“Don’t you find this larger bedchamber less cozy than our old one, Catherine?” Jaime stood in the doorway and looked around her. This room was far different from the one she had shared with Catherine and Mary, the one Jaime still shared with Mary. But Catherine, now destined for the throne of England, had to be accommodated in a style suitable to her station. This was, by far, the finest of the guest chambers in the palace. But for all her teasing, Jaime envied nothing about her cousin’s situation.
Jaime took in the splendor of the royal suite, dutifully impressed by the carved oak panels and mantelpiece, the sumptuous red velvet of the drapes, and the fine quality of the down-cushioned furniture. Though she had been brought in through the “lady’s bedchamber,” she was quite certain that t
