412 Family Problems
Chancellor Otto was hard at work in the chateau that had been provided for the duration of his stay in the capital city of the Kingdom. While Berengar was off to war in Iberia, he had left his uncle and father-in-law in charge of running most of the government affairs. Otto sighed heavily before hearing a knock on his door. A familiar voice resounded from the other side as they asked for permission to come in. The very presence of this voice shocked Otto, as he was not expecting her visit.
"Can I come in?"
Otto immediately rested his forehead in the palm of his hand before collecting himself; after doing so, he allowed the entry of his uninvited guest.
"It is open!"
After saying this, a buxom beauty entered the scene; she had long golden hair and blue eyes like much of her family. This young woman was none other than Adela's eldest sister, Ava. In the past, this woman was known as one of the Three Heavenly Beauties of Austria, a title she shared with Linde and one other woman.
However, lately she had fallen into obscurity. After marrying Wolfgang, who was nothing more than a dullard, she had lived a life of wealth and luxury, that is until the Bavarians invaded Austria a few months back. When this occurred, her foolish husband fled the land of his ancestors and sought safety for himself and his family in the confines of his in-law's home.
In doing so, he had disgraced himself, and by extension Ava as he left the control of his burning home to his younger brother Adelbrand, who did his best to secure the County of Salzburg, but ultimately was saved by Berengar and the Tyrolean advance.
Since then Berengar had stripped Wolfgang of his title, and given the lofty position to his brother Adelbrand, in doing so the vengeful young man sentenced his elder brother to exile forcing him, his wife, and his three children to live with their in-laws. Something that both Otto and Ava despised.
Currently, the buxom beauty had a pouting expression on her face as she entered her father's study. Seeing his most mischievous daughter enter the room, Otto quickly concealed the documents on his desk; if such knowledge were to be seen by the woman, he did not know what she would do with it. Ava immediately broke out into an outcry as she saw her father.
"Daddy! Little Adela won't let me into the Royal Palace! I have come all this way to see how she is doing now that she is pregnant and the bitch won't even let me in! Can't you convince her to let me stay in the Palace!"
Otto immediately frowned when he heard this. His eldest and youngest daughters had never gotten along, and he knew whatever brought Ava to Kufstein was nothing good. He shook his head and sighed before declining his daughter's request.
"Adela is the High Queen; if she does not want you in her home, then that is something I can't change. At most I can speak with her when I next see her. However, she is dreadfully busy introducing cultural reforms at the moment. The people seem to love her, and her efforts! If only you were more like your sister, I wouldn't have to look after you and your family these days!"
Upon hearing this, Ava wanted to throw a fit, but she knew better than to do so in the presence of her father, who now held a powerful position in the new kingdom of Austria. Ava regretted more than anything that she had not established an affair with Berengar when she had the chance. If she knew what she knew now, she would have invited him into her bath and taken advantage of his inexperience to make him her own.
However, she now no longer had such options. Thus, now wanted to do everything she could to mend the relationship between her and her youngest sister; after all, if Adela put in a good word for Ava and her husband, then they would thrive, much like the rest of her family. Thus, she put on a distressed facade as she once more tried to convince her father to aid her in her efforts.
"Daddy, please! I know I messed up, but Adela is my sister, and I want to fix our relationship. Please help me get in touch with my darling little sister!"
Seeing his daughter's sad expression, Otto sighed once more before acquiescing to her demands; maybe it was because he spoiled Ava so much that she turned out this way. However, there was not much he could do about that now, and he hated seeing his two daughters at each other's throats. With a heavy heart, he begrudgingly accepted Ava's request.
"The most I can do is set a time and place for you two to discuss your differences. However, if you screw this up, your sister will probably never want to speak to you again, so be sure to mind your manners. Adela is no longer the little girl you used to bully. She is the High Queen of Austria!"
Upon hearing this, Ava immediately smiled once more and hugged her father before thanking him for his efforts.
"Thanks, daddy!"
After saying this, she left the room; leaving the older man in his seat with a confused expression. He did not know how he was going to pull this off. However, he had agreed to help, and because of that, he was now in an awkward position.
The aging Chancellor immediately put his pen and paper away and departed for the Royal Palace. It would not be easy, but he needed to convince his youngest daughter to meet with her elder sister. After a brief walk to the Royal Palace, Otto was allowed entry by the Royal Guards, where he made his way to the Great Hall.
While waiting in the Great Hall, Otto observed the luxurious fittings of the Grand Palace. Every time he visited this building, he could hardly believe that such wealth and opulence was afforded to his daughter. It made him realize he had chosen Adela's husband well. It was just a shame that things did not work out for Ava.
Before long, Adela appeared in the Great Hall with a wide smile on her face, she quickly approached her father and hugged him tightly.
"Father, it has been a while. Have you been well?"
Otto began to smile as he petted his youngest daughter's hair.
"Of course, my little Adela, you do not need to worry about my health, I feel as if I can live for another hundred years at least!"
Upon hearing this, Adela began to giggle and nodded her head before commenting on her father's joke.
"That is good to hear. Tell me, father, why are you here at the palace? has something happened?"
Seeing that they were past common pleasantries, Otto sighed before expressing his intentions to his youngest daughter.
"Your sister is in Kufstein. She wants to speak with you. I don't know whether Ava is serious, but she seems like she wants to bury the hatchet between the two of you once and for all..."
The moment Adela heard this, her expression sank, and a frown appeared across her face as she gently bit her lip in displeasure. She knew her sister better than anyone. There was only one reason Ava would make the long trek to Kufstein, and that was to ask for a favor. Upon realizing this, she shook her head before responding to her father.
"Sorry, but I have no interest in meeting with that bitch. She is just looking for a handout. She made her choice a long time ago. Berengar may not remember, but I do. She had the option to marry Berengar when the two of them were younger, and she threw it away for a chance at wealth and power.
I suppose it is ironic that her husband is now a failed disgrace, and the very man she threw away is the most wealthy and powerful man in Europe. If she wants to latch onto that past relationship to pry some wealth from my family's hands, she can forget about it, because it will never happen."
Otto sighed when he heard this response. After doing so, he nodded his head in silence. What Adela had said was most likely the woman's reasoning for visiting, but he was reluctant to depart on such terms. Ava and Adela were still sisters, no matter how much they fought, and it was his greatest desire to see them get along before he entered the grave. Thus, he made one more attempt to convince his youngest daughter to meet with her eldest sister.
"Adela, I know you and your sister have your problems, but at the very least, you should hear her out. If she is really looking for nothing more than a favor, then you can let her down however you please. The least I ask is that you do it in person. I don't want to be the messenger between you two girls."
Upon hearing her father's request, and gazing into his pleading eyes, Adela finally relented. She sighed before cupping her face with her hands. After a few moments of silence, she nodded her head before giving her father the answer he was looking for.
"Very well, I will listen to what she has to say, but just know that she is not getting a single Thaler from me. If she is truly in dire straits, there are plenty of jobs she and her husband can work for a stable income. You know as well as I do we are no longer in the feudal era where noble families can sit back and do nothing while reaping the rewards of the people's labor."
Otto smiled when he heard his daughter's response and nodded his head in agreement before responding.
"I am aware of this. All I ask is that you at least try to get along with your sister. She needs you Adela, now more than ever, please don't give up on your family just yet..."
Adela sighed with a bitter smile on her face as she reminisced about her past with her elder sister. After a few moments of silence, she dismissed her father.
"Well, I am currently busy, but I will let you know when my schedule opens up. You can relay the time and location for the meetup to Ava when it becomes available. Thank you for visiting me father, it really means a lot."
Otto smiled when he heard this and hugged his daughter one last time before departing. The moment he did so, he left behind a single statement.
"I look forward to hearing from you, my baby girl. Don't be a stranger!"
After saying this, the Chancellor left and returned to his temporary quarters where he began to get back to managing the realm and all of its affairs.
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"Can I come in?"
Otto immediately rested his forehead in the palm of his hand before collecting himself; after doing so, he allowed the entry of his uninvited guest.
"It is open!"
After saying this, a buxom beauty entered the scene; she had long golden hair and blue eyes like much of her family. This young woman was none other than Adela's eldest sister, Ava. In the past, this woman was known as one of the Three Heavenly Beauties of Austria, a title she shared with Linde and one other woman.
However, lately she had fallen into obscurity. After marrying Wolfgang, who was nothing more than a dullard, she had lived a life of wealth and luxury, that is until the Bavarians invaded Austria a few months back. When this occurred, her foolish husband fled the land of his ancestors and sought safety for himself and his family in the confines of his in-law's home.
In doing so, he had disgraced himself, and by extension Ava as he left the control of his burning home to his younger brother Adelbrand, who did his best to secure the County of Salzburg, but ultimately was saved by Berengar and the Tyrolean advance.
Since then Berengar had stripped Wolfgang of his title, and given the lofty position to his brother Adelbrand, in doing so the vengeful young man sentenced his elder brother to exile forcing him, his wife, and his three children to live with their in-laws. Something that both Otto and Ava despised.
Currently, the buxom beauty had a pouting expression on her face as she entered her father's study. Seeing his most mischievous daughter enter the room, Otto quickly concealed the documents on his desk; if such knowledge were to be seen by the woman, he did not know what she would do with it. Ava immediately broke out into an outcry as she saw her father.
"Daddy! Little Adela won't let me into the Royal Palace! I have come all this way to see how she is doing now that she is pregnant and the bitch won't even let me in! Can't you convince her to let me stay in the Palace!"
Otto immediately frowned when he heard this. His eldest and youngest daughters had never gotten along, and he knew whatever brought Ava to Kufstein was nothing good. He shook his head and sighed before declining his daughter's request.
"Adela is the High Queen; if she does not want you in her home, then that is something I can't change. At most I can speak with her when I next see her. However, she is dreadfully busy introducing cultural reforms at the moment. The people seem to love her, and her efforts! If only you were more like your sister, I wouldn't have to look after you and your family these days!"
Upon hearing this, Ava wanted to throw a fit, but she knew better than to do so in the presence of her father, who now held a powerful position in the new kingdom of Austria. Ava regretted more than anything that she had not established an affair with Berengar when she had the chance. If she knew what she knew now, she would have invited him into her bath and taken advantage of his inexperience to make him her own.
However, she now no longer had such options. Thus, now wanted to do everything she could to mend the relationship between her and her youngest sister; after all, if Adela put in a good word for Ava and her husband, then they would thrive, much like the rest of her family. Thus, she put on a distressed facade as she once more tried to convince her father to aid her in her efforts.
"Daddy, please! I know I messed up, but Adela is my sister, and I want to fix our relationship. Please help me get in touch with my darling little sister!"
Seeing his daughter's sad expression, Otto sighed once more before acquiescing to her demands; maybe it was because he spoiled Ava so much that she turned out this way. However, there was not much he could do about that now, and he hated seeing his two daughters at each other's throats. With a heavy heart, he begrudgingly accepted Ava's request.
"The most I can do is set a time and place for you two to discuss your differences. However, if you screw this up, your sister will probably never want to speak to you again, so be sure to mind your manners. Adela is no longer the little girl you used to bully. She is the High Queen of Austria!"
Upon hearing this, Ava immediately smiled once more and hugged her father before thanking him for his efforts.
"Thanks, daddy!"
After saying this, she left the room; leaving the older man in his seat with a confused expression. He did not know how he was going to pull this off. However, he had agreed to help, and because of that, he was now in an awkward position.
The aging Chancellor immediately put his pen and paper away and departed for the Royal Palace. It would not be easy, but he needed to convince his youngest daughter to meet with her elder sister. After a brief walk to the Royal Palace, Otto was allowed entry by the Royal Guards, where he made his way to the Great Hall.
While waiting in the Great Hall, Otto observed the luxurious fittings of the Grand Palace. Every time he visited this building, he could hardly believe that such wealth and opulence was afforded to his daughter. It made him realize he had chosen Adela's husband well. It was just a shame that things did not work out for Ava.
Before long, Adela appeared in the Great Hall with a wide smile on her face, she quickly approached her father and hugged him tightly.
"Father, it has been a while. Have you been well?"
Otto began to smile as he petted his youngest daughter's hair.
"Of course, my little Adela, you do not need to worry about my health, I feel as if I can live for another hundred years at least!"
Upon hearing this, Adela began to giggle and nodded her head before commenting on her father's joke.
"That is good to hear. Tell me, father, why are you here at the palace? has something happened?"
Seeing that they were past common pleasantries, Otto sighed before expressing his intentions to his youngest daughter.
"Your sister is in Kufstein. She wants to speak with you. I don't know whether Ava is serious, but she seems like she wants to bury the hatchet between the two of you once and for all..."
The moment Adela heard this, her expression sank, and a frown appeared across her face as she gently bit her lip in displeasure. She knew her sister better than anyone. There was only one reason Ava would make the long trek to Kufstein, and that was to ask for a favor. Upon realizing this, she shook her head before responding to her father.
"Sorry, but I have no interest in meeting with that bitch. She is just looking for a handout. She made her choice a long time ago. Berengar may not remember, but I do. She had the option to marry Berengar when the two of them were younger, and she threw it away for a chance at wealth and power.
I suppose it is ironic that her husband is now a failed disgrace, and the very man she threw away is the most wealthy and powerful man in Europe. If she wants to latch onto that past relationship to pry some wealth from my family's hands, she can forget about it, because it will never happen."
Otto sighed when he heard this response. After doing so, he nodded his head in silence. What Adela had said was most likely the woman's reasoning for visiting, but he was reluctant to depart on such terms. Ava and Adela were still sisters, no matter how much they fought, and it was his greatest desire to see them get along before he entered the grave. Thus, he made one more attempt to convince his youngest daughter to meet with her eldest sister.
"Adela, I know you and your sister have your problems, but at the very least, you should hear her out. If she is really looking for nothing more than a favor, then you can let her down however you please. The least I ask is that you do it in person. I don't want to be the messenger between you two girls."
Upon hearing her father's request, and gazing into his pleading eyes, Adela finally relented. She sighed before cupping her face with her hands. After a few moments of silence, she nodded her head before giving her father the answer he was looking for.
"Very well, I will listen to what she has to say, but just know that she is not getting a single Thaler from me. If she is truly in dire straits, there are plenty of jobs she and her husband can work for a stable income. You know as well as I do we are no longer in the feudal era where noble families can sit back and do nothing while reaping the rewards of the people's labor."
Otto smiled when he heard his daughter's response and nodded his head in agreement before responding.
"I am aware of this. All I ask is that you at least try to get along with your sister. She needs you Adela, now more than ever, please don't give up on your family just yet..."
Adela sighed with a bitter smile on her face as she reminisced about her past with her elder sister. After a few moments of silence, she dismissed her father.
"Well, I am currently busy, but I will let you know when my schedule opens up. You can relay the time and location for the meetup to Ava when it becomes available. Thank you for visiting me father, it really means a lot."
Otto smiled when he heard this and hugged his daughter one last time before departing. The moment he did so, he left behind a single statement.
"I look forward to hearing from you, my baby girl. Don't be a stranger!"
After saying this, the Chancellor left and returned to his temporary quarters where he began to get back to managing the realm and all of its affairs.
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