Forgiveness
April 16th 1530 Madeline Sara Knivert Tudor was born and was very much welcome into the Knivert household as much as she was happily expected.
However there were more things happening around kingdom that made all of the happiness at home felt hollow to Sara. Anthony kept her very well informed of everything that went on in court and she grew desperate to find a solution for them, but she knew there was hardly anything she could do without endangering her own life and her children's for she had hear Henry had gone blind and deaf and only saw and hear through the Boleyn's eyes and ears. She couldn't risk going up against the Boleyn's directly; she had to find allies to fight them without them knowing who they were dealing with.
There was only one thing that concerned her further more by the urgency it require, someone had to protect Katherine and she couldn't do it herself. There was no one she could think of, no one who loved Katherine like she did; but then it came to her mind, the only person that could help her, the only person who had felt respect for Katherine and still cared for her in spite of his closeness to the King, and that person was Charles. She didn't know for sure he would help, but she had to try, she had to try and make Charles listen, it was her last resource.
So she decided to write him a letter, after three years of silence and of denying him the possibility of knowing his son, she found herself having to pit her pride behind her in order to save those she loved. And so the letter said.
Dearest Charles: I know you will find odd the reason for me to write to you after everything that has happened between us. I congratulate you on your marriage and I wish you nothing but happiness, you do deserve it. But another matter is what urges me to write to you; you know very well my affections for the queen Katherine and how much it pains me everything she is suffering. For I will never disobey my brother or go against his will I also want to make sure those I love be safe, and I fear for her, I fear for what the Boleyn can do to minimize the thread she represents. I do not ask you to be on her side, or to intercede in her behalf, I just want to ask you to watch over her. Please for everything I ever meant to you, help me.
Sincerely,
Sara Knivert.
Charles was shocked when he received the letter and much more when he read it. He had never forgotten about her, not even a day, but the pain of not having her had passed as he grew happy with Catherine and Edward, however now that he read the letter all had come back to him and he found himself astonished that his feeling for her remained intact. He felt love for Catherine, that was true, but what he felt for Sara was even bigger than himself, bigger enough to compel him to do as she wanted. He wrote back to her.
Sara: what you ask me is a very dangerous thing; if Henry ever discovers me I could be beheaded, but I will try, for you; I owe it to you, I owe it to Arthur. I am very sorry for everything that happened, but now that I have the chance I have to tell you the truth. I was a coward I know that very well, but it wasn't lack of love, it never was. I loved you more than anything in this earth and I know that you are the only woman that can ever make me feel that, no matter how much time passes. You will always be in my heart and I hope there is a place in your to forgive me.
Always yours, Charles Brandon
She felt rather relieved for she knew Charles would come through with what he had promised. But she also felt it was time to let go of the past, to forgive all the offenses. So she decided to write back a single paper with three simple words.
I forgive you.
Three simple words, but she felt much better once she wrote them, for she knew they came from the heart. She had the silly hope that fro bettering her life the world would be better, but she was wrong for she didn't know that thing had to get very bad for them to be good again and the worst was yet to come.
