- Laith Taher 209
“Very well, King Michael,” King Matthew replied.
“What is it?”
“I would like to ask for the hand of your precious
daughter, Princess Florrie, in marriage,” King Michael said.
King Matthew sighed, as he was not happy with the
other king’s request. He was even furious but tried to
control himself and hide his anger from Michael as much as
possible because, at the end of the day, Michael was a king
and his ally.
King Matthew said, “Forgive me, King Michael, for
I cannot grant you your request.”
King Michael became very angry because, as a
king, he was not used to being turned down.
“Are you turning me down although I am a king?”
he asked. “Are you turning your ally down?”
The two kings paused for a moment then King
Matthew said, “It is not about you, believe me. You are a
great king. But, my daughter is too young to get married.”
He was not telling the truth, as the real problem was
not his daughter’s age, but rather King Michael himself.
But King Matthew refrained from saying what he really
thought, out of courtesy to the king who, at the end of the
day, was his ally.
Almost one year later, King Arnold of Azis
Kingdom west to Widea, another ally of King Matthew and
another king who submitted to him, proposed to the
princess. His request was also rejected by King Matthew.
To King Matthew, his daughter, Florrie, meant a
great deal. She was the sun in his life, and other people