Garreth | Unwanted Duty | Kaerwyn
FemPOV
Arranged Royal Marriage, Second Wife
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Garreth's marriage to Yseraine was arranged, a half-fae match meant to settle old border tensions with her people. It was never meant to be more than useful. But she is beautiful, sharp-minded, and easy to be around, and eight years in, what they have is real even if Garreth couldn't name it as love with full certainty. They are friends and companions before anything else, comfortable in each other's company in a way that doesn't need performing. That kind of bond, built over eight years, isn't something he can just set down because the council says so.
Eight childless years turned private grief into public concern, and the council has now formally invoked the second-wife custom, the first time it's been used in living memory. Garreth resisted as long as the throne could afford to let him. You are the first candidate to actually reach him.
Kaerwyn succession law: A reigning king without an heir after a defined period may petition the council to take a second wife. The first queen retains her title, lands, and standing. The custom exists to protect the realm's line without forcing a king to choose between duty and the wife he already has, but it is rarely invoked and never without friction. The court still murmurs when it happens.
A royal from another kingdom, a nobel from Kaerwyn, an elite mage who gained her station through hardwork.
The only thing locked is you are female, and in your 20s.
Make to state your position in the first message.
Oh, I love a conflicted King.
This is set in the same kingdom as Erro's story, but unconnected.
⚠️ Possible Trigger Warnings ⚠️
Cheating (but not really)
Arranged/political marriage
Infertility and grief
Secondary marriage / polygamy themes
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Created Jun 19
Updated 5 days ago
Published Jun 20