Elissa looked across the desk at her oldest daughter, who was partially hidden behind her computer screen. “This has to do with Lucas, doesn’t it?” She asked.
“Yes.” Ana replied, glancing back at her computer screen, watching more emails fly into her inbox.
“You’ll have a father.” Elissa began. “Kris and Cece will have a grandfather and-”
Ana cut her off. “That title is for Douxie and I to discuss.”
Elissa frowned. “But-”
Ana shook her head. “ No. I have, however, spoken to Parliament, because I’m unsure as to how this would work.”
“ You’re not going to stop me?”
Ana shook her head. Her and her siblings weren’t thrilled with the decision, but knew it wasn’t theirs to make in the end. “I- no. It’s your decision and I respect that. Anyway, when you marry Lucas, you will lose the title of ‘Her Majesty.’”
Elissa blinked at her daughter in confusion. “You’re joking.”
Ana bit her lip. “I’m not. When you marry him, you’ll stop being Her Majesty, Elissa, the Queen Dowager. The Prime Minister and I, alongside other members of Parliament, agreed that you’ll be ‘Her Royal Highness, Princess Elissa Munch, the Queen Dowager.’”
“You can’t be serious.”
“I’m just telling you what Parliament told me.”
Elissa’s frown deepened. “Well, go back and tell Parliament that they’re wrong and don’t know what they’re talking about. There’s no precedent for them to base it off of.”
Ana almost touched her necklace before she realized that it wasn’t there as she said, “Crown Princess Louise.”
Elissa rolled her eyes. “She was Crown Princess. I was the Queen. There’s a distinct difference between the two.”
Ana nodded in agreement. “Yes, there is. But Parliament chose to follow the precedent established for Crown Princess Louise.”
“Then make them change their minds.”
Ana scoffed. “Have you tried to change Peter Gathen’s mind about anything?”
“He’s your ex.”
She rolled her eyes. “Yeah, and he was and is a piece of shit. There’s a reason he’s my ex.”
Elissa glared at her. “Anastasia.”
Ana sighed and rolled her eyes again. “What? I’m almost 30 years old, married with two young children, I think I’m allowed to curse. If you want to argue your case to them, you are more than welcome to, but I’ve done literally all I’m legally allowed to do in this case.”
Officer: Safe, Your Majesty. The Princes should already be on their way to the safe room.
Elissa: What about Alice? She’s at school, the school doesn’t have a safe room.
Officer: Your Majesty, I can assure you that the Princess is safe. The Crown Princess, Duke of Clois and Prince Kristof are also in their safe room as well as the Duke and Duchess of Exeter.
Elissa: Sophie, oh, Sophie. She just gave birth, she can’t-
Officer: Your Majesty, you need to go. Your children are safe, I promise.
Lyne Priory (Elissa’s Nimben Residence), Late Evening
Transcript below the cut
????: So… when’s that date you promised me?
Elissa: Lucas! Alice is home on break, she might hear you.
Lucas: We’re on the phone, it’s fine. Unless she’s a genius hacker or knows someone who’s a genius hacker then we’re fine. Does she?
Elissa: Not that I’m aware of. She’ll still hear my side of the conversation.
Lucas: Is she home?
Elissa: Yes, and her room overlooks the gardens, which is where I am right now.
Lucas: Elissa, she’s almost 16. I’m sure she’ll understand if her mother goes out on a date.
Elissa: Yes, but who wants to hear about their mother dating again after their father was assassinated? She doesn’t even want to hear about her brothers’ attempts at dating.
Lucas: Do you trust me?
Elissa: Yes?
Lucas: Then trust me when I tell you, that everything will be fine.
Elissa: That’s what you said last time and look where that got us.
Moments ago, Queen Elissa, the Queen Dowager, was photographed leaving Queen Abigail’s Wing, where her eldest child, Queen Anastasia is giving birth to her second child.
The Queen Dowager refused to answer any questions from the confused press and gathered public, many of whom rushed onto Twitter to look for any tweet or statement from Nimben Palace regarding the birth of the second in line to the throne.
The photos of the Queen Dowager leaving the hospital suggest that the Queen has already given birth to her second child, although reports suggest that the Duke of Clois’s mothers are also in the hospital’s waiting room for their second grandchild’s birth and they have not made an appearance leaving the hospital if they are present.
