"And so then I taught Her Grace what it truly meant to be a woman. You mark my words; she'll never look for anything more in a man again. I'll fill the nursery with girls and the whole of England will sing my praises as the most beloved Prince Consort the country has ever had. As I should be, for how can any foreign Prince ever hope to know this beautiful land the way a true Englishman does? How can they be expected to love her and defend her against her enemies as truly and fiercely as she deserves?"
Henry's voice was loud and his hand unsteady as he poured more wine in to both his own cup and those of his friends, "And when I have succeeded where the Prince of Castile failed, Her Grace will give me whatever I desire. I'll make you all Earls and the richest landowners in England to boot.
