Changing History: God's Intervention

Chapter twelve

The next morning came with a flurry of activity no one had expected the events of last night and since the king had been otherwise occupied not even he was ready for the news that Marie de guise had attempted to hold his adopted granddaughter hostage to get Mary's attention.

Mary's actions had shocked him as well that she turned against her mother had been coming he saw that when she took the regency and gave it to Stephan Narcisse. But punching her mother repeatedly... the act of unbridled rage in the face of someone attacking her family, her child it had a surge of pride welling in his chest. Yes she was not his daughter and though he'd raised her basically after she turned seven and came to France then he had to ship her off for her safety to the covenant.

Actions he had always regretted when he had wanted to keep her close and teach her as he did Francis even as he did bash... he felt now that maybe he had been right this Mary who was slowly emerging from her shell was not a young girl who first back arrived in court a little over two years ago with stars in her eyes this was the Mary that was queen.

The Mary that would be mother and wife to his favorite son Sebastian and now that he saw the woman she was he couldn't help but believe the only husband suitable for her was bash. They where one in the same but it left him in a pickle of what to do with her mother, one wrong move and Mary could turn on him so the only thing he could think to do was invite Mary and bash of course with Francis and his fiancée Lola to his private study to talk about her mother.

He sat in his study his hand on his chin thinking about what to say knowing he had to clear the air between his children before he could broach the Marie situation at all, as his door opened and the guard stepped in Henry came up with a plan

" your majesty your children and their fiancée's are outside they said you called them for a meeting." The guard said.

Henry nodded "yes send them in then leave us." He said waving his hand still deep in thought he didn't even know that guard nodded and backed out of the room. He didn't notice Mary, bash, Francis, and Lola walk in. He looked up as they set down and noticed they all four looked nervous.

He chuckled softly.

"Relax children I do not want to change anything with your present relationships or plans." He said

They all released a breathe and Henry saw both bash and Francis release a sigh as their respective fiancée released their grips on their hands slightly. He chuckled again.

"You four are well suited and well matched I see that now Francis while Mary is strong willed and will make a wonderful queen of France you need Lola who is not a queen and has no country to worry about except the one she lives in... I can see the love in your eyes for her and it is one I shared with Diane for many years so I do understand and I have no wish to break your union apart I see now that you and Mary where ill suited where as you and Lola are the opposite." He said

Francis smiled "thank you for saying that father, when we got your message we where worried that you had changed your mind or beg my pardon but maybe you where acting a tad mad again."

Henry chuckled softly "no my son I am completely sane so much so that I see things I haven't in years. All the schemes and the stress of Catherine drove me to near madness but I suppose not all can be placed on Catherine as much as I would like, which brings me to Mary and bash." He said looking at them.

Mary squeezed bashes hand again and bash watched his father warily.

"Bash you are my son, my favorite as everyone knows and I have been quick to always put you in harms way because you are not my heir, when Mary came back to court and you told me that you felt that you where falling in love with her despite everything... I should have allowed you to peruse her but I didn't I caused a mess and not only put you in more harms ways I also almost destroyed your relationship with your brother. I suppose you can thank Kenna for my newly found sense of being honest since I came to my senses and realized how much I love her and need her I realized what it was you where feeling for Mary and before I get to the business I called you and the others for I must apologize for not only trying to legitimize you and put you in harms way more so when I could have simply given you station and allowed you to be with Mary. But also for forcing you to watch as your brother took her in the marital bed I cannot imagine the pain it caused you son I am terribly sorry."