The General Wanted To Take A Second Wife
Griffin’s expression stiffened as embarrassment flashed in his eyes, but he quickly replaced it with a look of pained righteousness.
“Your Grace, you were pampered in the palace since childhood. How could you possibly understand the bitter cold of the frontier? That night, when the enemy launched a surprise attack, had Joan not taken an arrow for me, I’d be nothing but bones by now. She’s just a frail woman. She nearly died for me, had my child out of wedlock, and suffered nothing but scorn for it. If I abandoned her now, what kind of man would I be?” he added with conviction, as if he were the greatest lover the world had ever known.
The common folks gathered around were all whispering and