[ the tale unto itself is surreal as it is without any embellishment, in her eyes. good stories come in many forms. and often the truth is more shocking and fantastic than that which the human imagination might conjure up. ]

The younger did, yes. He was elevated to the most noble Order of the Garter. My eldest brother, Thomas took his father's seat and had to manage his own affairs once he was old enough.

Such matches are.. truly rare. Marriage is more a business transaction than anything else by nature where I hail from.

[ it was a good story. was. oh, bran. elizabeth closes her eyes, and effects an empathetic expression rather than a sympathetic one. ]

A woman cannot ask for better than that, young lord. Truly, they seem as blessed as my parents were, in their way.

But it yet is a good story. Even if.. they are no longer with us, it does not make their love for us disappear. My father is with God, but also in my heart. And so he lives on there, and in my mother's. His story continues in us.

As that of your parents does in you and your siblings.