Brianna stepped outside into the large garden, she found a quiet place to think. She sat on the ground and closed her eyes. Charles happened around the corner and spotted her sitting on the grass. He watched her, he felt a hand touch his arm and jumped when he saw it was Henry.
"What has you so captivated?"
"Lady Brice." He answered. Henry moved forward and noticed Brianna sitting unmoving on the grass. Brianna stood suddenly and threw a dagger she had hidden in her dress toward Henry and Charles, both moved as the dagger buried itself in a man just behind them that was holding a dagger ready to strike.
"Beg pardon your majesty, your grace. I believe you did not hear the threat coming." She said to them, she smoothed out her dress and looked at them, she walked past them and retrieved her dagger and took the one the would be assassin had.
"Well made, good balance and dipped in poison. I recommend your guards dispose of this your majesty." Brianna told Henry handing him the dagger hilt first. He looked at her oddly and then down at the dead man.
"How did you hear him?"
"I was listening, I heard his grace walk up and stand still, I could hear his breathing the beating of his heart. You just need to know how to center yourself and listen."
"A quick whit and a mind. Are you sure you are Irish?"
"I am. Are you saying I should not be?"
"No I do not. My apologies." Charles said bowing to her. Brianna looked at Henry, and bowed.
"Are all those that are in your court as irresponsible as he is?"
"How do you figure my lady?" Henry asked.
"He seeks affection of women yet does not want to remain with them. I believe you recently lost your wife, a passing that nearly came between you." Brianna said moving past them. Both men seemed almost speechless as she walked back inside, two guards had come running toward them.
"There is a dead man laying in the grass he was trying to kill your king, his majesty has the man's dagger which was dipped in poison. Both him and his grace Duke of Suffolk are unharmed." She said and walked inside. Charles looked at Henry and then to where Brianna had just gone.
"She's a wild fire."
"Yes she is."
"I want to know her."
"Good luck Charles." Henry told him. Charles was determined to know the warrior that proved that she could out maneuver even him. Charles walked inside and found Brianna standing off to one side, she looked at him and shook her head and headed down the hall into her chambers.
"Your grace."
"Yes?"
"The Duke of Norfolk is looking for you."
"I will return to the council chambers, thank you." Charles said, he hated the Duke of Norfolk, but they were a means to an end with a certain Cardinal.