Revenge is a horrid thing

The Boleyn secretly met to discuss the latter incidents, Anne had given birth to a girl and not the boy the king wanted, and people were already playing this card in their favour. There were two points that were most prominent in the agenda, Sara Knivert and Charles Brandon must be destroyed.

I don't think Sara poses danger to us, she comes only to visit and doesn't stay for more than a day – George said

She has too much power over the king and that does pose a threat to us – Thomas Boleyn said to his son, making him feel stupid.

I'm more worried about Suffolk than I am about her. It is still possible that Henry won't listen to Sara because she is a woman, but he will listen to Suffolk. – Anne said

Anne is right, I too think Suffolk is the bigger threat – George replied.

Perhaps you're right, but it would be easier for us if we manage to destroy them both.

How do you suppose we would do that? Are you going to have the king's best friend and his sister beheaded? They have agreed to everything Henry as made them swear, we have nothing against them father. – Anne said, feeling desperate

Calm down Anne, you know perfectly well I never act without a plan

Would you mind sharing it? – George said

Have you ever wondered why the lady Sara only comes once or twice alone and never stays? Better yet, have you ever seen her and her husband together in court? – Thomas Boleyn begin explaining

Now that you mention it father I have never seen her with her husband or her children. But I still don't understand what you are saying

Well, it was widely speculated that she and Suffolk were in love. They even say that her eldest son is his.

That is stupid father, why would Knivert marry her if she had a child with another man?

I don't think he knows. But if we manage to prove this, we'll have them both on our hands.

It is all so wonderful father, but I don't believe it is true. We must get them out of the way, that is true. But let us find something better than rumours that are so hard to prove.- Anne intervened

Well to start daughter you should focus in having a son to the king, let me and your brother think the rest. And you George should be preparing yourself for your wedding.

George dreaded the idea of marrying Jane Howard; he found her unpleasant and couldn't stand the thought of being near her. But truth to this matter was he didn't like women but men. And so Henry kept philandering around court and at each rumour Anne became more and more paranoid, she had to become pregnant again. Things in the knivert household were as revolved as they were in court, Anthony had grown more jealous with each visit Sara made to court, and as much as he wanted to believe her when she said she never spoke to Charles, he couldn't.

Sara didn't know what to do, on one hand she had her brother who needed her and in the other she had her husband and her children, who she had been putting in second place for the past year. Anthony however wasn't a bad man, and he couldn't forbid her from going, because deep down and apart from his own insecurities he knew all Sara wanted was Henry's happiness and as once she had told him the happiness of the king is the happiness of the people.

You are leaving again – Anthony said when he came home from the stables and found the carriage ready to go.

I can see what this is doing to us, to our family and as much as t pains is not something I am willing to sacrifice.

What does that mean?

This is the last time I leave Anthony, never again. – and so she left with the promise that she would fix everything she could fix and when she returned it would be the last time she would ever leave.

When she returned to court she heard of the most horrific news, her old tutor Sir Thomas Moore had been imprisoned in the tower and was awaiting to be beheaded. She couldn't believe that, so she went to speak to Henry about it. When she got to the throne room she was told that the king wasn't, she felt desperate to talk to him, she walked out of the palace into the gardens and sat next to a pond, far away from the palace view; it was place she used to go whenever she was upset, back when she was younger.

May I join you my lady – said a voice behind her, she recognized the voice.

Only if it pleases you your grace. – She answered and Charles sat next to her.

Well you have succeeded – he said

On what?

You have successfully hid from me for four years, even when we where under the same roof. But today you didn't care, I would even dare to say you knew I would follow you

I just don't see why I should hide anymore. You have your family and I have mine, and I am so tired of running away.

You and me both. I've never told Catherine about Arthur, how I can tell her I have a son I haven't even met?

He's a lot like you in many ways. The way he acts, I am very proud of him and I think you would be too. – Sara said. Charles smiled and grabbed Sara's hand

What about us?- he said, she looked at both their hands together

It is too late for us now, but is not too late for you and Arthur... if you want to meet him, you can do it anytime you want.

But it is; it is too late for me to be Arthur's father, he already has a father, one that didn't care the consequences of his love.

Charles doesn't...

It is my entire fault; I was too much of a coward. You were right all along I wasn't good enough for you or for Arthur. – Charles then got up and left, leaving Sara alone and even more troubled than before.