[ if she is honest, she does not know what to think of it. ]

Lucky for you, you are a man. The ability to make such a choice might not have been easily gained, but it is yet possible.

[ she glances away, in silence. she has one path before her, and she abhors it. yes, she would certainly rather be queen than dead. but she would rather henry be dead than be queen. ]

That is not how it works in our world, and you would know it better than others. I am to be one man or another's broodmare. I am to bear children, and obey the man who will be my husband and master.

The kind of love my parents knew.. [ her smile is thin. ] even my mother says it is not for me. I am for greater things than simple happiness. But I would..

[ she allows her hand to fall from his face, and draws her legs from the water, tucking them beneath her skirts, which are pooled around her. the things he makes her feel make her very afraid of losing her common sense, or even more. and what that might mean. and what might happen as a result.

he truly is the moon and stars in her eyes, yet a great unknown; much like the things he evokes in her. ]

Please forgive my boldness earlier. It was not my place to be so forward.