Vanessa entered her chambers and addressed her servant, "Tonight I shall prepare myself for my slumber."
The servant bowed, "Of course, Majesty," she gestured for the rest of the servants to follow her out.
Once they were alone, Vanessa began to remove her jewellery and she addressed the guard, "Where was Colin?"
"The traitor? He went into the blood woods like the stupid Scot he was," the guard replied.
Vanessa reached up to unclip her earrings, "How convenient."
The guard chuckled lowly, "He was easy to catch and hang."
"You made sure to make it look like those heretics in the woods yes?" Vanessa made eye contact, her eyes were hard.
The guard nodded in confirmation, "Yes Ma'am, feet first."
Vanessa begins removing her clothes and the guard takes his leave to his station outside of her door.
Once stripped down to nothing but her nightwear, Vanessa pulled her sheets back and screamed.
There, on her white sheet, was a giant X painted in the same red paint that had condemned the poor thief to death in Colin's place.
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Long May She Reign
FanfictionFrance 1557; Owen Stuart, Queen of Scots, had been hidden away at a convent for her safety since age 9. Engaged since childhood to the future king of France, she awaits her return to the French court for her wedding to Acho Denholm, the Dauphin of F...
