Greetings my fellow readers and reviewers. Welcome to Chapter 10 of Janerella. I appreciate all those have read this story. Almost 1000 hits. So keep on reading this super awesome story it only keeps getting more amazing after each chapter. In this chapter King Henry is still wanting the woman he danced with at the ball. Charles and Princess Margaret will tell Henry there feelings for the other. Henry will come up with a idea that will involve him and Thomas Cromwell to find the mysterious maiden.
Janerella
Chapter 10
London, England Westminster June 1510
The next morning King Henry VIII sat alone in his study. He sat at his desk staring at the beautiful glass slipper that was in his hands. This slipper was a memory of the fair and young maiden that he had danced with last night. King Henry wondered if he would ever see the woman again. She was the only one he wanted to marry. Yet there was nothing that he knew about her that would be able to help him find her again. A knock at the door caused him to get out of his thoughts and prepare himself for the guest who was about to enter.
"You may come in." King Henry said
The door opened and entered Charles Brandon and King Henry's young sister Princess Margaret.
"My dearest friend and my dear sister what brings you both here?" King Henry asked.
"Your majesty I have come to ask for your permission." Charles told him.
"My permission for what?" King Henry asked again.
"I would like your permission to marry your sister Princess Margaret." Charles told him.
King Henry stared at Charles for a moment. Why did Charles want to marry Margaret? Was he in love with her? Does Margaret share the same feelings? All these thoughts went through his head as he thought of something to say.
"Does my sister feel the same way?" King Henry asked.
"Indeed I do dear brother." Margaret told him.
"Charles I understand your history with women. You must promise me that you will never be with a other woman while you are married to my sister." King Henry told him.
"I promise to take good care of your sister." Charles replied.
"Then I will allow both of you to marry." King Henry told them
"Thank you dear brother." Margaret said as she curtsied.
"Your welcome my dear sister." King Henry told her and then kissed her forehead.
They both then left the room both feeling so much joy because they had been granted his blessing to be married. King Henry however continued to think thoughts about his mysterious women after they had left.
Outside King Henry's study Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell made there way through the halls of the palace to find the King and tell him news of their continuing search.
"I hope he will not be disappointed when we tell him the news." Cromwell said.
Guards who were guarding the door to King Henry's study opened the door to let both More and Cromwell in. King Henry looked up when they both entered.
"More and Cromwell did you find anything?" King Henry asked.
"I am sorry your majesty but we have searched high and low and no one seems to know who she is or where she came from." Thomas More explained.
"I understand Sir Thomas but I have found a way that could work." King Henry told him.
"What is it your majesty?" Cromwell asked.
"Well gentleman this maiden left her glass slipper here." King Henry explained.
"Indeed your majesty but who dances in shoes that are made of glass." Cromwell replied.
"Well Mr. Cromwell you have not heard my idea yet." King Henry said starting to grow impatient of Cromwell.
"Oh sorry my lord. Please continue on." Cromwell replied.
"Gentleman my idea is to go to every home through England and try the slipper on every young and unmarried maiden. And if the slipper fits she is my bride." King Henry explained.
"Your majesty that is the greatest idea I have heard." Thomas More replied.
"Wonderful my lord. I will send a couple of young men through the country with the glass slipper." Cromwell told him.
"Cromwell that will not be necessary. I will be going through the kingdom accompanied by three gentleman." King Henry told him.
"Wonderful. Might I ask the names of the gentleman that will be going through England with you?" Cromwell asked.
"The men who will come with me are Sir Anthony Knivert, Lord Henry Percy, and you Mr. Cromwell." King Henry told him.
"Why me your majesty. Certainly Thomas More or Charles Brandon could have gone with you." Cromwell complained.
"They could have but both of them have weddings that need to be planned. In the future Mr. Cromwell do not question my authority." King Henry told him.
"Of course your majesty." Cromwell replied.
"My lord when do you plan on beginning this journey?" asked Thomas More.
"I will leave in a hour. Cromwell could you please find Sir Anthony Knivert and Lord Henry Percy. And be sure to tell my master of the horse to have four horses ready in a hour." King Henry told him.
"I'll be on my way and ready in a hour." Cromwell told him.
"Thank you Cromwell. I'll be sure to put Thomas Wolsey in charge of my affairs of state while I am gone." King Henry replied
Within a hour King Henry accompanied by Sir Anthony Knivert, Lord Henry Percy, and Thomas Cromwell set out on their journey. They carried the glass slipper with them in a small wooden box with red velvet on the inside. This would mark the beginning of a long journey of finding true love.
English Countryside Early July 1510
Many weeks passed of their journey and still they had not found one girl who had fit the glass slipper. They were soon running out of houses filled with young maidens. They would soon face end of a failed mission.
"I am sorry my lord but there has been no luck in finding the woman. We will soon have to quit our journey." Cromwell told him.
"I will not quit until I find her." King Henry replied.
"I understand my lord but we are running out of homes." Cromwell replied.
"Cromwell I believe Wolf Hall is a couple miles from here." Anthony Knivert told him.
"Oh yes the home of the Seymour's." replied Henry Percy.
"It is the Boleyn's who reside there since Sir John Seymour died last summer." Anthony explained.
"Oh yes the home of Lady Elizabeth and her two charming daughters Mary and Anne. Come gentleman we must go to Wolf Hall." King Henry said as he put his horse into full gallop down the rode to Wolf Hall.
It would be his last hope at finding the beautiful woman who had stolen his heart. It would mean a lot to him if the beautiful girl resided there.
There you have it Chapter 10. I believe that the next chapter will be the last one.