I don't want to say all of them...
But- I will say the one that is perhaps... my most damning.
My second-born son. Earamon.
Executing him led to- my third-born son, Donngal... inheriting.
... You know how I talked- about needing a stable kingdom?
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post-wipes a tear out of his eye- No- I will... explain.
If only because- I don't want you to know a half-told story...
Drost- had died. I was... in my 60s, maybe approaching my 70s...
Earamon was standing to inherit, should I die... and I was expecting myself to die any moment...
Earamon, bless his soul he had always been... slow. Donngal was- a genius, and Drost was the best of my sons.
But- there Earamon sat to inherit... I knew that if I had given up the ghost, before he did... the Kingdom would be in danger.
A King without intellect is not a good king to have- and I knew that if anything... Earamon's rule would be disastrous... more rebellions would happen.
Everything I had unified- would shatter- and Earamon himself- was easily influenced...
I loved Earamon. Truly I did. I felt pity that he wasn't as gifted as the other sons but... -sighs- He was the one who was inheriting... he had a wife- and children too, so I couldn't exactly... send him off to be a priest to stop his inheritance.
... -sighs- Which is why- I feigned a fit of anger. Being senile in my age. That sort of thing... and I did a tyrannical act- without charge, I imprisoned- and executed him. When we were alone, for me to- do the act... I almost couldn't do it. I spent at least, three moments to apologize, as deeply as I could for the circumstance. But- I did do it.
Thus it was... that my Third-born- Donngal, would inherit the throne when I eventually died.
I can't blame Drost's illness. I can only say that if Drost had not have died... I would never have killed Earamon. If Earamon was going to be capable... I would never have killed him. If he wasn't the one in line to inherit... I would not have killed him.
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post

Heh. I wouldn't, considering I don't really know her, period.
(Smirks and shrugs. Is some slovenly motherfucker
◊ with his hands in his pockets like so.)
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