Grande dame's voice is heard"it would be ten years... before another man would enter liliana's sister's life.a man who was still a boy in many ways.
A grand Castle is shown in the middle of the night with crickets chirping and owls hooting.soon a dark hallway is seen as the king and queen of France walking with two lit holding sticks for light as they walk.
"I signed a marriage treaty with the king of Spain...and that boy will obey me,or there'll be hell to pay"King Francis explains angrily to his wife as he marches down the hallway to his son's Chambers.
"But he doesn't love her, my Lord"Queen Marie trys to explain to her angered husband as she follows him.
"It's not about love!"the king shouts at his wife as two follow them as well.
"Perhaps it should be!"the queen shouts back at her king.
"To become king...he must accept his responsibility."King Francis explains as they get closer to his son's Chambers their footsteps can be heard against the stone floors as they walk.
"A sapling cannot grow...in the Shadow of a mighty oak.francis he needs sunlight"Queen Marie explains to her stubborn husband as they come up to his chambers around the counter."he needs a good whipping"he comments make it his Queen scuff at that remark.
On the outside of a tower the prince can be seen using a rope made of bed sheets climbing all the way down from his chamber window.as soon as he is half way down he lets go jumping all the way down as he hears his parents."really,Francis,can't this wait till morning"Queen Marie ask her husband since it is the middle of the night as they Walk into there sons Chambers seeing that he is not there.
"If I can't sleep, neither shall he Henry wake up !"king Francis reports back to his wife before looking at his bed seeing his son not there before rushing to the window seeing the sheets tied together."oh no"the queen says knowing this would happen.befor plopped down on her son's bed with a sigh"not again"
Soon prince Henry is seen riding his horse away into the night as his father's voice can be heard shouting."call out the guard! Bring him back.!"
The next early morning the two sisters wake up one by the fire place after reading all night.while her sis Liliana is seen waking up be her husband.see Danielle still young and lives with their stepmother while Liliana lives in a small cottage her and her husband built on the grounds both work for there stepmother.
Liliana gets up quietly so that she doesn't wake her husband up who is sound asleep. She gets dressed before writing a small note after making a slight breakfast before heading to the main house to do work. Her sister Danielle wakes up and gets dressed as goes out to pick some apples. It was dawn when she went to pick apples roosters can be heard crowing as she walks by them as well as the pigs squealing.
She is seen dumping out a bucket of some food for them.soon she can be seen in a beautiful field picking all kinds of things smelling them to see what was good and what was not.soon a men can be heard talking as a horse neighs catching her attention just as a galloping noise is heard as many man ride past her on horses.
Soon she is seen walking towards back the house carrying everything in her apron.as she makes her way up a few steps she is slightly startled hearing a strangers voice as a her neighs as it fights against the stranger. "Come on you stupid beast come on!"prince Henry's voice is heard but Danielle thinks he's a stranger or a theif not realizing who it really was.soon the stolen horse can be seen galloping towards her making Danielle gas in disbelief before getting a furious look on her."oh no you don't"she says as she drops everything that was in her apron as she runs after him before picking up something and throwing it at him making said person Yelp and shout as he is coated with objects"ow!ohh!"as he is knocked off the horse from the power of the throw.
"Theif! This will teach you to steal my fathers horse"she yells as the horse runs past as she continues to throw things at him."mine slipped his shoe I've no choice"he trys to explain while dodging the flying objects his face covered by his cloak."and our choice is what"she ask as she continues to throw things at him.
"Wait"he pleads as he goes behind the horse to hide slightly.
"To let you?"Danielle retorts back grabbing more objects it starts throwing at him again and everywhere making him groan in pain."just to borrowing it"he trys to explain but Danielle wasn't having it.
"Leave ,or I'll wake everyone!"she threatened while throwing some more at him causing him to stubble around."ow!oh!"he groans as he keeps getting hit as he falls down having enough he stands back up throwing his cape of his face standing straight causing Danielle she look wide eyed and disbelief at who is in front of her.before dropping down to the ground and grovels."forgive me,your highness.i did not see you"she begs for forgiveness with her head now in respect. He hold his head and looks at all the bruises on him raises a slight eyebrow"your aim would suggest otherwise"he says
"And for that I must die"she explained with her head slightly bowed. Making him turn back towards her before he gets on the horse"uh,then uh...then speak of this to no one and uh...and I shall the lenient"he says coming up with an excuse as the horse just Puffs and snorts while he gets back on."we have other horses,your highness"she trys to persuade him from taking her father's horse as her head is still bowed not looking up."younger,if that is your wish."
"I wish for nothing more...than to be of my gilded cage"he says as he stops the horse right in front of her as the sun shines through the trees before he tosses a hand full of golden coins onto the ground in front of her"for your silence "he says before rideing off.she stays still for a moment watching him ride off before picking up the coins.

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Ever after
Historical FictionGoin Danielle and her older sister try to keep there farther s memory alive and as Danielle finds love. Disclaimer I don't own anything but my own ocs Danielle sister Liliana