Hate
Part two of "Two Sides of the Coin" picks up nine months later. No premise here, it really speaks for itself.
Hate
Ygraine’s body was still warm. Uther sat at her side, his face in shadows, oblivious to the infant in his arms.
“I should have listened to you, Gaius. I should never…” the child shifted in his sleep.
“Sire…”
Slowly, the king lifted his eyes. “I see now what I should have always known. Magic is evil. It corrupts all who touch it until they themselves become evil. It has infested my kingdom and - murdered my wife. I will not allow it to continue. I will forge a new world for my son. I will not rest until I have justice.”
More to come...
Hate
Ygraine’s body was still warm. Uther sat at her side, his face in shadows, oblivious to the infant in his arms.
“I should have listened to you, Gaius. I should never…” the child shifted in his sleep.
“Sire…”
Slowly, the king lifted his eyes. “I see now what I should have always known. Magic is evil. It corrupts all who touch it until they themselves become evil. It has infested my kingdom and - murdered my wife. I will not allow it to continue. I will forge a new world for my son. I will not rest until I have justice.”
More to come...