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1 tlk70000049_03_msg001 84 Though it is a delicate topic, I hear the king has been long troubled by his failure to conceive a child with his wife.
2 tlk70000049_03_msg002 84 Of course, it presented the immediate problem of succession to the throne...
3 tlk70000049_03_msg003 84 But I fear it may also have been your birth, Prince Addam, that damaged his relationship with his wife beyond repair.
4 tlk70000049_03_msg004 84 They never did manage to produce a legitimate heir, which is why you were summoned here to the mainland.
5 tlk70000049_03_msg005 84 On the night he made that difficult decision, His Majesty said something none of us retainers will ever forget.
6 tlk70000049_03_msg006 84 "The life of royalty is a cruel one. To think I cannot even allow my own child the freedom he deserves."