reign

chapter one: an era rising

she was coming
some how that was the only words that kept forming in his head and no matter how hard he tried he was also failing hard to shake of the disturbing images that had him awakend that morning sitting bold up right in his bed shaking uncontrollably
but somehow the faught of Catherine hiss queen finding out was more frightening at the moment then the images he had seen ...even thou his ...gift...had changed her from a woman that wanted his head to a confidant keeping his secret the faught still made him shudder... she was still his queen and a ruthless one at that...a ruthless queen who despite helping him would surely kill him if she knew what he had seen...
she was coming
the words kept repeating themselves...even thou he wished they wouldn't

Scottland 1345
you can do this .today you win
the words raced trough my head as I trough the leather ball as high as I could in the air
whith a adrenaline rushing trough my vains I join the other girls as they once again started our daily game of football...the sky is cloudy today and I swear I felt it raining slitly as I had made my way out of the doors with the others into fresh air and an open field that we had grew acostumed to as the backyard of the convened the place some of us had known to be our home ever since we could remembsr but for me it had been home for eight years but that never mattered to me it was still home

marry! over here marry! kick the ball to me !
I smile as I hear my name being shouted but instead of obeying the voice I keep on playing injoying every minute of it and laughing maybe once or twice...
we must have been playing for an hour or so while the nuns had been walking in and out from the kitchen door to a long wooden table with a white simple fabric frown over it
..today we eat outside
suddenly in the middle of a game that I surely would have won the familiar sound of the dinner bell echos over the open field to us and immediately the game is forgotten and we all rush to the table to take our places
food at the convened was simple just like everything else was
it was an odinary life one I enjoyed troughly as we slowly take our places around the table I take a minute to look at the nuns sitting opposite us they were our mothers ...our family and I carred deeply for each one of them I new all the other girls felt same as me I smile slitly as I watch sister anna and two other nuns go around the table and fill our plates with warm porage sister anna was the head of the convened and the woman I trusted aboth all else when everyone had their plates filled up sister anna called for silince and we all bowed our heads in prayer..when she finished she sad down among the other nuns smiling as the girls started talking among each other again ..I whas silent thou enjoying the fresh air and the happiness that flooded trough me
but the feeling was faiding as the uncomfortable feeling that someone was whatching me grew stronger I looked to the place I felt it coming from with a frown on my forehead . and sure anough there she was sitting quitly amoung the other nuns watching me with....was that fear in her eyes ? I felt the uncomfortable feeling growing stronger as it became more clear by the minute that something wasn't quite right
and then...I drew my breath in sharply as I saw the unmistakable red colour of blood starting to stain her white vail the blood must be coming from her ear ...now everyone was looking but somehow to shocked to do anything as the blood started staining the whole veil blood also started prickeling out of her nose and she started coughing up foam..it was less then a second and she was dead her head in the bowl of porage ...and then everything changed rose an 8 year old who had been sitting next to me seemed to realize what happend and found her voice to let out a terrifying scream ...somehow that sat everything and everyone in motion
it was chaos nuns jumping up from the table grabbing terrified children and hurrying them in side shouts from the nuns to clear the table and sister anna shoutig panicked trough the chaos
"take that plate away immediately"
I looked down at my plate and I knew she ment mine ...ofcorse she ment mine...before I could get my bearings one of the sisters was by my side helping me to my feet and half dragging me inside I felt my limbs going numb and my heart beating faster I could feel the panic rising up in my trought and threatening to take me down completely ..just as I faught I would fall I felt the famaliar shoft hands of sister anna supporting me
"its alright sister "
I heard her saying to the other one but almost just hearing what they where saying since there was a loud ringing in my ears
"I can take it from here"
was it just me or was her voice shaking I heard the footsteps of the other sister growing fainter in the small cordidor she had safly gotten me in side ..
"marry ?"
I could here her struggling to keep her voice even
"marry ..child we have to make haist the carriage will be here any second and you need to get changed"
changed.. the word seems to bring me out of my panic state even thou I dont know how
seing that I had found my bearings again sister anna took my arm gently yet firmly and started showing me the way
as we walked almost ran down the corridor I couldn't help but feel frightened and confused
it must have shown on my face for sister anna suddenly spoke as we rushed down the gobbled floor
"there was an atempted on your live marry "
I looked at her shocked as the meaning of these words sink in seing the frightened look on my face sister anna knotted her head a sign that I dont have to worry even thou she new it was a struggle at this point
"who ever did this will be found and dealed with I asure you...these perpetrators wont going unpunished I promise ..but now the only thing that matters is getting you to safety"
I looked back over my shoulder not finding the words to say so I say the only thing that comes to mind
" poor sister Helen ...I..I didn't know"
sister anna had come to a standstill and her hand firmly held mine she looked me straight in the eyes
"know what....that she was your food taster...everything you have ever eaten had been tasted ever since you left your mothers breast. ..marry you are the queen of Scotland"
I knew the words she would say before it came out of her mouth I had always known ..somehow I had always prepared myself for this moment the moment I knew everything would change once again...but this time forever. ..or at least I faught I did
she smiled at me sadly a knowing look in her eyes she puts her hand soflty on my face ..
"come child"
this time her voice is soft gentle but a hint of sadness