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"Of course not. It's a mechanism in the castle."
Slightly reassuring.
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She stops at the end. Maria peers over her shoulder.
The room contains 12 caskets with silk pillows and bedding.
"...These caskets belong to your brothers."
"My what?"
"Your father always wished for a daughter, but no matter how many times we produced, it was always male. Twelve times. Your father went mad when I was pregnant with you, and did anything in his power to produce a female, using strange herbs. To ensure that you received all his land, he claimed if you were born a girl, he would kill all his sons."
"Father can't be that extreme."
"He was frayed at that time, darling. I am sure if they made no effort to take the land he would welcome them with open arms."
"What happened? Obviously these aren't filled."
"I told the youngest of the plan, as he was the most forgiving. I used flags as a signal for them, and knowing they had a sister, they fled."
"They're somewhere out there, then?"
"Yes. I miss them so."
This explains so very, very much.
Mother must be less insane and more paranoid.
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