King's Study

I could not believe the news that I had just received. I was with Mary in the study when news was bought to me of the death of my father and now I was King of France and I turned and showed Mary the letter.

When Queen Mary read the letter, she was saddened that old Henry the Second was dead. She liked the old king very much. He was always kind to her but then she was the Queen of Scots and he was proud that she was his daughter in law. "This is most sad news, Francis."

I looked across at Mary as she read the letter.

"This is indeed very sad news, now it means I am the new King and you are to become the Queen of France, Mary.

"We are King and Queen of France and I hope we will make a good King nd Queen of France. That is important to me as is being a good Queen of Scots. Perhaps one of these days we may go to Scotland. Would you like to go to Scotland, Francis?"

"I will be careful of old Catherine. I only wish knew what it was like in Scotland. I left when I was so very young. i barely remember it. I was raised here at the French Court for France has always taken care of Scots monarchs. We have the Auld Allilance." Queen Mary said.

"Yes, my mother, Marie di Guise and I keep in regular touch in regards to Scots matters. Things are not well in Scotland. I believe they miss having me there but I am here with you, Francis and that is where I wish to be for you are my husband and I loveth you very, very much. I do not think your mother realizes how much we love each other. I hope you do loveth me as much as I loveth you." Queen Mary said, brightly.

"Yes, we will have to discuss matters with the nobles and i am very glad that you loveth me." That was Queen Mary, business first and then her personal life. But she did love Francis greatly. After all they grew up together.

"Well, we have to look into these matters. My uncles, the de Guise wilt help us out" Mary loved her de Guise very much especially her grandmother, Antoinette.

"Yes, they are here in France. I can not believe that we are now King and Queen of France. I am used to being a Queen. I have been Queen since I was six days old. But you wilt find it daunting. But I wilt be here beside you and the first matter we need to discuss is the grain. The people must have the grain for I wilt not hath French nor Scots people starve and there art many Scots in France as I am here and they wish to be beside their Queen," Queen Mary said.

"Francois, I trust you very, very much. I know you will take care of these matters for you know where it is at. You know the heart of it, my dearest love." How Queen Mary cared for this boy. So, so much. She does not know what she would do if anything happened to him. Queen Mary could not picture it. She smiled unto her King and husband and went up to him and gave him a kiss.

"Well not really, now that your dad is gone to his Maker. I loved your dad, the old King. He was a force to be recknoed with and then there is Elizabeth of England. I should be Queen of England as well. She still sits on England's throne, Francois. I do not know what to do. Well, actually, we should do nothing at present. We have France and I have Scotland. I will in time get England. But oh, how I do want England, dear sweet England which is part of my inhertiance and with England comes Wales and Ireland. Imagine being Queen of Scotland, England, Irlenad and France. Would that not be glorious to be King and Queen of all those countries and the it would just be us and Spain. France and Spain as it should be." Of coarse, there were other countries but they did not matter to Mary Stuart. She was aiming high. So hight as to be Queen of ALL France, Scotland, England and Ireland.

"All though Spain was not France's ally at the beginning of the fiteen hundreds. Castile and Aragon allied with everybody but Scotland and France. Isabella of Castille would not give one of her daughters to France. And you will do well in your later father's boots. After all you have me and you have my Guise uncles to advise you, Francois." Queen Mary had said.

"Oh, my dear Francois, it pleases me to no end to hear you say that. Elizabeth is a horrible woman, an upstart who is sitting in one of my Thrones. England is mine and one day you and I shalll get it, even if we have to ally with Philip the Second of Spain to get it." How Queen Mary loved this boy. She has known him all her life and she knows that their life together shalt be glorious. How could it be otherwise. Them two were meant to be together. Queen Marie of Gusie and King Henry the Second of France did a gteat thing whence they had Queen Mary brought to France from Scotland all those years ago.

"Yes, with Spain's help, we will get England and Wales and Ireland Yes, we have koiwn each other many years They were glorious years." Queen Mary said, regally.