Tristan was supposed to have been killed, but the servant girl charged with the task could not do it. Alice smuggled the child to an abandoned room in the north tower, keeping him alive. She made a home for him in the tower, with a bed for her and a pallet on the floor for him. She spent her nights caring for her ward, and the days caring for her distraught Queen. To keep him silent during the day, she dosed Tristan with a sleeping potion, so his cries would not be met with suspicion.
When I was brought before him I fell down on my knees and plead for my life, as it was his decision if I lived or died. "Merek, please forgive me. I never meant to betray you, I love you and only you." As I met his gaze his eyes softened for just a moment and he spared my life. "I Loved you too Allinor"
The kingdom needed an heir, so I had a purpose. Merek could have executed me and remarried, but then the subjects would wonder why. This way, he would get his heir, and the kingdom would remain ignorant to what I had given birth to. Our staff were told that the child had died in birth, only those of us present for the birth knew the truth.
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