Reign (2013–2017): Season 1, Episode 9 - For King and Country - full transcript

NOSTRADAMUS: Since Mary,
Queen of Scotland, was a child...

... the English have wanted
her country and her crown.
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She is sent to France
to wed its next king,

to save herself and her people,

a bond that should protect her.

But there are forces that conspire...

forces of darkness,

forces of the heart.

Long may she reign.

- MAN: Previously on Reign...
- Marry me.

Yes, yes.



Nostradamus believes that someday
you will be the cause

of Francis' death.

Walk away from this marriage.

All images of Francis' death
are tied to your union.

I don't believe any of it.

NOSTRADAMUS : I see your ladies
circled around; one among you will die.

MARY: Aylee.

As Queen of Scotland,
I have made a decision.

I lay no claim to the English throne.

What if you were legitimized?

You're talking about changing
the line of succession.

And that's the sort of talk

that gets bastards
and mistresses beheaded.

DIANE: Catherine has sworn
to keep our secret,



but she can't be trusted.

She can't control me or you
if she can't catch us.

Go on your own.
Leave today.

- Where are you going?
- Far.

That's my destination as well.

FRANCIS: Mary! Mary, please!

(HORSE WHINNIES)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

(SHOUTING)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

MAN: Come on!

Yah!

This way, Mary, quick.

(HORSE WHINNIES)

We're trapped.
There's no way around.

We have to go back.
The King's guards...

Will intercept us.

We'll never outrun them
in the woods anyway.

MARY: We'll be captured and
dragged back to French Court.

The King wants England.
He won't give up.

If we're found...

Get down, quickly.

I'm going to get you
back to Scotland.

- How?
- MAN: This way.

Bash, what are you doing?

Just trust me.

Can you swim?

This is the only way out.

Are you mad?

- We'll never survive it.
- You can do this.

Stop! In the name of the King!

Seize them!

We've checked every outbound ship

from Dunkirk to Bayeux, Your Majesty.

The Scottish Queen and your son

- must still be in France, but...
- They didn't just disappear.

Bash has many talents,
but magic isn't one of them.

Find them! Go.

CATHERINE: They've been gone
for more than a week.

You'll never find them.

Francis is back from his own search.

I tell him it's pointless,
they're long gone,

- but he persists.
- What did you expect?

Mary's his fianc?e.

They were hours from being wed.

Until she rode off with his brother.

I'd call that engagement off.

What I'd like to know is why.

I don't know. She was probably
involved with him for months.

What is it about her marriage
to our son that strikes

such fear in your black heart?

The truth, Catherine, for once.

Mary is dangerous

because she's in danger.

Because the English hate her,
and they always will,

especially if she lays claim
to their throne as you insist.

I believe she brings destruction,

which will reach
our lands and our hearts.

This isn't your decision.

And if I find out her departure
is your doing in any way,

I'll have grounds to execute you.

I grow weary of your threats.

I grew weary of you a decade ago.

All I need is cause to be rid of you.

Perhaps this time,

you've given it to me.

You can't do this.

Take off for days
at a time on your own?

I had guards with me,

guards that I can trust.

Guards that don't answer to you.

We're only back because
there was a sighting of a girl

alleged to be Mary
in a village nearby.

A girl who appeared to be barely ten.

Well, few people in France
have set eyes on Mary.

She has money.

She can buy passage
as well as silence.

She has Bash to navigate for them.

You won't find them,
and why would you want to?

Because I want to know why she left.

Well, didn't you ask her?

She said that she couldn't trust me

to put her interests before France.

And she's right.

And I know, because you'll
be an extraordinary king.

She made an excuse.

It's not why she left, I know it.

Then she's a liar.
Why would you want her?

Because I love her,

despite everything that she's done.

And because I sense
your hand in this.

I don't think the innkeeper
believed our story.

That we were attacked by bandits?

Honest people don't
ride through the woods.

Honest, foolish people do.

Do you think that you're
foolish for helping me?

I only meant that
the woods are dangerous.

Not as dangerous as court,
as it turns out.

Do you really think
that Queen Catherine knew

about your mother's plot
to have you legitimized?

Yes. She used the information

to blackmail my mother
into leaving court.

My mother never should have done
this behind my father's back.

And behind yours.
You never asked to rule France.

This was never what you wanted.

Try convincing anyone of that.

They're going to think
the worst of us, you know.

I'm sure Francis already does.

I'll find some horses tomorrow.

We'll get a boat from Calais

and put this all behind us.

Now, get undressed.

What?

You'll want dry clothes.

We have a long day tomorrow.

All right then. Turn around.

For the entire night?

There's not a thing left in
your bag that isn't soaked.

Let it dry.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

MAN: Innkeeper.
Brought you some fresh linen.

Hide. Quickly.

Our innkeeper lacked grace,
but he wasn't wearing heavy boots.

Well, if it isn't the
bastard son of France.

Those people you paid off to keep
their silence, we paid them more.

- Where's the Queen?
- I dropped her off in Calais.

She's halfway across the
Channel in a four-masted galleon.

Without her clothes?

Did they tie her to the
bow like a figurehead?

The King wants you back alive,

but he said nothing of your fingers.

Last chance.

Stop! I'm right here.

Unhand him.

This man is under my protection.

Apologies, Your Grace, but this man
is a French subject, not Scottish,

- and he's a criminal.
- And what crime has he committed

beyond ensuring my safety?

Weren't you engaged to his brother?

I suppose that's why I heard
the word "treason" bandied about.

All I know is the King
wants his son back at court.

- I can help.
- BASH: No.

I'll explain why you came with me.

I'll make Henry understand.

And Francis?

He won't let you leave twice.

I jumped off a cliff
with you and I survived.

This time let me take the lead.

The King wants him
taken to the dungeon.

BASH: I'll be fine.

Be strong.
You have to.

Mary!

Is my brother hurt?

Not yet.

They're locking him up.

And you...

Are you all right?

I suppose you wondered
if you'd ever see me again.

Yes.

I knew I'd see you.

If I hadn't found you,
if the guards didn't,

I would have come to Scotland...

Francis, please, don't.

- Nothing has changed.
- Everything's changed.

We woke up at sunrise in each
other's arms and I promised

to stand by you forever,

against anyone, even my father.

And by sundown,
you'd run off with my brother.

This isn't Bash's fault.

No, you say it's about
France bullying you

into claiming the throne of England,

or because my loyalties
might lie to my nation

and not to you.
But I swore myself to you,

and I know you believed me.

Tell me what happened.

My friend died.

My heart broke.

Why did you leave?

Explain to me how Aylee's death made
you decide you couldn't marry me.

Give me an honest answer.

I deserve that. I was prepared
to give everything to you.

Including your life.

I know that, and I'm sorry.

But I can't marry you.

The King requests your
presence in the throne room.

Begging your pardon, Your Grace,
he just wants Queen Mary.

The guards say you chose to return.

I am here on Sebastian's behalf.

And to make peace
between our nations,

as it seems there is some
ill will in the wake of my decision

not to marry your son, Francis.

I am hoping you can
help me with this.

HENRY: I'll help you make peace.

Marry Francis, as we'd agreed.
Lay claim to England.

The story for your
abrupt departure is this:

- You were a bride overcome by nerves.
- No.

No?

You are here at your mother's...
at Scotland's bidding.

Your wedding is a treaty of nations.

Women don't often say no,
to Henry.

When they do he thinks it's a game.

It usually is.

But Mary isn't your usual girl.

She is Scotland.
She is its queen.

All right then.

Let's negotiate.

As leaders.

Shall we start with your
desire to protect Bash?

You're fond of him, aren't you?

Aren't you?
He's your son.

He was protecting me.
Bash did nothing wrong.

And you, you shared a bed with him.

- There are witnesses.
- They're lying.

But go ahead, ruin me.

I couldn't give a damn about
my reputation in France.

In Scotland?

They will believe their queen.

A queen with blood on her hands
who let her lover die?

Sebastian ran off with
the future king's fianc?e.

Destroying an alliance
between our countries.

Don't do this.

You want to be treated like a ruler?
Someone who can say no?

Do you need lives at stake
to take this seriously?

Henry, you wouldn't.

You'll marry my son, Francis,
and accept our nation's support,

as you and your new husband,
lay claim to England.

Or I will execute my son,
my subject, Bash,

for the treason
of costing me England.

You can watch him bleed to death
on your wedding altar.

CATHERINE: Leave us.

Now.

You should never have come back here.

I had no choice.

Bash was accused of treason.
I couldn't let him suffer on his own.

I was afraid something
like this might happen.

Find a way to convince King Henry
that I won't back down,

before he carries
through with his threat.

Killing Bash?

I can't believe he would do it.

I won't take that chance.

Well, then lie.

Say that you and Bash

- are already married.
- How?

You grabbed a priest on the road.

You said your vows in a cowshed.

Even Henry can't override
a union sanctified by God.

No.

But he can kill Bash
in anger on hearing it.

Do you have any other ideas?

I've sent word to my mother.

In truth, I cannot believe
that she and her advisors

would support a claim
on England at this time.

Henry's already been
corresponding with your mother.

Once he learned that the
English Queen was dying.

She wants me to do it.

Scotland wants me
on the throne of England.

- They know it's a risk...
- Less so, with Francis at your side.

They want me to wed the next
King of France without delay.

So, there is no other option.

I must tell Francis of the prophecy.

You must find another way.

Francis will reject the
prophecy as superstition.

And he will convince
you to marry him.

You know I am right!

I will explain to him why I
believe Nostradamus's visions.

Giving him arguments he can talk you
out of with reason and logic.

And he will.

Because the fact that Nostradamus can
see the death of the man you love,

is not something that you
want to believe either.

But I do believe it.

You won't when he's done with you,

because Francis is
reasonable in all things,

but he is relentless
in his love for you.

If you tell Francis,

he will wear you down,
and he is as good as dead.

And if I do nothing,

Bash will die.

(DOOR SLAMS)

You look pathetic.

But I feel your hatred.

You don't even have the
decency to feign remorse

for killing that girl.

I did it to save Mary.

You killed Aylee
to fulfill my vision.

The Queen was planning to kill her.

So, you've said.

And you're right,
Catherine would have.

Kings and queens do that.

To save another, to save themselves,

when it suits them, they play God.

Monsters like you should not.

Did you not enjoy your freedom?

You could go about the castle
as you wished.

All I asked, was that
you stay out of sight.

That you harm no one.

So, that no harm would come to you.

You'll stay here...

...until I believe
you've learnt your lesson.

Do as I say, or I'll starve you.

(WHIMPERING)

No.

(DOOR SLAMS)

(SOBBING)

FRANCIS: Mary.

Thank you for coming.

Is this about Bash?

My fatherjust told me
that he'll kill him

if you don't marry me.

- And still you refuse?
- Yes. I'm sorry.

This is insane.

How far will you go to destroy us?

But it will destroy you otherwise.

What?

Please, hear me out.

I want to explain myself.

I want you to understand
why I left you.

It wasn't for lack of love.

Orjoy, or trust in you.

It was because I couldn't
bear the thought of losing you.

That makes no sense.

Nostradamus had a vision.

Of your death,
brought about by me, if we wed.

You left me over a prophecy?

One that I believe.

I couldn't take the risk
of being wrong!

- This is madness.
- I know, I thought so too.

I didn't believe it,
I didn't want to,

but, I knew that Nostradamus's
visions had weight

even before he predicted
Aylee's death.

Her fall?

Hours before it happened.

- When the King finds out...
- No, you can't tell him!

He will burn Nostradamus alive,

for heresy, or treason,

both charges apply, not to mention...

My mother.

She was behind this as well.

All her crimes against me
were because she loves you.

Does she deserve to burn for that?

She would do anything for you.

And I would, too.

I will not be
the cause of your death.

And Bash?
Shall he die in my stead?

No, of course not.

Because my father is determined.

You will wed the next King of France,

or he'll lose any chance of England.

Mary...

...you cannot let superstition or fear

rule your life.

You must be the ruler.

Taking charge of your own destiny.

Marry me.

Now, before my mother or Nostradamus
can poison you with fear,

pressure you.

You are pressuring me.

Because I am right.

And my mother is wrong to
believe in this nonsense!

She was right to believe.

Aylee is dead.

I believe!

I'll talk to Nostradamus.
He'll recant.

I'll make my mother
see things sensibly.

I'll take the risk.

This is my life, my risk.

Once you get past the grief
of Aylee's death, you'll see.

Your mother was right,

- you are relentless.
- When it comes to us, yes.

But I can't do this.

I am begging you, please stop.

I won't. Ever.

Then I will.

I assume you've
asked for this meeting

because you've made your decision.

Will you marry Francis?

Or will you be forced to
watch Bash's execution?

Neither.

What's this?

I have a third option.

One I think you would
be most interested in.

I will stake my claim on England

and I will marry your son.

But not Francis.

Bash.

Legitimize him and make him
the next King of France.

Explain yourself.

You want England.
I want something in return.

You are talking about changing
the line of succession of France.

Bash as king... this is laughable.

Bastards are being
legitimized all over Europe.

I believe the Vatican will
favor this arrangement.

How could you know that?
You said yourself,

they want England as badly as you do.

They will do anything

to keep it from falling into
the hands of the Protestants.

You were against this claim before.

That was before
I knew my mother's wishes.

And how much pressure her
advisors were putting her under.

It seems I will be going off to
England no matter what I think.

But only with Bash at my side.

So I'll make him a duke, or an earl.

- Yes.
- Half measures won't do.

I need to be married to the man
who commands the King's armies.

There'd be civil unrest.

The nobles may reject it.

It makes our country appear unstable.

And I'd have to convince
the Pope to annul our marriage.

Are you not acquainted
with my very determined wife?

Perhaps your wife will agree.

Because at her core she is
more selfless than you think.

You think she gives a damn
about France controlling England

when she is no longer queen?

MARY: It's up to the Queen to
decide her priorities.

I've given Your Majesties
much to consider.

I will take my leave.

You're not seriously
considering this?

What she proposes
would cost me everything.

My marriage, my crown,

the legacy of
our children, your sons.

Yes.

They are all considerations.

- Those bitches!
- Who?

Mary, her friends,
that parasite Diane, the lot of them.

My mistress Diane?
What does she have to do with this?

You don't seriously think that

Mary came up with
legitimization all by herself.

Bash must have told her.

Diane has been working on this
behind your back for months.

- Do you have proof of this?
- Well,

why don't you ask Kenna,
your other mistress.

She told me and as a result,
I blackmailed Diane and I

- sent her off to Paris.
- You admit this deceit?

You would have found out
anyway, from Bash,

before you took off his head!

I suspect that's the real
reason why he fled the castle.

He was afraid of your reaction.

So much for the great love
story of Mary and Bash.

But if he left out of fear,

what was her reason?

I have no idea.

But she has certainly made a mess
of things now, hasn't she?

In truth, Catherine's
been relatively kind to us.

She was arranging our
passage for next week.

Now you're back and marrying Bash.

If Henry makes him the next king.

It was the only way
I could save Bash and Francis,

and do as I was bid by
my mother, as is my duty.

What about me?

For Bash to become legitimized,

Henry must marry Diane

and she'll be back at court as queen.

If the plan works, yes.

I know this must be painful for you.

You have feelings for the King.

Painful?

You have no idea, any of you.

I think Diane was
behind Aylee's death.

Kenna, what are you saying?

Aylee fell, but I think
she was poisoned first.

What makes you think such a thing?

There was a cup shattered
at the base of the stairs.

A cup that was delivered to me.

I saw a cat drinking
the spilled contents.

Not long after I found the
animal dead in a corner.

Why didn't you tell any of us
about your suspicions?

You were already dealing with
so much and then you were gone.

What could I, any of us,
done about it in your absence?

Who would stand to gain by my death?

Diane, certainly.

But also Catherine.

What better way to warn you
of Nostradamus's visions,

than by fulfilling
his latest prophecy?

That one among us would die?

And one of us did.

There was other proof
of Nostradamus's power.

Yes. But it was Aylee's death
that convinced you

that what he predicted for
Francis would come true.

Did Catherine know of this last
prophecy?

Was she aware of it?

She'd never admit to it.

But I'm getting better at
discerning when she's lying.

CATHERINE:
And I'm not pleased with her.

Did you poison Aylee?

- Yes or no?
- Leave us.

How dare you burst in here after
the stunt you've just pulled.

Give me your answer.

Of course not. I had nothing
but fondness for Aylee.

And Kenna?

A cup was delivered to her
bedside that ended up

in Aylee's hands.

Your friend Kenna, she came to me,

she'd found out about Diane's
plot to have Bash legitimized.

Bash told me, but I wasn't
aware that Kenna knew.

I saw an opportunity
to get rid of them both.

I told Diane about
Kenna's scheming and I...

gifted her some poison.

I suppose I was testing her,

to see if she'd actually
try to poison Kenna

before leaving the castle.

And clearly, she tried.

So, it was your poison.

Delivered at Diane's
hands and not yours.

Delivered to the wrong girl.

You must believe me.

Why would I tell you this otherwise?

What reason would
I have to kill Aylee?

To make me believe
Nostradamus's prophecies.

He had a vision
of one of my ladies dying.

He never told me.

He takes no comfort
in the horrors he sees.

And he knows that
I would probably have killed

one of your ladies
trying to convince you.

I'm telling you the truth.

On my immortal soul.

There's still time to fix this.

Leave for Scotland.

I have connections,

I can ensure you find
another suitable match.

Not in time.

No, this can't be happening.

You end up with a king,

and three kingdoms under your rule,

and I lose everything?

I am losing the man that I love.
I am saving your son!

I have made my sacrifice!

And now it is your turn.

I must talk to Francis and tell
him of my proposal to wed Bash

before somebody else does.

I might have already mentioned it.

Francis?

Francis.

(GRUNTING)

- Get up.
- I can explain.

Why did you steal Mary?

I was trying to help her.

You took advantage of her fears,
and this family's trust.

MARY: Francis, stop.

How long have you hated me?

I was trying to save your life.

Stop!

Stop! Francis, stop!

Stop! This isn't Bash's fault!

He only knew about the prophecy.

The only thing we've done
is try to save you.

I'm the one who
proposed marrying him.

I proposed that he be
the new heir to the throne.

You proposed what?

I'm sorry.

You are setting
the course of nations.

Asking the Pope to say
that this is God's will!

Taking my family's inheritance,

from me, my mother, my brothers.

And I'm supposed to accept this?

You are throwing away
everything we had for superstition!

Nostradamus knows nothing.

You know that I love you.

If you think that, because in your
minds, you're saving me,

that I will forgive you for this,
you're wrong.

Are you all right?

When were you planning to tell me?

Before or after my coronation?

Please don't be angry.

I never wanted my brother's crown.

No matter my mother's plans.

But will you take it,
to save his life?

Can I have more than
a heartbeat to think about it?

Why didn't you tell me about
your visions of Mary's friends?

If I had, you've had
killed one of them, no?

To make Mary believe?

Well, that was
my point to Mary, exactly.

It's tragic, about Aylee.

At least her death will do some good,

if it saves Francis.

But now Mary is
so convinced of your power,

that she's ready to upset
the line of succession.

In Mary's mind, this is the only way.

Well, of course there are others.

Options to keep you in power.

Without power, I am vulnerable.

And so are my children.

When Henry dies,
and Bash becomes king,

my sons become targets.

They'll threaten Sebastian's rule,

as some will say
they belong on the throne,

one by one, in rightful succession.

No, Mary's plan will not do.

She and Bash must be stopped in
a manner that leaves no trace.

Is there no other way?

Can you suggest one?

Hire a scribe,
leave a note in Mary's hand,

a goodbye to her friends,

she would do that if she and
Bash were making an escape.

Find ajailer who'll say
that she bribed him.

Pay him well,
and then kill him, too.

Take all the bodies to the
forest and bury them deep...

so that when the rains
come and the animals dig...

Their skulls are not found.

HENRY: Ah. Mary, you're safe.

No one followed you,

or knows you're here,

not even your ladies?

No, no one knows.

You've taught me something, Mary.

God has a sense of humor.

When I heard the Vatican's support

of your claim to the
English throne, I thought,

"A chance this perfect
must be crafted by God."

But now, I see God's mocking me.

I mean, how else do you
explain that on the verge of

uniting England, Scotland and France,

I'd be here held hostage
by the whims of a teen-aged girl?

It's not a whim.
I am deadly serious.

You were never groomed to be king.

Your recent actions have shown me
that you are not prepared for power.

And yet, here we are.

I'll agree to your terms.

Let God mock
the English for a change.

- Thank you.
- You're serious?

Your ascent to the throne will not be
official until the Pope agrees,

which will not be easy.

I'll go to Rome, and do my best.

I've been a better father
to you than Francis,

but he's my son, too,
and your brother.

You have betrayed him.

I don't know why,

I don't know if it's love
or something else,

but this will destroy him,

unless he's a stronger man
than either of us knew.

In which case,

God have mercy on you.

To the future King and Queen
of France, Scotland and England.

There is one other thing.

What will we do about Catherine?

She won't give up
her crown easily.

I can handle my wife.

(GASPS)

You're next.

No.

It's best if you remain standing.

Are you going to execute me yourself?

I'm trying very hard not to kill you
for the things you've done.

You've had me followed?

HENRY: I know how you behave
when you're cornered.

I will never agree to an annulment,

no matter what fabrications
you concoct to get you England.

I want all agreed to this plan.

When I die,
Bash will be king.

If he is survived by our children,
the line of succession

will revert to my sons by you.

Well, it's better than I hoped.

Especially as you're instantly
planning Bash's demise.

He would have been next,

after you sent an assassin
to Mary's chambers this very evening.

Now you think you'll simply pick
Bash off, once my guard is down,

or before they pop out an heir,

and the throne
will revert to Francis.

Aren't you ahead of me?
It's as if we had one mind.

Catherine, don't.
He's thought of every angle.

HENRY: Mary's right.

Because I know your
next plan is to kill me.

To remove the largest obstacle

and hasten things along.

A stray arrow, a hunting accident.

- I wouldn't dare.
- FRANCIS: Yes, you would.

You'd kill everyone in this room
to get me on the throne.

To protect me, in the hope
that I would then protect you.

But my first order of business,
as king, would be to execute you

if you were to harm anyone here.

My brother, my father, Mary.

This has to stop.

I see a future for us quite clearly.

We would be happy.

I would give anything
to spend my life,

however long, at your side.

I know you would.

But you see a future without me,
and that's the one you choose.

You know why it's the only choice.

It's your choice.

You are so headstrong.

So... so strong.

And you, my brother...

I envied you for so long,

and look at us now.

You have what's mine,
and I have your freedom.

Well, I...

I plan to take full advantage of it.

Long may you reign.

Your Grace, Her Majesty the Queen.

Wait. Stay.

And you, as well. Close the door.

You're arming yourself against me.

Am I really that frightening?

Am I really stupid
enough to find out?

What do you want?

You must be very
pleased with yourself.

I take no joy in what
this has cost you.

My life... not just my crown.

The annulment won't
be enough for Henry.

To quiet the issues,
the questions about his judgment,

it's best if I'm gone.

He will find some
excuse to behead me.

Then leave France,
disappear, and never return.

If only you had taken this advice.

I believe that King Henry
will let you live,

if he gets what he wants.

Grant him the annulment,
and then go far from here

and grant yourself a happy life.

Oh, Mary, don't you know by now?

Happiness is the one thing
we queens can never have.

Sleep well, my dear.

Do we really have to be here?

It's the right thing to do.

After everything
she's put you through?

LOLA: I wonder where she's going.

The official story is that
she's visiting her aunt,

who is a nun.

She'll spend the rest
of her life at a convent.

I don't believe it.

She'll be safe there.

King Henry would
never dare reach for her.

Not much of a turnout
when one loses power, is there?

Oh, and hustled out
the back door to boot.

It's humiliating.

There is no shame in what
you have done for your son.

Aword of advice for
the next Queen of France.

Remember, no matter how
many countries you rule,

or palaces you own,
power is always fleeting.

It can be taken away

by the stroke of a pen
or the blade of an axe.

HENRY: Leaving without saying
goodbye to your King?

I was afraid Your Majesty was too
busy preparing false documents

to send to the Vatican.

Too busy thinking of you.

Catherine, I've realized something,
and I can't let you go.

In fact, I can't let
you out of my sight.

Your reach is long,
your connection to wealth endless,

and your mastery
at poisons, ever evolving.

You're holding me prisoner.

Guarded day and night,
or at least until I'm back from Rome.

Imprison her.

Whoremonger.

Devil.

Endearments aside,

consider this a sign of
my utmost respect for your

intellect and abilities.

Take her away.

Here.

Some food to keep you.

(YELLS)

(GROANS)

MARY: You look so pensive.

It's unbelievable.

England, the Pope, my own father

putting me on the
chopping block one minute,

and the throne the next.

We both did this
to save Francis, and, yet,

we both lost him as a result.

Well, the important thing is,
he'll still be alive.

I still can't quite believe it.

King.

Me, King... of France.

I know you have doubts
but it won't happen tomorrow.

No, no. My father
would have to die first.

But our wedding will happen.

As soon as my father

gets back from Rome,
he'll want the deal locked down,

France and Scotland united,
before the English Queen dies.

You're going to be my wife.

How very unexpected.
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