Guillaume couldnât help but to smile as his uncle and the bishop produced his fatherâs will. The words he spied upon the page were rather simple and concise. âI name my son Guillaume as my heir and I leave all my worldly possessions to him.â His eyes strayed over the castle about him and then out the window to the courtyard below and the fields and orchards beyond that. All this and the title of Duke was now his and his alone.
It was rather pleasant vindication for the now rather young lord. At twenty he was now one of the youngest and most powerful lords in the kingdom. His reputation was fair, for heâd acquitted himself well in skirmishes and in the tournaments. Although his performances had not been flawless, for while none disputed his talent, experience had not quite taken the rough edges off his abilities. He was a tall man standing some six feet and three inches in height. His shoulders were broad and his frame was starting to fill out to leave him rather powerful in his build. At the moment he was clad rather appropriately in black, a rather rich woolen coat with thread of silver along its collar and sleeves in decorative fashion, matched with a black silk shirt and black pants to match the coat. Solid leather boots graced his feet while his sword was strapped to his waist.
His features were fairly handsome. They had a rather masculine strength to them at the jaw and chin. Green eyes were paired with jet black hair in a rather pleasing manner as well. There was a clever look about him although at the moment he seemed more distinctly pleased than anything else. Guillaume was shown the will and he nodded as he remarked âMy father is ever my benefactor in life as in death.â He bowed his head with an appropriate solemnity.
His sister was going to be devastated. She was his elder by two years and a rather striking woman in her own right. Many found her charming, although heâd ever suffered from her rather spiteful attentions. Heâd rather constantly heard how she was their fatherâs favourite and undoubtedly heâd leave all his estates to her, or at the very least gift her with so large a dowry for her marriage that he should be left with scarcely much at all. It had all rather grated upon him, and indeed she had had rather rich dowries pledged on the two occasions the woman had been promised in marriage, although both men had died in separate wars. However, nothing had been promised now nor any arrangements made. Not to mention that any such arrangements were now his to make with his fatherâs passing. A grim day indeed it would be for her, as she was now utterly and entirely at his mercy and never had she so much as lifted a finger to earn it.
It was rather pleasant vindication for the now rather young lord. At twenty he was now one of the youngest and most powerful lords in the kingdom. His reputation was fair, for heâd acquitted himself well in skirmishes and in the tournaments. Although his performances had not been flawless, for while none disputed his talent, experience had not quite taken the rough edges off his abilities. He was a tall man standing some six feet and three inches in height. His shoulders were broad and his frame was starting to fill out to leave him rather powerful in his build. At the moment he was clad rather appropriately in black, a rather rich woolen coat with thread of silver along its collar and sleeves in decorative fashion, matched with a black silk shirt and black pants to match the coat. Solid leather boots graced his feet while his sword was strapped to his waist.
His features were fairly handsome. They had a rather masculine strength to them at the jaw and chin. Green eyes were paired with jet black hair in a rather pleasing manner as well. There was a clever look about him although at the moment he seemed more distinctly pleased than anything else. Guillaume was shown the will and he nodded as he remarked âMy father is ever my benefactor in life as in death.â He bowed his head with an appropriate solemnity.
His sister was going to be devastated. She was his elder by two years and a rather striking woman in her own right. Many found her charming, although heâd ever suffered from her rather spiteful attentions. Heâd rather constantly heard how she was their fatherâs favourite and undoubtedly heâd leave all his estates to her, or at the very least gift her with so large a dowry for her marriage that he should be left with scarcely much at all. It had all rather grated upon him, and indeed she had had rather rich dowries pledged on the two occasions the woman had been promised in marriage, although both men had died in separate wars. However, nothing had been promised now nor any arrangements made. Not to mention that any such arrangements were now his to make with his fatherâs passing. A grim day indeed it would be for her, as she was now utterly and entirely at his mercy and never had she so much as lifted a finger to earn it.