“We can only hope.” Margaret gazed up at a crucifix on the wall. “Our line ended tragically enough. Who knows how long the Tudor line will last.”
* * *
Upon ending their visit, Amethyst promised Mary that they would correspond, and offered any help she could give the girl. She had a troubled life ahead of her, but she certainly was better off here on the Welsh border than anywhere near court and once Amethyst was married to Henry, she'd be a devoted and loving stepmother.
* * *
The eve she returned to court, Amethyst joined the king on the dais in the great hall, at his insistence. As the queen's seat stayed conspicuously vacant for longer and longer periods of time, Amethyst felt that Henry wanted her up there not to honor her or dangle another enticement over her head, but out of pla
