Review Responses
I am still smiling at the support I have received with my story. I suffer from a rare genetic disease and writing helps me to forget what I'm going through. I just wanted to dedicate this entry to all my reviewers who were more than generous for their compliments. I know there are stories out there that are WAY better than mine. If you get a chance I would suggest checking out "The Purple Pearl"
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I really enjoyed her take and spin on a modern girl being thrusted into The Tudor's lifestyle and possibly changing the very foundation of history. So without further to do and because I value all of your reviews and opinions I plan to respond to each of you.
First reviewer of the story,
Richard - Thank you for the review. I am not the best of correct grammar when it comes to penning a story. Although I do skim through it and try my best. I am glad you saw my attempt of making Lady Alainia different from the standard of the English ladies of the court. This was fully my intention since Alania is Scottish. Her views, morals, and standards are greatly different from that of an English lady raised at court. She is highly educated (by her father's wishes) which put her above most of the English ladies of the court which makes her stand out in the King's eyes.
Looking forward to more of your reviews!
Kandy - My second reviewer! TY so much for taking the time to read my story. I am glad you are hooked and I plan to update every night if I can. I have so many ideas and paths popping out with this story that I know I won't run out of writing material anytime soon!
Lorddeanwhichesterpie - Ha! I take it you are a SPN fan like me! AWESOME! I Just finished Season 9 up and I don't know if I Can make it to season 10. At first I wasn't going to play the POV of Henry but then I decided that his thoughts and feelings towards anyone was important. I enjoy playing him...or trying to play him anyway. I never wanted my Henry to be some sweet, fairytale prince who bowed to his knees for the sake of a woman. He is still very much young and very much in playing The King to his full advantage as you will see in later chapters.
Heartless-Princess33 - Thank you for your kind words. I had chosen to make my OC Scottish because we all know that during this time rebellion from the North was rampant. I thought it would be ironic for The King to fall in love with a woman whose very people are rebelling against him. I fully intent on making Alania be in the center of this. The question is...will she choose and stand by her husband and mass murder her own people or will she try and stand up to Henry and stop it?"
PandaDrunkDora - Thank you. Again (Above) I explained why I wanted Alania to be a Scottish noble. I had decided to make King Henry look just he did in history (or so we think). Henry was tall with reddish golden hair. He was very athletic and adored as a true prince of England and defender of the faith. (Your second review) I wanted to show the turmoil between Anne and Henry. Things in that department haven't been the best in the world. Elizabeth is born and is currently 4 years of age. In Chapter 3 I talk about how Princess Mary was put into Elizabeth's household to take care of her. I also wanted to show the strain and tension that people caused between the two half sisters.
- I am so glad you liked it and I can't wait to see what lies in store for Mary and Alania too! You never know what may happen. I often thought it was funny how Henry tried to deny Elizabeth and even claim she was fathered by another man when she looked so much like him. I made Alania's father an explorer because during this time new lands were starting to get discovered. I've always been into the rich history of exploration.
Cracksintheglass: It appears she has and not by any plans of her own. Alania is now stuck in a sticky situation of where she either denies The King and risk lowering their family's standings or excepting being his mistresses and raising her family high. However, Alania values her morals and virtue more than anything. I question to the POVs I do plan to involve more direct insight on POVs.
Kitkatkiki - Maybe King Henry will fall for The Lady Alania or maybe not. I haven't quite made up my mind on how I am going to plan their relationship for it could end very badly. I plan on writing in my next chapter how Alania escapes the question Anne has asked. You'll just have to wait and see!
Hermioneandmarcus - Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I am so glad you have enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy many more of my chapters.
LordDeanWinchesterpie - Thank you for reading my newest chapter and I am happy to have a devoted fan in you. I am not worried about the negative reviews I will receive. Not everyone will like this story and that's their right. I don't understand how this story can not be predictable unless I was to write about Hampton court being overrun with zombies! LOL
PandaDrunkDora - Thank you again and if you wanted to private message me about Wallace I wouldn't mind you doing a spin off of his story. I do believe there are way better Tudors Fanfics besides mine, but I am honored you love it so.
Doctorbutterpant - Thank you for promoting my story within your group of friends. I will continue to write some POVs of the different characters because I do enjoy exploring the emotions of each of them. :)
HenryTudorRose - TY kindly! I am working on the newest chapter now!
PrincessRosa- Thank you. I had made Alania like a true Scottish lass would be raised. It wasn't uncommon for women to know how to shoot a bow and arrow. They also went on hunting trips too. Anne Boleyn was known to engage in hunting and shooting arrows. She enjoyed to hunt very much.
GaryMullins - Thank you kindly sir. At first I just wanted to make it a story about Alania and Henry, but to simply ignore the pains and heartache of the others during this time was not possible. Sometimes my character POVs shed negative light on the character at hand but a lot of the times I try to capture that fear of what might happen to them.
Anna - I will continue to write as long as my health allows me. :) TY for reading!
Naruhina1519 - Thank you for the review and the support! It really means a lot and judging by your profile you are a experienced FF reader!
Argentina - Thank you so much for the support! I am glad you enjoyed it thoroughly!
Lovemenolonger - typos are def my enemy! haha! I an naturally going to have a mistake here or there. When I wrote the first part to this story I kept wanting to call Alania by a different name I picked out for her originally! So I had to go through the parts with a fine tooth comb to make sure I didn't call her that name and confuse the reader!
Awww (Last Reviewer as of 11:15pm 6/3/2014)
I really wanted to capture the sadness and confusion brought on by The King's actions regarding Queen Catherine and The Princess Mary. I mean can you imagine one day waking up being the Princess of Wales and then the next being tossed aside and stripped of your title? Mary had to endure and grow up at a very young age and I truly believe Queen Catherine mourned herself to death with the treatment she was reciving.
I can't thank yall enough for the kind reviews and inspiration yall have given me. I do know that there are those who don't like my stuff and that's ok. I didn't come here to argue my merits on fanfiction or whatnot. As long as ONE person enjoys reading my stuff then I will continue to write! I am looking forward to writing many more chapters with you!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
The Navigator (Lady of Time)
