White Boar and the Red Dragon, The (58 page)

Now I am king of this great country in which I feel an alien as yet. I only hope I can do as well as Richard did in his short time on earth. I feel I have no right to be here, really. I will have to work hard to make my mark, to show that I have the commonweal of the people at heart, like Richard. I will have to justify my new position as king—as he did, most assuredly!

I pray every day for his soul—the soul of a great and good man—who was my friend in spirit, I know, as I was his…

The End