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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina
Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the
Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Pairing: Ministers Notes: Challenge 45. Baby Series 2 #109. Takes
place approximately at the same time as Have You Heard?
Debating The Issue “This is unacceptable. Attention was to be on the abilities of suitable candidates to be Queen. This murder is eclipsing the aim of the entire evening.” “I hardly feel an untimely death is cause to fear a Queen will not be chosen from present applicants. It was not one of the candidates who met so untimely and unfortunate a demise.” “It could be no worse if it was!” The Minister hissed. Huddled knots of people, much like the one in which he found himself, dotted the ballroom. Speculation was rife as to the identity of the murder victim and the repercussions Sanc would feel. The cream of the ESUN’s nobility and leaders were present this evening and a murder amid such tight security was on everyone’s mind. “How so?” “The murdered man was one of the candidates to wed the Princess Royal. It might as well have been one of those seeking to attract Milliardo’s attention. Sanc is firmly in the spotlight and if we cannot keep our influential and high profile guests safe what does that say for Sanc in general?” “That we are human?” “Sir, this situation is not in the least amusing!” “Do you see any of us laughing, Minister? No one is denying the gravity of the situation.” “You should remember the old idiom that any publicity is good publicity.” “Not this kind!” “We hardly need the kind of publicity cold-blooded murder will bring. What if people leave now at the beginning of the courtship? The King has enough of a reputation that it was difficult to attract the best blooded women currently available on Earth. A killer running around in our midst murdering guests is not exactly a vote of confidence. Courtship protocols are difficult enough under the best circumstances.” “Gentlemen, have you no true concept of how His Majesty views this circus we have surrounded him with? The man is in official mourning for his wife and we have surrounded him with bright young starry-eyed females hoping to eclipse the past and generate a future as Queen of Sanc.” Three of the five in the cluster had the grace to look uncomfortable. The King’s marital status had been a point of much debate in Parliament over the last six months and many of the older gentlemen had been reserved about pushing for a match so soon after Milliardo had taken the throne. The debates had raged until the younger Ministers had gained a majority vote for the Christmas season to be utilized for the purposes of shifting the King’s attention to his empty marital bed. To the older Ministers it seemed their younger colleagues had forgotten this was the Christmas Season and not an all out push to give the King something other than his pet project to think on. “While lamentable, it is of no consequence. One must look to the future. Young Winner understands that. One could wish he was heir to Sanc.” End
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