"She killed him," said Kitty breathily again. Everyone was shocked and unable to speak. Anne was the first one to speak.
"Who has she killed Kitty?" asked Anne. Fearing that it was one of her family like her husband or babies.
"Duke Charles Brandon your majesty," whispered Kitty she looked over at Little Henry who had started to cry and hug Anne more closely. "I am sorry Little Henry. I really am."
"Where is his majesty Kitty?" asked Anne she looked at Little Henry and than her daughter Anne who was asleep her arms around her waist.
"With him at the moment he said that he will be here soon," said Kitty just as Cornwell stepped into the room. His face grave and grey, he looked more tired than normal.
"You're Majesty," said Thomas bowing his head than moved closer to the bed so that he was able to talk to his Queen.
"Mister Cornwell I'm very sorry for the loose of yours and mine friend and I hope that this sort of thing will not happen again," said Anne tears forming in her face. She had for so long wanted to have Charles on her side then for him to be killed before they could form a base for Henry. "Mister Cornwell please go to my husband and tell him I am here for him."
"Of course your majesty," said Thomas and he left the room. Going straight to his friend and King as quick as he could without running the way there.
Anne hugged Henry and said to him, "My Little Henry nothing is going to harm you tonight or every again. Tonight I want you to sleep in the royal nursery with the Princes and Elizabeth so that you really are safe this that ok?"
"Yes aunty Anne," whispered Henry. Getting out of the bed and walking next to Lady Nan who was holding Elizabeth in her arms asleep. "Can we talk in the morning aunty Anne?"
"Of course Dearing," said Anne kissing him on the cheek. "Now get some sleep and we can talk in the morning."
"Good night," he said as he walked out of the chamber and into the nursery where there was a bed made up for him.
"Good night Little Henry," called Anne.
After five minutes of silence there was a shout from outside the chamber door and in burst Catherine who holding a knife. Anne was on her own everyone else was getting ready for their beds.
"You are the one who killed my husband," Catherine shouted at Anne.
"He was not your husband and you were the one who killed him not me," said Anne in a calm voice.
"No you were and I have to stop you for Jane should be in that bed," shouted Catherine.
"Catherine you are the one that is to blame for your actions. Plus Jane is at the tower for trying to murder me," said Anne still in that calm voice. "Catherine, are you going to kill me?"
"Yes and that way the people of England are going to find out what a whore and a bitch you are," shouted Catherine back at the question. "Plus I would be welcomed back to Rome by the Pope and the angels in Heaven."
"Catherine," said Anne. "When you kill me the whole of England will be after you."
"I know the people of England they will not," said Catherine.
"Catherine think about it," said Anne sitting up and wincing in pain.
"Did you like the poison?" asked Catherine in a menacing tone.
"You wanted to kill your next husband own heir and son. A little boy who is innocent and also you are trying to kill me when I am with child," said Anne.
"Yes I will kill you and your bastard," said Catherine.
"Catherine and where would put you?" asked Anne. "What would that bring you?"
"Everything," Catherine simply said.
"Everything? Like what Catherine?" asked Anne still in her soft voice.
"I will have Charles," said Catherine.
"But Catherine you have killed Charles and he cannot came back for you cannot bring back the dead," said Anne. "Plus Jane will never be Queen. For Henry would never have her as his Queen and same with the people of this great nation."
"They will," shouted Catherine standing up to her full height. "They well once you are gone they will have Jane has the Queen of England and your bastards are gone and her sons on the throne. They will love her as they would never love you."
"I remember Jane saying something like that but she will never be Queen and the Pope as far as I am concerned can stop messing about in England's politics and stick to his own religion and his own problems about his faith being wrong," said Anne. She knew about Catherine's faith and that she was working for the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. "That woman will be executed by the King's degree for what she has done. If she did become Queen then there would be a civil war in this country hundreds if not thousands would be killed. Sons against fathers, brothers against brothers and families against families."
Anne had noticed the door to her chamber open and saw Mary (her step daughter) holding a gun a gun that Anne knew was Henry's. However Catherine had not seen or heard Mary when she brought the gun up and fired straight into Catherine's heart killing her right away. Anne stood up and walked over to the body and put her arms around the younger woman who was now crying thick tears and shaking violently.
"Oh Mary thank you I will tell your father that she was trying to kill me like she was you have nothing to fear about him hurting or hating you," said Anne to Mary hugging her close to her. In stepped Lady Seville and saw the body for Catherine on the floor than Anne and Mary hugging and crying. Anne had placed the bed covers over the body.
"Your majesty I will get someone to clear up this mess and get you some more covers for the bed," with that she left to get help from a footman outside. She sent him off with a message for the King.
Meanwhile Henry was still in Charles former apartments talking to Cornwell about the murder.
"Your majesty her majesty told me to tell you that she is sorry and grieving for the loss of a good friend for us all," said Thomas.
"Thomas why would she do this?" asked Henry Thomas knew that Henry meant Catherine.
"She was mad your majesty not in her right mind," said Cornwell. "Plus she was working for the Pope and he is becoming madder as he is fighting to control his emperor."
"I know what you are talking about Thomas," said Henry. "Charles body will be put in a coffin and placed in Westminster for mourners."
"Of course your majesty. His family will need to be at the funeral," said Cornwell.
"Yes they will," said Henry. "Also the court will go into morning and will wear black of the normal period of time for a member of the royal family."
"I will see to that your majesty," said Cornwell.
"What is going to happen to Little Henry?" said Henry thinking about the future. "Now that his father and mother are gone to the great lord."
"Well your majesty it appears that Charles wanted you and your lady wife to look after the education and well fare of the young Duke," said Thomas Cornwell.
"I believe that Anne would be happy about that she looks that at lad is her own son. And he looks up to her as a friend something that we need," said Henry. "We might need to give him a new name to call him. I mean we have already have Prince Henry and of course myself. I think we should ask him want he wants to be called."
"I think that that is a wise idea your majesty," said Thomas.
"Catherine been find in her majesties chamber," said a servant that had come into the apartment.
"Is my queen ok?" asked Henry trying to not shout at the messenger.
"She is your majesty as are all the royal children. It appears your majesty that Catherine tired to kill her majesty but the Lady Mary Tudor stopped her from doing so," said the servant.
"I will go straight to her," then he turned to his chamberlain a said. "I will talk to you later about the funeral and what is coming to happen later," then he left the room towards the Queen's apartments. Passing people who bowed and curtsied towards him.
sorry I have killed both Catherine and Brandon off
but good for Mary for doing that to her
coming soon
the funeral for Catherine and Charles
Jane's and Breton's trail
plus find out what the voters want to happen to them both
plus how many babies is Anne having?
thank you for reading and reviewing
pennyheartsseaweed
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