In which King Edward IV finds himself captivated by a woman he cannot have and no matter how many years pass or how hard he tries, he is unable to give up on their love. For she had a place in his heart no one else could have, a place not even his o...
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"So Arthur sends his willful sister to us," Margaret spoke up in an annoyed tone as she turned to look at her husband.
"It seems as though he's trying to prove a point to her," Stanley replied, causing Margaret to give him a weird look.
"And what point is that?" She asked, raising a brow at him.
"That I do not know, but we mustn't refuse this offer. If Arthur and Thomas die in battle, even if House York wins, Lizbeth is the key to England and keeping a hold of the Yorks in England. This upcoming battle will decide all of our futures, but either way, Princess Lizbeth is the key to it all. If your son wins, she will be his wife," He explained, which Margaret wasn't happy about.
"It should be Princess Grace marrying my son," She complained and it wasn't because she was upset that the girl died in general, but because it meant Lizbeth would be marrying Henry.
"Yes, but because of your mistakes, the poisoned tea killed Grace instead of Lizbeth," Stanley pointed out, earning an annoyed look from Margaret.
"Tragically," She muttered under her breath and rolled her eyes.
"You will not bully her, Margaret," He scolded his wife in a stern tone.
"I do not bully. I will merely help her to move closer to our Lord as her mother has clearly failed to do so as of late," She explained, but they both know she was lying.
"Good. Because that girl is just like her mother. If you bully her, she will surely bully you back and you don't want her as an enemy. Not at a time like this," Stanley snapped at Margaret, just before leaving the room.
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At Bedford Castle, Nora stood in the gardens made in honor of her daughter Grace. She smiled sadly, admiring the dozen white and red roses that had grown in the past year.
"Lizbeth has arrived at Lady Stanley's home," Lizzie spoke up, causing Nora to turn her head to look at the girl who happened to technically be her stepdaughter.
"She won't remain there for long, I'm sure of it. Margaret will soon find herself unable to deal with Lizbeth's willfulness," Nora assured the girl, grabbing Lizzie's hand in comfort since she knew that she was worried.
"If Henry Tudor wins and Lizbeth marries him, her sons will die, Nora," Lizzie complained in a worried tone as she slowly released herself from the woman's grasp, "Because my mother and I cursed the line of whoever killed my four brothers."
"Henry will not win," Nora argued in a stern tone, "He can't. Richard is right. This boy knows nothing of warfare. The first sight of bloodshed, he'll run with his tail between his legs."
