Anne is taken out of her sad memories by the creaking of the door opening at her right side discreetly, she fastly wipe her tears, guessing who it is, she turn toward it and smile in percieving in the darkness the little figure of her Elizabeth standing in the doorway.

She isn't surprised of her coming because it happen often that the little Elizabeth join her bed, looking for a hug and some reassuring words, needing to make sure that her mother is still near to her, even after four years spend with her in this castle.

Because the little girl often do nightmares and have difficulty to sleep, the fear to being separate of her mother, the memories of the sad events that happened to them, make her very anxious, sometimes she fear to wake up and find that her mother have disappear, taken by force in another househould far away from her.

Anne is indulgent with her daughter about this use, guessing her daughter's anxiety and need to being reassured, a part of this indulgence is also caused by the fact that herself is very anxious, especially at the idea to being separate of her daughter, in telling reassuring words to Elizabeth, huging her tightly, she calm down her own anxiety and fears.

Since her daughter have join her castle, most of the time, Anne care of Elizabeth herself, and in living there alone with the servents, the governess and a tutor, spending all their days long together, they have build a strong link, a fusionnal and exclusive relationship, they are so close and acting the same way that they seem to have one soul and heart for two.

Anne look lovingly to Elizabeth as her pillow in her arms, she walk slowly toward the bed, barefoot on the parquet floor, her red hairs longs until her waist floating freely on her white nightgown, looking to her mother's face, the air a bit worried, she ask her in a law, soft and sleepy voice.

"Are you crying ?, mama "

Anne smile in looking lovingly to her daughter as she reach the bed.

"No, my Ellie, don't worry, come here"

A cute smile appear of the little girl's face, she climb on the bed and crawl until embracing her mother, put a kiss upon her cheek, feeling huge happiness at each time she see her daughter, smile happily, kiss her forehead, wrapp a arm around her waist, Elizabeth ask her.

"Goodmorning, mama, you are yet awake ?"

Anne answer her softly.

"Goodmorning, my beauty, yes in fact i had a short sleep tonight, I will try to put myself in sleep again a bit before to really wake up, and you, had you have well sleep tonight ?"

Elizabeth release her mother, put her pillow near to her mother's and lay down by her side, yawn and caress her mother's long raven hairs, fascinated by the way they glow in the gleams of the dawn, then answer her.

"Yes, mama, I had a good sleep, but I think I will put myself in sleep again with you here if I may"

Anne chuckle and answer her.

"Of course, Ellie."

Anne help Elizabeth to glide under the sheets, the little girl lay down her back by her mother's side and look in her eyes still humid and reddish and ask her softly.

"You was crying, I can see it, mama, why was you crying ? you can tell me"

Anne reflect a moment in silence, then she answer in a bit sad tone.

"I was in my old memories"

Elizabeth's little face take a sad air, her hand take her mother's and tell her in a revolted tone.

"The king has been so cruel with you and me"

Anne frown, worried about what her daughter could tell to the king that could displease him, if ever he came to see her, squeeze her daughter's hand, then say her in a serious tone.

"My Ellie, you musn't tell bad things about him, he is our lord and your father"

"But it's the truth !"

Anne, recalling of her long happy period of love with the king, her face taking a dreamy air, answer her.

"He has been so kind to me in the past, you can't imagine how much affection and love he have bring to me and he love you, you are his daughter and he have give me the better daughter that I could had dream to have"

Elizabeth, feeling puzzled by her mother's word, talking about a past that she can't recall answer her.

"I hadn't see him since a so long time, how could he love me ? and he wanted a son, I know it and you too you wanted a son"

"It's true I wanted a son, for the king, I had promise to him that I would do so and I wanted so much to make him happy, but I love you so much, your are the most wonderful daughter that I could has had and I am so proud of you"

Elizabeth smile happily and kiss her mother's cheek and answer her.

"And I couldn't had a most wonderful mother than you, I love you and I don't miss to don't see my father because I need only you and I don't want to be separate of you"

Anne smile, moved and endeared by her daughter's words and embrace her.

" I love you too, sweetheart, I don't want to be separate of you either, but I hope for your sake that your father will care of you in the future and that you and he will love each others again"

"I hope so too, mama, in true I wish to see him again, but I am feared, I don't know at all if he will like me"

"It will be ok, my Ellie, I am sure that you will be able to please him, everyone around us love you, you know how to seduce people and obtain their liking !, you are a clever little one"

Anne chucke Elizabeth blush, then giggle and ask her.

"How is him ? I don't recall of him"

As Anne's recall of Henry as young man when he courted her, she recall of his soft lips kissing hers, his aqua blue eyes soft as velvet looking in hers with so much love, of his strong arms around her body, her face take a very soft and dreamy air, she blush and answer her.

"He is tall, strong, redheared like you, he have a handsome face and beautiful aqua blue eyes, when he look a you livingly, they get softer than silk."

Elizabeth, as her mother talk, look at her mother's face with a atonished air, feeling very cleary the love filling her words and she tell her in a affirmative tone.

"You still love him, mama "

Anne troubled, her heart beating faster, stay silent a moment, then in a attempt of deny the amourous feelings that, in spite of herself she still feel for this loving, young, beautiful and passionate Henry of her memories that she so often see in her unspeakable sensual dreams, answer her.

"Yes of course, I love him, he is our lord king and your father"

Elizabeth, amused by the attempt of her mother to hide the true feelings that she have for the king, smile impishly, and tell her in a teasing tone.

"You are in love with him"

Anne blush, breath deeply and answer her.

"Ellie ... he isn't my husband anymore, don't tell stupidties"

Elizabeth giggle, tickle her mother playfully and answer her.

"I am sure that you are and ou will not succed in making me think the contrary !"

Anne while trying to take a serious air, can't prevent from smiling, amused by her daughter's perceptiveness, vivacity and stubborness, so looking like her own personality and answer her.

"Then I will not try to, stop to tease me because I am talentuous for it too !"

Elizabeth look at Anne with a of complicity, then both burst in laughs, Anne take Elizabeth's hand in hers, look in her eyes with a tremendous tenderness and tell her .

"If there is something that you can be sure about my feeling it's that I love you"

The air moved, Elizabeth squeeze her mother's hand, thinking that as long as she will live with her mother, she will never be unhappy, and answer.

"I love you too, mama"

Anne smile to her, Elizabeth yawn and rub her eyes, Anne giggle and tell her in a soft voice.

"Let's have a nap now before to get up, I think we both need it"

They both lay down more comfortably in the bed side by side and close their eyes Elizabeth fastly fall in her deep child sleep while Anne, still holding her hand in hers, try to find her sleep, her mind filled of the memories of her love with Henry.