whats wrong? The ladys maid asked, softly touching the royal womans arm while sitting beside her on the bed.

Im so sorry Maxime, Im truely happy for you! Its just that… Leo and I so desperatly want to  have a child and it just… I just… The queen hid her face in her hands I will never concieve… The queen continues to sob softly and Maxime had no words to offer for comfort… All she could do was stroke the blonde curls and offer her shoulder for the other woman to cry on…

 


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