December 12, 1501
Greenwich Palace, England
Princess Margaret POV
I have two months free and then I shall be wed to the King of Scotland in a bid for peace.
I beg and beg Arthur to change his mind, but Arthur will not relent and says that I shall wed James in two months' time.
Before I can beg again, Arthur reminds me it is our duty to bring peace to England and that if I really want peace, I will marry James.
With Arthur saying it like that, I cannot refuse as I wish for the safety of my people if they have to travel through or to Scotland.
As long as I give him an heir, I am free to do whatever I please.
At least in my mind I believe that as I wanted to marry for love and not politics as Arthur and Genevieve had.
Please Lord, give me the strength to stand my marriage to King James IV of Scotland otherwise I will go insane.
December 20th, 1501
Queen Genevieve POV
I empty my stomach for the fifth time and so I go to the midwife as I know I might be with child.
''You are indeed with child my Queen.'' Samantha Rice the Royal midwife told me.
I am overjoyed and once I am alone with Arthur, I tell him the good news.
''God has shown his favor on our marriage as you conceived the night we wed.'' he said.
I get a letter from Catalina telling me that she is with child as well and will be due around the same day as well.
With Margaret getting married in two months' time, there will be a hole in my heart as I want all of my in-laws to stay longer as Mary shall leave for France to learn their customs next year and will not return until 1503.
Henry shall be the Archduke of Austria and mayhap King as no one knows if there shall be another King of Austria as my brother John is sickly and may not live through the night.
I hear mother is with child again and will mayhap give birth to multiples as it is known in our family to have more than one child.
In fact, Catalina had a twin that went missing upon their fifth birthday as I have a twin as well.
Sage has been married to King Manuel I of Portugal and is now Queen Sage of Portugal and the mother to the future heirs.
And poor Theodore who was mother's and father's heir has been missing since his and Catalina's fifth birthday.
We all carry sorrow in our hearts every time Catalina turns another year older.
December 30th, 1501
Buckingham Manor
Princess Catalina de Aragon POV
When I had learned I was with child, I was ecstatic but sad as this babe would never be King of England unless my sister and the Royal Family all perished.
As Edward is related to the Royal Family, he would inherit the throne should anything happen.
Oh, why could I not marry Arthur as I would have been Queen and a good one at that as Genevieve is younger than me and so, I should have married King Arthur II.
I would have been Queen Catherine instead of Princess Catherine, Duchess of Buckingham.
January 3rd, 1502
Boleyn Manor
Elizabeth Boleyn POV
I look at Thomas and instantly know that he is scheming for power.
As we have three children, I know it is something to do with them as Thomas wants his blood on the throne somehow.
I educate Mary and the twins, Anne and Alexander as much as I can, but I have duties as Thomas' wife and Lady of the household.
Alexander as the next Lord Boleyn needs to know how to behave at Court and Anne and Mary as the wives to important figures.
Anne is betrothed to Edward Seymour as we have come to an agreement with Lord John Seymour.
Mary is betrothed to Prince Charles of Spain as we went to Spain before my pregnancy and Queen Joanna of Castille has arranged for our daughter to marry her son.
And Alexander is betrothed to Morgana Potter, daughter to the Duke of Cassis and only child as her father and mother died and were the only children and so, her husband shall become the Duke of Cassis upon marriage.
I only hope whatever scheme Thomas has does not include our children or any future children that we may have.
Oh Lord, protect my children from their father as his scheme might ruin any future they have.
January 10th, 1502
King and Queen's Chambers
King Arthur II POV
I go over my paperwork every complaint, every tax form, everything and see that there are towns in need of help as they are experiencing a drought and need help from us and so, I send a few friends of mine to help them (coughwitchescough).
I know not all witches are evil, that is why I didn't hesitate to marry Genevieve when told by one of my witch friends that she too was a witch.
My father may believe all witches are evil but not all of them are as my witch friends are good.
But they still cannot be acknowledged as witches as it will be their death sentence otherwise.
For many years I have kept their secret and I shall continue to do so and take it to my grave as well.
Even now, I burn anything that has any proof of them having magic so that no one will accidently stumble across it.
Samuel Cooper, James Williams, and Fabian Denali will always be safe as I will protect them as long as they don't turn evil.
As soon as they use black magic is when my protection ends as I will never allow anyone to use black magic in my kingdom.
Hopefully, they stick to the rules and their light and white magic.