Tyranny of Steel

Dessert arrived at the table, and it was in the form of various cakes, pastries, and cookies. Berengar was delighted to see such a large variety of sweet foods to snack on. The only problem was that he missed his favorite chocolate dishes from his past life due to a lack of access to the new world.

Nevertheless, he quickly dug into the cake prepared for him and enjoyed the bite. As for those around him, they were somewhat tense; after all, the King ’s mother was not exactly fond of Berengar ’s multiple wives, nor was she in the best relationship with her daughter.

Thus, Berengar and his father were left to smooth things over between their family. Of course, Berengar knew there was no conceivable way to get so many women to come together for an extended duration of time. Where there were multiple women; there was bound to be conflict; it was simply in their nature.

Nevertheless, after a few bites, he began to speak up and try to mend the gap between his mother and sister; at the very least, he could fix their relationship. Thus with a heavy sigh, he gazed fondly upon his sister before speaking the words he had been meaning to tell her for some time.

”Henrietta, Mother, it is time you learned the truth… ”

After saying these cryptic words, the two women gazed upon him with confusion in their blue eyes. They did not understand what he was referring to, and Gisela was the first to speak up on the matter.

”What are you talking about? ”