Chapter 73 - 73: The Crown Prince I (1/2)

Chapter 73 - 73: The Crown Prince I

When his father ascended the throne, Geoffrey was just 3 years old After a few iven the title of crown prince

His childhood, froh he enjoyed the privileges that ca has been plagued with high expectations, great disappointrew to have some awareness, he realized that his family was not like the ones he read and heard about He did not spend that much time with his parents because they have their own royal duties, or whatever their excuse was However, whenever he did, they were , often belittled him He would tell hi, not sh, and other kids could always do better than him Even when he achieved the best scores in school, it was always never enough But he thought with some consolation that his father was just like that because he expected more from him However, that did not h little boy at that time He has been quite sensitive and did not really take criticishtly Whenever his father would tell hi prickled and he would cry himself to sleep Yet, the next day, he would wake up and tell himself to do better, to be better so that he can ain, he would be called a disappointh his childhood that one would think that he has become numb to it

His mother, the queen on the other hand, was not any better Co from her own mouth, she told him that the only reason that he was able to be the crown prince was because she agreed to accept the mistress of his father to be a second wife She was hot and cold to him

At times, she would tell hiht and hope, that she expects great things from him That she would always protect hi hard because with his half-brothers, the battle for the throne will soon commence

Then the next, she will tell hi to her She will reiven to hi him that he was just like his father, that he would becorate and abandon her later

As a child, he did not understand why things were the way they were However, as he e between his parents were purely political That perhaps, he was treated the way he was, because he was not made from love

Yet, despite all these, Geoffrey persevered Instead of hating his parents like every other petulant child, he strived for their affection So starved of love was he, that he interpreted all those hurtful words as their effort to raduated as the valedictorian frohieri and returned hoe of 18, he hoped that things would becoive him a pat on the back and tell hiain, he was bound for a disappointment

Instead, his father told him that not because he was able to enter the house of the lords meant that he now has a voice That he should not let his insignificant achieveht about sos disliked the crown prince, because once they are old enough, they would hope nothing else but for their father to die so they can take over the throne

It was a blow to him All his life, he felt isolated and the only person who truly h his father was often harsh, he saw hi He idolized his father, placed hiold

Friends were not real friends but vassals, everyone who tried to have a close relationshi+p with him ever tried to use him as a mean to their end Even his mother saw him that way, merely a tool to solidify her position That hy his father was the only person he thought he could trust, the only person who truly cared for his well-being

So, again, he decided to let it go Possibly, his father saw his pursuit to greatness as a disrespect That he was power hungry and wanted the throne already In the end, he must still care for hiagement

So rebellious That he wanted his father to stop choreographing his life with tact reserved for pandas in captivity But that was not the reason