Knightmare27
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Scotland, 1820
Crispin McDowell was a little anxious. Everything was prepared for the wedding - but the bride had not arrived yet. Strictly speaking, the much bigger problem was that he had not seen her yet, either, but that mattered not. What did matter was that the girl, Delphine by name, was from an ancient French noble family. Almost as ancient as his own clan, if not more so. Very rich, too. Sure, some of his sons had fought at Waterloo - maybe even shot some of her relatives, if he thought about it. This was, however, exactly why this marriage was so important. Her family had survived the French Revolution near intact, a relative rarity among the ancient noble houses of France, and thus she was politically important.
She was also, and this only increased his anticipation of her arrival, reportedly young and pretty. Young, pretty and headstrong. Reportedly, some burly brothers of hers had had to drag her all the way to Calais. Dumb girl: Only a woman, and a childish one at that, could consider something as politically important as a noble marriage a matter of feelings! Had he refused to sign a treaty with his neighbours just because he destested the very sight of them? Of course not! The French spoiled their girls rotten, and she would soon learn that a wife did not need to love her husband - just obey him. Till death do them part.
The rumbling of a carriage made him look towards the winding path below: There she was!
Crispin McDowell was a little anxious. Everything was prepared for the wedding - but the bride had not arrived yet. Strictly speaking, the much bigger problem was that he had not seen her yet, either, but that mattered not. What did matter was that the girl, Delphine by name, was from an ancient French noble family. Almost as ancient as his own clan, if not more so. Very rich, too. Sure, some of his sons had fought at Waterloo - maybe even shot some of her relatives, if he thought about it. This was, however, exactly why this marriage was so important. Her family had survived the French Revolution near intact, a relative rarity among the ancient noble houses of France, and thus she was politically important.
She was also, and this only increased his anticipation of her arrival, reportedly young and pretty. Young, pretty and headstrong. Reportedly, some burly brothers of hers had had to drag her all the way to Calais. Dumb girl: Only a woman, and a childish one at that, could consider something as politically important as a noble marriage a matter of feelings! Had he refused to sign a treaty with his neighbours just because he destested the very sight of them? Of course not! The French spoiled their girls rotten, and she would soon learn that a wife did not need to love her husband - just obey him. Till death do them part.
The rumbling of a carriage made him look towards the winding path below: There she was!