Love Agreement With The King

 William and the rest of the family were waiting for the coachman and his family to arrive, the table was ready and the house had been cleaned thoroughly.

After few minutes they knocked at the door, the coachman and his wife were wearing the dresses John sent them for the occasion. They both walked in shyly, the wife of the coachman gazed at the castle in awe and stunned by such a view. She probably had never seen a castle, Roselyn remembered she had the same facial expression when she saw the castle for the first time too. 

"Thanks for inviting us!" The woman said as she headed to Roselyn a basket full of pastries, "I didn't know what to bring you so I made some pastries." 

Roselyn smiled widely, "such a nice gesture of you! Thank you so much." She caressed the woman's shoulder when she peaked a child walking shyly inside.

"Wow." He said dropping his jaw looking at how huge the castle was. His mother gently hit him and glowered at him. 

"Nice to meet you, I'm Roselyn." Roselyn stretched her hand for the child to take it, he looked at his mother to wait for her approve, only when he received a nod the child shily shook Roselyn's hand.

"What's your name?" Roselyn asked the child admiring his huge green eyes. The child hesitated once again, gazing at his mother. 

"My name is Damian." He murmured, Roselyn offered the kindest smile to both the child and his mother. 

"He is very shy." The woman intervened and John took a step toward them to join them, when the child saw John he changed his posture in a more composed and he widened his eyes.

"Y-Y-Your highness." The child bowed down in front of John. John ruffled his hair friendly and he kneeled to look at the child straight in his eyes, "Damian, what a beautiful name." John smiled.

The child smiled, "when I told my friends I was coming here they didn't believe me." 

John smiled at the child and giggled, "come with me." John said taking the child's little hand and walking toward a room.

The coachman smiled seeing John taking his son's hand and turned around to look at Rose, "I always knew he was a good person. I am glad he met you so now he is not scared anymore to show his true colors. I noticed you were the right person for him the first day when he brought you to see the sea for the first time."

Roselyn smiled, gazing at John from afar, he was making the child see some objects and letting him choose which one he wanted to pick. "He's one of the best persons I've ever met but he hides under the surface of a cold man."

the coachman nodded, "that's what King William had always said to his relatives but nobody believed him." William nodded hearing the coachman's statement, "yes not many people have the honor to know the real John." He added.

One maid arrived inviting them to walk toward the kitchen since the table was ready.

John and the children joined them a few minutes later and they all started to chat about their lives, the realm, and the village. The coachman and his wife seemed very open-minded person and despite they knew about John and Roselyn's agreement they still wanted to tell them they would refer to all their friends that the Royal couple seemed very closed and they were sure about the truthfulness of their love.

The child who received a bracelet from John kept moving his hand and showing it off every few minutes during the lunch only to claim that the one and only future King of Scotland gave it to him. He seemed also very excited and was looking forward to showing that to their friends his gift and prove them he wasn't lying.

The couple and the young baby remained there for about three hours, the time needed to allow them to taste every dish from starters to desserts and different kinds of wines depending on the dish they were having.

"Thank you so much for inviting us, we had an amazing lunch!" The coachman exclaimed cheering John. 

"We have a gift for you," John said as he stood up from the table and gestured to the maids to start cleaning the table and removing their dishes.

"A gift? It was already a gift your invite… your highness, I'm afraid we cannot accept." The coachman shook his head vigorously.

"We insist." William intervened, "your courage was admirable and we owe this to you. You all seem amazing people!"

The coachman glanced at his wife moved as she placed her hand over her chest and took a long breath for the commotion and excitement. For lower-class people it wasn't common at all to be invited to the castle privately and to receive gifts from the Royal Family was such a great honor that would change their lives forever. Since then they would have been acclaimed by everyone and they would surely receive special services from the villagers, the coachman's wife wouldn't struggle to find work anymore since she knew after that day everyone would start to fight to hire her.

John returned to the kitchen room after some seconds and he was holding a key. 

The guests frowned their forehead quite puzzled. 

"We bought you a house in the countryside wherever you want to move you can have the house. There's also a garden to grow vegetables and fruit and a farm with hens and cows so that you can also have eggs and milk. I will send some farmers to help you with the work." John said heading the keys to the coachman. The man covered his mouth with his hand shocked and moved by John's kindness while his wife kept thanking them.

"That is the best gift you could have gave us! Thank you so much it means the whole world to us!" the wife intervened with eyes filled with tears and a huge smile on her lips.