Chapter 9: PRAYING FOR A PROPOSAL
3 MARCH
Year 21 of the Reign of King Henry XII
The King’s formal invitation for me to join the royal family at church this Sunday arrived. I was prepared for it of course, but now that it’s in my hands.... A car’s coming to pick me up. As we do these days. Cars, not carriages, just to be clear. It’s like going to the airport!
I’m so nervous. I don’t know what Arthur’s told them. I don’t know what they think of him being seen with a northern girl, and I really don’t know what they think of me. This whole excursion feels like a test, and, as much as I want to spend time with Arthur, I don’t want to go. It’s terrifying. If I do anything wrong, or anything they — they, the King and Queen Consort of England! — take to be wrong, this entire adventure will be
