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Things had not been easy of late, and Louis had been standing, watching that...witch burn at the stake for hours. He’d sent the Queen to get the Dauphin inside. It was important he watched these things, but he also was wary of him being too present, sometimes. He’d already been kidnapped once. He’d turned at one point and her saw her, Madame de Monte..that was not even who he considered her to be, anymore. He had been aware that Madame de Maintenon was close by the whole time, and when he headed back inside, he gestured to her, to meet him inside.
Once he got to the room where he had told his former mistress how it would be, he leaned against the desk, standing there stoically, looking almost weary. He was worn out. Recently, he’d cast his mistress away, executed a witch, and he just felt so drained. Philippe had left this morning, too. He just wanted to be in the company of someone who didn’t complicate his life. Once he heard the door open, he sighed. “I could tell that you were close by out there, today, as you were, when I told Madame de Mont..her how it would be. Do you think I am harsh?”
