𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞|| Spanish Princess

11. Elizabeth

-Episode 3-

I held my somewhat flat stomach that held a heir inside of it, I walked past Catherine, "My Lady." She stopped me, "Princess Catherine." I said curtsying quickly.

"You are holding your stomach?" She asked with question, I looked at my hand, "I am with child, so is my handmaiden Joan." I said with a slight smile.

Her face donned a dark expression as if she lost a battle against me, but she replaced it as fast as she could, "Congratulations, you know my mother gave birth to me and my sisters before a boy." She laughed to me.

"Well if you excuse me I must see his grace, the king." I stated walking towards the garden where he would be with his wife Elizabeth, we were staying at Ludlow, but as his mother pregnancy was going closer to her confinement he wanted to see her before that time.

I walked around the castle, but I couldn't find them within the palace, I stumbled upon Henry, "Henry, do you know where your mother and father is?" He was about to speak when Meg came running, "Henry, mom!" That's all she had to say before he ran to her side to find Mary.

I walked around the palace trying to find someone when I came across Lady Pole, "Lady Pole." I said to her, "Princess Helene." She curtsied, "What is going on with the queen?" I asked knowing why Henry left.

"She entered her labors early and had to give birth, now if you excuse me." She left me as quickly as she spoke, I went to me and Henry's room hoping that Elizabeth might be ok, and Henry would be there.

I walked to our rooms and sat on the bed.

-Few hours later-

I awoke to the door slamming and I jerked up, I saw Henry broken on the floor, crying, "Henry." I said rushing towards him, "What is wrong?" "My mother-she-she-is dead." He sobbed to me.

He grabbed onto me like a man needing help in wars, I grabbed him out of comfort knowing that he was going through grief if his mother.