September 14 1536
Jane and George Boleyn
Jane looked around the room marvelling at the splendor. This was all for her and George, their own apartments at court. She was surprised when she had gotten a letter from Queen Anne inviting them back to court before she gave birth.
Anne hugged her brother and then Jane. "Jane, I want you to feel at home here and to want for nothing. I heard you were have a difficult time with your pregnancy and wanted you to have the best midwives and doctors around you." Jane was touched by Anne's kindness and thanked her for her generosity.
Jane was due in the middle of November and at the insistence of the Queen she would follow the custom of a lying in for at least a month. George would have to make do without his wife. Anne was thrilled to learn that they had finally stopped fighting and learned to truly love the each other.
Anne took her leave of the couple to allow them to get settled in and told them to send word to her if they needed anything.
Thomas Seymour
After Jane was sent away, Thomas was livid. She had done nothing wrong but that whore had forced the King to banish her from court and her own family. Thomas was the only one of the Seymour family to think this was what happened. Edward had tried to explain to him that only because of the good nature and grace of their Queen was Jane spared. She could have been executed and even though she had not truly tried to kill Her Majesty she had thought it and that was treason in itself.
Thomas was also furious that Edward was allowed to keep some land while he was not. Of course he would never admit that was based on his own actions. When they were banished from court, Edward had acknowledged and accepted the punishment given grateful that he had kept his head. Thomas on the other hand threw a fit and had tried to start a rebellion against the king. But unfortunately for him nobody else thought the King was unjust in the downfall of the Seymours or that the Queen was harsh with Lady Jane.
Sir James Sullivan had joined the rebellion, but unbeknownst to Thomas he had only done so to get evidence against him. Thomas was captured shortly afterwards and now awaits his trial in the Tower. Thomas unlike his sister showed all to see he was completely sane and knew what he was doing and would most likely die by the axe. Edward and the rest of the Seymours did not attempt to see Thomas and knew it was best to stay away.
Lady Jane Seymour
Jane had adjusted well at the convent and actually began to see clearly again. She had started a friendship with Elizabeth Langstroth who had encouraged Jane to start a diary to chart her progress of recovery when she first arrived. Today she sat down and read it from the start back in July. She couldn't recognize herself in the writings. She was so angry and hurt, but now she didn't understand why. She hadn't loved the king, and only due to pressure from her family did she try and change the game. Not that she was wanting to be the mistress of the king, but neither did she want to be Queen. She realized now that no matter how much she blamed Queen Anne for the king's divorce, Anne was only a pawn like she was with her family. The major difference was that the Anne loved Henry and was willing to wait for him, whereas Jane only grew to want the crown and the power. She was no better than Anne, no she was far worse. Anne never wanted to kill Katherine and only used the power she was given. Jane now saw that she was going to manipulate the King to do whatever she wanted by acting dumb and naive. She hated herself for that, and she could honestly say she was glad now that Anne was still Queen.
"Elizabeth, do you think you could write to Queen Anne for me letting her know I am very grateful for her gift of forgiveness and need to tell her how sorry I am for all I have done?" Elizabeth nodded, knowing that the Queen would most likely never see the letter. But she knew it would help her charge and friend.
Author's Note : For some reason Thomas seemed to be more of a power hungry fool and I wanted to kill a Seymour off :)