“Let me be frank, child. I am asking that you sacrifice part of your life in your service to the hollow crown. You will need to live beyond reproach yourself, or many ill-intentioned men will seek your favor. You will care for the children of my heirs. To be a midwife and companion in a noble household is a position of incomparable trust and confidence. My trust and confidence in you must be absolute. What say you, Ankarette Tryneowy? Do you recognize the honor you have been chosen for?” She had listened to his words and felt a niggling of doubt in her mind. Was he asking her to serve his
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