Queen's Chambers, Stirling Castle, Scotland
November 14th 1502
Queen Margaret POV
I scream as I deliver my babe into the world and deliver twins, one of them the Crown Prince and a princess. James and I will need to make love again to have spare heirs.
After a few hours, James comes to me again and we make passionate love, a Stuart babe conceived in a Tudor womb once again.
Oh, how passionate he is. I never want to leave his arms but alas, we have duties we must attend to.
James shall never wait and for that, I am grateful as I want to be the perfect Queen of Scotland. And Queens of Scotland shall never wait as they want to provide spares as even though we have an heir, we need a spare in case something should happen to little James.
There are so many names and so many children that I may have.
Dorea, Charlus, Orion and others that I shall not say as I do not want anyone to think that they can use the names first before I shall.
King James IV POV
I celebrate as my wife has given me our twins. I don't care that they are a boy and a girl, I only care how amazing a woman their mother is.
''They shall be named James and Guinevere.'' I say and ten days later, make love to Margaret once again as everyone pressures me as I need another son.
I and Margaret would have waited if the council would not have pressured me to create another prince for Scotland so I could produce a spare prince and not only one prince and a princess.
And I tell King Arthur this as I send him a letter, telling him of Margaret's news to her brother.
I have Elizabeth married to my brother James, Duke of Ross as I want her to find love in James.
Duke and Duchesses of Ross' Chambers
November 30th 1502
Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Ross POV
I had my last babe with Thomas on October 3rd 1502. His name is George Boleyn and he is one of the most precious people to me on Earth.
He is legitimate and the spare heir as King Arthur saw that I and the children were innocent and so gave Thomas' title to me until Alexander is old enough as his father was arrested, tried, and beheaded for treason.
Now I may be with child again as James and I consummated our marriage as soon as we were married.
Luckily, Thomas' actions didn't ruin the betrothal agreements as they say it was because of me that they arranged the marriages.
When I asked how did I do that, they reply that I stood up to my husband even though he could have slapped me, but I still stood up to him.
And now that I have married Prince James, they do not wish to anger me lest I go to my husband and his brother and they declare war.
George is betrothed to Princess Guinevere and may be second in line to the throne should James and John pass the throne to their niece.
But I believe Margaret shall have more sons and King James IV shall not have to worry about the heirs.
Why do people believe the worst as they believe the babes shall not survive infanthood? That shall only jinx or curse my nephew and niece.
I remember why Thomas was tried for treason and it brings tears to my eyes.
Flashback starts
''Hmm how I cannot wait until Anne is of age and then I shall plant her in the King's heart and make sure the Queen is tried for treason and killed.'' Thomas says as I am outside his study door as I was about to tell him of my pregnancy.
I send the letter to James and hope I and my babes are spared as they are innocent. I knew not of his plans until now as I send two letters. One to King James IV, my old childhood friend and the King of England, Arthur Tudor, my Sovereign.
I am granted safety in Scotland and seen as innocent in both Scotland and England. And after giving birth to the spare heir to the Earldom of Wiltshire, George Boleyn, I marry Prince James, Duke of Ross and become Princess Elizabeth Stuart nee Howard, Duchess of Ross.
Flashback ends
December 4th 1502
Prince James, Duke of Ross POV
I look at my beautiful bride and smile as I have loved Elizabeth since we were children. How could anyone not love her?
If Thomas had not already been beheaded, I would have tortured him and then killed him. How dare he treat my Elizabeth as a cradle and tool!
I remember Lizzie having nightmares and accidentally hearing her conversations with my sister-in-law, Margaret Stuart nee Tudor.
Flashback starts
I wake as I feel Lizzie move, seeing Lizzie is having a nightmare.
''Thomas, I will not sleep with the King, I love you! Why do you want me to sleep with the King?'' Elizabeth asks in her sleep.
I see red and once I come across her diary, I see he had her sleep with King Louis XII and that Anne and Alexander are actually the French King's children instead of Thomas Boleyn's and George is the rightful heir to the title of Earl of Wiltshire.
To know that Thomas convinced Elizabeth that she had to sleep with Louis as they were going poor and if she slept with Louis, they would not have to worry as he would pay them, boils my blood.
But I keep the secret so no one shall question my bride. My brother knows as Lizzie told him a month before Alex and Annie were born.
Flashback ends
Oh, Lizzie if only you would have been my wife from the start, you would not have had to go through what you went through, my love.
But you are not to blame, but your father is as he chose your husband and if he is still alive, I will wake him up as if he wanted his daughter to marry into a rich and a respected family, he could have chosen me or any other Duke.
