The Aftermath

Charles said he wuldst provide us his confessor, shall that do?

I wish us to be husband and wife in every way and I feel as though time is getting away from us. As soon as you are well ?

Priests can perform weddings when one party is laying down, I believe. But I"m not sure, ask Charles.

We may do just that *actually laughs, and seems happy again, momentarily all thier problems forgotten*

Though was can wait until you are well if you wish

Now it is crucial, if I become pregnant ...

Nicholas, what was your parents names?

yes I had thought of that, I wudst not have you dishonored.


My Father's name was John, my Mother Annabelle

Nicholas, how did we come to this? Everything was so lovely ...

Tis my fault *he replies sadly* If my brother had not come here in search of me ....

Yes, but it is my fault for not believing you. I thought that since he was handsome and clever he must be good. I should have trusted you!

so we are both to blame or neither of us ... it matters not either way. We are here, and as long as we love each other, we shall find a way out of it together.

Oh, Nicholas I am so stupid! I thought I knew better than you. I thought Richard wouldn't go so far! I thought he would respect the fact that I was ill, that I was a Queen, that I was a mother, that I was soon to be his sister! But now I have to see his face smirking at me for a secret I can't tell!

You are not stupid my darling. You are trusting. You wanted only to give him a chance.

*kisses her cheek* do not think bad of yourself fo ryour kindness towards him

He is a greedy evil man, he respects nothing or no one. We shall find a way to be rid of him

I hope so. What went wrong with Richard? Why did you succeed and he fail?

I do not know, he is the oldest, he had every opurtunity laid before him. He was always greedy and self centered even as a child.

And he hath never liked me, though I know not why, I adored him when I was small, worshipped him, but he offered me only abuse in return.

Oh, that is so sad. If I have to marry this English beast, I ...

You wilst not, I wilst not allow that to happen ... at any cost

No, you will not. If he orders me to marry him, I shall and then you will come to our wedding in very nice clothes and give him a lovely gift, vous comprenz?

*scowls* Over my undead body

Fine then. If, instead of seeing sense, you will force me to kill you, than I shall.

*raises a brow* Do what you must, but I shall not remain here to see you wed another


Tell me dearest, If I were to be gone, the threats he holds against you removed, wuldst you still marry him?

*begins training vigorously and publicly*

*Slaps Nicholas across the face as hard as I possibly can*.

*Nicholas gets up* That is your answer?

How dare you even suggest I would so such a thing! If you were not here, and all of this drama was taken with you, this problem wouldn't exist! Why don't you just call me a whore to my face?

That was not my intention. Marie I do not think you a whore, I never have, even when there were those who wuldst have me believe so.


I only needed to know.

I know that if I were gone then Richard shuld have no power over you

No. He is still twice an Earl, he is still the Ambassador to England, he is still the 3rd wealthiest man in Scotland and he still knows what he did to me. He would still have power over me, even more in fact, without you here to protect me.