95 A Claim To The Throne

"My Lady..." Yeoman spoke respectfully. "I will be loyal to someone whom I know will exert every effort to protect and safeguard the people I care for. And Prince Ragnar has proven that, without diminishing the efforts of you, My Lady, and the other Cescil soldiers who have bravely fought on the battlefield against the Kingdom of Ostrill. Forgive my audacity, My Lady." Yeoman immediately prostrated himself before Sophia, bowing his head in submission.

Sophia gazed at Yeoman, who knelt before her, and said, "Do you... need me to remind you once again... that the child within my womb right now is the child of Prince Ragnar Clementine, the Crown Prince of the Gamaaloth Kingdom?"

Sophia's voice held a mix of sternness and concern as she reiterated the significance of her unborn child's lineage.

The room fell into a heavy silence, with all eyes fixed on Yeoman, awaiting his response.