puhpine's Journal, 21 June 2014

Tired.
translated quote from "Markings of a king"

Tom was absolutely exhausted and dropped on the great kolonial bed. He was so tired of the endless learning, working and just being on his best behavior all the time. He would have given almost anything to be able to grab his old hoe and work the fields of his beloved monastery, but that ship had sailed, and it was a dream that was no longer attainable.
He took the bridge of his nose between his thumb and index finger and tried to push back his stinging headache. There was a soft knock on the door. Tom sighed, he was expecting the maids to come in and dress him up for dinner. Tom had forgotten what honored guest he was to dine with tonight, but fortunately he could rely on Gwendoline who was always prepared to perfection. He did not answer the knock and hoped that the maids would go away. There was a second knock, this time a little louder.
"Come in" Tom said in a very small voice, still hoping that he would not be heard, but the door opened anyway.
Tom knew that it was Gwendoline entering the room. He had no idea how he knew. He still had his eyes closed, but the somehow his heart enlightened the moment the door opened, and he knew only Gwendoline gave him that special feeling.
"King Adrian" Gwendoline whispered, "Are you okay?"
"I'm tired, but otherwise I'm fine, with whom are we going to dine tonight?"
"Uh, we where supposed to dine with the Duke of Geth, but he sends his apologies, because he has caught a nasty flu. You don't have to dress up, you can rest." Tom sat up on his elbows and gave Gwendoline a grateful look.
"That's good news. No I didn't mean that. I mean, that's too bad for the Duke, I hope he gets better soon." Tom was ashamed of his initial reaction, but he was pleased with the unexpected freedom nevertheless. He fell back on the pillows.
"Shall I wake you at 9 am? So you can meet with the Kings?" Gwendoline realized fully that the conversations with the kings every night where of crucial importance to King Adrian, it was his only chance of learning what it was like to be a real king. She did not see these meetings as pastime, but as a job. She also knew how tired he was afterwards. And still he often walked right to the library in the middle of the night to find out about the things he learned.
"Yes please, you may also send a servant, if you prefer." Tom mumbled, and he felt a great peace befall him.
"Goodnight King Adrian." Gwendoline whispered and closed the door softly in her wake.


Maud Olivier

I'll be ok, quitting is not an option!

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