Brianna woke and looked around, she realized she was in her chambers, she moved and the pain in her shoulder was immense as she moved to sit up.

"You were injured my lady."

"Oh I know."

"The physician has been here to see you and the men who did this are being searched for."

"Those bastards were cowards when they attacked me from the shadows."

"It seemed you were able to hold your own against them."

"Yes, they wanted to take me back to Ireland."

"Why?"

"I was to marry the man I killed last that the men that attacked took with them. He refused to listen to my warnings and I was forced to kill him"

"He could have killed you."

"Yes this is true, but I am well trained and can defend myself rather well. My father saw to that. Not all Irish women can wield a sword or use a bow. But I will be fine."

"My lady you lost a great deal of blood. You must rest."

"I have been hurt worse. I will continue on as I have always done."

"You should not have to. Do you have a family?"

"The part of Ireland I come from we are clans not what you say is family. There are is more than one family in a clan."

"Will your clan accept you back if you return?"

"I killed the son of the leader of the our rival clan, it will not go well if I chose to return. But I will not allow another attack to happen. I will cut down any man that would dare attack me."

"Until that time some decide to do that you must rest. The king has sent guards to find who attacked you."

"I am not a child."

"I never said you were my lady."

"Get out." She growled at him. Charles bowed slightly turned and left. Outside the room he smiled and wondered if he could break down the walls that she had up. Brianna growled and threw the nearest object across the room. She turned and threw her dagger as the door to her chambers sprung open scaring the guard that was about to enter.

"Forgive me Lady Brice."

"It is fine. Leave me." She said to him, he bowed and backed from the room Brianna walked across the room and pulled her dagger from the wall and went and sat down. She was tired and would not admit it. She turned when she heard a strange noise and again her dagger was thrown and she heard a cry of pain, she grabbed her sword and walked into the next room. She looked down and saw a strange man now kneeling on the floor, the dagger sticking out from his chest. She held out her sword and held it against his throat.

"You will be dead within minutes, who sent you?"

"You are to return to your clan and ready to be married."

"I sent that fools body back to his father as a warning. And it seems I will send your head back as well. Guard." She called out. The guard that stood outside her door entered the chambers.

"Yes my lady."

"Remove this fool from my chambers. And let his majesty know he has assassins within his palace."

"Yes my lady." The guard said, another guard entered the room and lifted the man and pulled his half conscious form from the room. Brianna lowered her sword and looked to see she was bleeding again, she shook her head as she turned and sat down. She turned her head to see Charles entering her chambets.

"Is there something you needed your grace?"

"I heard another attack had happened this time in your chambers. I came to see if you had been hurt. I saw the guards leaving your chambers with a half dead man."

"They will learn to leave me alone or I will leave a trial of dead bodies throughout the palace."

"I believe Henry might have a small issue with that my lady."

"Then he can bring his opinions to me. I have told others I have never answered to anyone let alone even a king."

"That could be seen as treason."

"His majesty knows of this and finds it rather amusing. But I do respect his opinion so I will not allow myself to go beyond my own boundaries. But I thank you for your concern your grace."

Charles bowed and left her alone pulling the door closed behind him