[quote=@Balthazar007] This all sounds like spicy drama. I like it. But just to get the story straight: This character's mother slept with the prince on his wedding night, carried the baby in secret, and after the baby was born, she brought it to the mage and the man-in-arms that raised it. And the baby, of course, is your character? I think I followed, but I wanted to be sure. [/quote] Yup. And really the housekeeper (or towerkeeper?) Raised her. The Man-at-arms just trained her when she got older.