Become his mistress

?I would like to stay here,? you say, truthfully, though lying to yourself about what that entails.

?I am glad, indeed,? says the king. ?And now I will call upon thee.?

You glare at him incredulously. ?Right now, you mean??

?Yes, right now.? He says. ?And that will be the last time thou dost question me.? He says it with such **** that he needs not your confirmation of its understanding. Taking you in his arms, he throws you on the bed and removes his robes.

For a king he?s actually quite dashing. You expect him to be violent, or at best, clumsy while in bed, but he surprisingly takes great time with you. In fact, he takes more time with foreplay than a king should rightfully have. You still feel dirty and violated (though, partly by yourself your accepting this arrangement), but you?re not sure what other options you had, and at least he isn?t causing you physical pain.

The weeks and months go by, with you as King Edward?s royal concubine. He actually calls on you rarely, as whatever time he doesn?t spend on trying to conquer Scotland is usually taken up by his wife Eleanor. You sense that she knows why you?re being allowed to stay in the palace, but you also sense that she doesn?t care, as she serves the king a greater need than you can and takes pride in that.

For the better part of your first year at the palace, you devise plans to escape and live on your own. But after witnessing life in London from afar, and talking to other people living in the palace, you fail to see the point of escaping just to live in poverty. You have no idea how you got here and even less of an idea how to get home. Most likely you would be even more miserable outside the palace. So you spend the next several years in complete luxury, having the best food and entertainment 13th century London has to offer. The few times a season you have to bed with him seem like a small price to pay. And despite the fact that he is obviously a despicable human being (even accounting for the time period he lives in), he treats you like a queen and proves himself to be a skillful lover.

When Eleanor dies in 1290, Edward grieves for over a year, never once calling upon you. When you finally hear from him again, it is not for lovemaking. In all humbleness, he asks you to be his queen!

Realizing the advantages this could afford, you readily agree. Edward?s depression quickly lifts and he seems more invigorated than you?ve ever known him to be. With newfound inspiration you provide him, he is able to conquer Scotland and form a greater political **** known as Great Britain. If you recall from your history classes, Great Britain wasn?t formed until the 17th century!

As he already has a son, Edward, from his marriage with Eleanor, the king decides to bear no children with you, much to your soul?s happiness. When your husband died in 1309, the plan, of course, is for his son to take over the throne. But in a twist headed for the history books, Edward II is murdered by one of his father?s former mistresses!

With no heir to the throne, parliament convenes and decides that there is little choice other than to declare you the head monarch of Great Britain! It comes as an even greater surprise to them when shortly after you take over your reign, you give all legislative responsibilities, including taxation, over to parliament. Of course, before you do so you eliminate all social segregations laws and declare all color and creeds welcome in your land. The rest of your days are spent in a life of luxury as head of one of the world?s most powerful nations.

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