Princess Francesca's bedchambers

I take a deep breath and think for a moment. Love...love feels like...well....amazing. You always want to be with that person. They give you butterflies in your stomach and to be apart from them is pure torture. At least that is how Henry makes me feel. She has this look about her and it makes me smile. Are you in love Anne?

I can clearly tell that she is in love....but with whom? I smile as I speak, No, do not tell me just yet. Make sure this person is the one that you wish to marry then tell me.

For a moment, my heart drops as I fear I know who it is. It is Henry isn't it? Rolling my eyes, I walk back towards the window, breathing deeply.

I breath a sigh of relief. Close to us.....how close do you mean? I set down my goblet and brace myself with what I feel is bad news.

Instantly I cover my mouth. Are you serious????? I lean my head out the window and proceed to vomit a little. I regain my composure after a few moments and finally able to look at her. My father? Why my father? Do you know what this would mean for my chances for my marriage to be repaired if this news got out?

I....wha... I just shake my head, utterly speechless.

Well duh I am surprised! I look away, take a deep breath, and look back to her. I am not one to tell my father who he can and cannot love so if you make him happy and vice versa, then go for it.

(Sorry. I had to be a bit modern in the first part lol)

My face turns white as snow. Oh no....please don't tell me that you two have made love? I shiver, unable to process it all.

...And who turned you away, making you so sad that you turned to my father? I now sit down on the window seat and attempt to catch my breath. I have one screwed up family!

I simply just look at her with a blank look. My fingers grip on the seat now finally relaxes. At least you are finally happy and in love. At least someone is happy around here. I rest my head back against the wall, feeling drained.

Here. Let me show you something. I stand up and slowly walk to the little desk on the opposite side of the room. I retrieve a scroll, the annulment scroll and hand it to her. This is the fake annulment that declared my marriage to Henry void which got me in trouble. Henry didn't even get a chance to look at it. It was given to me after the trial was over.

You do this for me.... I take a deep breath before speaking again, ....I will make sure that my father's marriage gets annulled and you two can marry. That is my solemn promise. I just want Henry to see the truth.