Edward steepled his fingers together and rested his chin as he glanced around the council chamber. The ambitious gleam in his eye gave him a cat-like expression and all the members of the kings council were aware that the Seymour brothers were pleased with the recent turn of events. King Henry had finally decided what to do with the Boleyn witch. Edward had originally been worried that the King would choose a high ranked official to be her husband- one that would give Anne a way to champion her daughters position. A man who would use his influence at court to serve his wife's interests, even if they ran counter to Edward's plans. He knew that Anne was manipulative and could cause him further troubles if she had a powerful husband. He had hoped that Henry would marry her to a small noble who didn't frequent court.
But to have her directly in his control...It was too good to be true. For his part, Thomas looked about as smug as possible. When the king had first presented his idea of wedding Thomas and Anne, Edward was almost worried he would have to convince his brother the opportunities the match would give them, but it looked like Thomas would not need much convincing. Thomas had always loved fiery, beautiful women, so perhaps this challenge was one that intrigued him. Edward would leave Thomas to break the mare as he saw fit, as long as he didn't allow her to interfere with his work.
Yes the Anne problem would soon be solved. Now all he needed was for Jane to fall pregnant again. As soon as she birthed a little prince for England, the Seymour's would forever be safe-forever ingrained in the history of England. Edward would make sure the next king would remember his family. With how King Henry lived, Edward wouldn't be surprised to land himself a regency while the little boy came of age. He couldn't help the smile that came to his lips at the thought of the power he would wield.
As the brothers left the council chambers, Edward could see that Thomas was just as pleased.
"Congratulations, brother." Edward nodded stiffly. "I expect you to take this opportunity and use it wisely" he warned.
Thomas grinned at him wickedly "I can't wait to show that woman her place. She's had it a long time coming." Edward rolled his eyes.
"Do what you will as long as there are no obvious complaints. You will make the family proud, Thomas. Finally" With that, Edward left his brother and made his way towards his chambers. As he rounded the corner, he came face to face with one of his biggest rivals.
"I'm sure you're pleased with the recent turn of events" George Boleyn hissed through clenched teeth. "You can't think he'll actually go through with the betrothal?"
"I know he will" Edward snapped, annoyed at the man for throwing doubt into his mind regarding the situation.
"Please, he's just trying to scare her. Show her what he could do if she doesn't obey him. Do you honestly think he'd offer her willingly to another families control? Any control that was not his own?" Edward couldn't help but stare and accept the logic. "If he was truly wishing to diminish her power at court, would he be inviting my father back as French ambassador?" George asked heatedly.
This Edward had not heard. "Thomas Boleyn is to come back to court?" he asked fearfully. What was the king's angle? Was George right? When George looked at him smugly, Edward felt a ripple of rage surge through him. "Regardless-" he growled "-of your father's presence, he announced to the council his plans for your sister and my brother. It'll all be arranged and I will be calling her sister soon" He turned and stomped through the growing throngs of courtiers, his earlier mood evaporated.