Jane Seymour was thought to be the next Queen of England, until the Pope decided to use the daughter of a Tsar to make Henry VIII cast the Seymour girl aside. Anastasia I of Russia will be the next Queen of England.
Everyone had been shocked on hearing the news about the queen bringing back the Staffords to court. The Seymours clan were not happy at all. More Boleyn blood coming to court and their Jane was staring to lose the eye of the king.
Henry granted Anastasia permission for the Staffords to come. Mary was, after, one of his old mistresses. Everyone was in the throne room, the king and his wife sitting. Mary and Elizabeth stood close to there father and step-mother.
Jane tried to strike up a conversation with the Mary Tudor, but Mary was ignoring her. She was in favor with the queen, her step-mother, and if she was seen speaking kindly to Jane by one of the Queen's elite ladies, she would be cast away just as her mother was. Mary didn't want that at all.
The doors open for the Staffords to walk in. William Stafford and his wife, Mary, had their arms hooked with one another. Behind them were children a bit younger than Elizabeth. Mary Stafford had smiled at her cousin Ambrose before her eyes trailed to see Elizabeth and froze. Elizabeth looked just like Anne.
They approached the king and bowed. "Your Majesties." They said together. Henry watched the sister of his former wife carefully. The two children, a boy named Edward Stafford, and a daughter named Anne, watched their parents carefully. Being only three and two, they looked around in wonder.
"Lord and Lady Stafford, welcome back to court." Anastasia said. William and Mary bowed to Anastasia.
"Your Majesty, thank you for having us." William thanks. Anastasia nods with a smile.
After the whole reunion of the Boleyns. Anastasia had taken Mary and her children for a walk while William went with Ambrose.
"Your cousin had told me you promised your sister you would watch over Elizabeth. This was before you were banished, am I correct?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. I was banished for marrying my husband and being with child at the time." Mary said softly, recalling the day.
"I hope you keep your promise, Lady Stafford. There are wolves at court that would do anything to harm the girl." Anastasia whispered to Mary. Mary gave her a nod at it and followed her as they reached to Anastasia's quarters. Inside was Mary Tudor, Elizabeth, Lord Ambrose and Lord Stafford along with many maids. They bowed once seeing the queen. Elizabeth looked at her sister is curiosity. Mary was a bit angry that Anne Boleyn's sister was brought back, but didn't want to ruin the moment for her sister.
"Elizabeth, my dear. Come and meet your aunt Mary." Anastasia said. Elizabeth went forward and looks up at Lady Stafford.
"Hello Elizabeth." Mary greets. "Look at you, you look like your mother."
Elizabeth smiled at the high compliment. Anyone who compared her to her mother, she saw it as a good thing. "Thank you, aunt Mary."
They all joined everyone at court. Henry agreed to host a small party at the request of Anastasia for the return of the Staffords. Mary and William stood side by side watching as Elizabeth was playing with her younger cousins. Anastasia said at the site, wanting nothing more than to see Elizabeth smile.
Mary Tudor hadn't said much about it all. Keeping quiet about it, only wanting Elizabeth happy.
"Mistress Jane Seymour." They announced. Jane walked with a smile on her face. Her wore a gold dress to show off her pregnancy to everyone.
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Lord and Lady Stafford gave the Seymours harsh looks before walking over to Mary's cousin and the children. Henry stood from his seat and walked over to Jane, kissing her softly. On the cheek. Anastasia looked away, feeling a pain in her chest when seeing the scene.
Maria stood beside her queen, glaring at Jane. This whore makes my queen upset, I must find a way to get rid of her.
