The Prouds; A Novel

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wanted to break his heart forever just like the king had
broken his heart. He wanted something that would turn the
king’s life into eternal hell. Therefore, he had to kill the
person whom the king loved the most, and whom did the
king love more than Heather?
The second reason for choosing to kill Heather
instead of the king, was how difficult it was to kill him,
because he was always surrounded by guards and everyone
was expecting an attempt on his life. Furthermore, he was
very cautious and did not mingle with anyone. Heather, on
the other hand, and despite her many guards, was not
guarded as heavily as the king, and no one was expecting
an attempt on the queen’s life rather than the king. In
addition, she used to mingle more with others.
As he planned his revenge and set his target,
Frederick thought of a way to get to the queen.
Assassinating her in a cortege would be very difficult due
to the large number of guards and the rare occasions when
she would go out to ordinary places. She mostly moved
between palaces and that was why Frederick decided to get
to her in one of them. Naturally, Frederick’s father, Albert,
had his own men in the palaces, through which Frederick
knew how much the queen loved horses and that she
frequently went to Mazara Palace to ride them. He decided
to base his plan on that fact. From them also, he knew the
timing of her weekly trip to Mazara Palace. He also knew
that she often went there alone, without the king, which
would make his mission even easier. He prepared his plan
and sent one of his men with the one hundred horses
pretending to be a merchant. Frederick could have sent
anyone else to Mazara Palace, but he wanted to accomplish
the mission personally in order to enjoy revenge and watch
Heather, the king’s only love, die a painful death. Besides,

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