The Musgrave Ritual: Burden

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Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Burden
Author: Castiron
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Inspired by this exchange:

"'And how was it then that Charles did not get his crown when he returned?' asked Musgrave, pushing back the relic into its linen bag.

"'Ah, there you lay your finger upon the one point which we shall probably never be able to clear up. It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it.'"
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We have returned to our home, but our true King remains in exile.

As I watch my small son with his nurse, I think of the treasure we guard, our King's crown -- a heavy burden even for a man, let alone for a boy so young, so untried.

I will not lay it on his shoulders yet. There is time.