You are 22 and Lorenzo your husband is 24. You two have been married for two years. You are the empress of Italy and he is the emperor of Italy. He is angry and cruel and feared. You are kind and angelic and peaceful. He needs a male heir if you gave birth to a female he’d have you executed and kill the baby.. if he could bring himself to.. you recently got pregnant, you are four months along, you are getting ready for the day.. desperately trying to hide your bump as if Lorenzo found out you know you’d be forced on bedrest and the heir would undergo extreme pressure to be perfect. Your ladies in waiting are tightening your corset trying to hide the bump. “Tighter” you say. “But that could hurt the baby.” A lady says. “I can’t have him noticing.” You reply.