Kings Landing
"Oh shut up Jane." Charles spat at his lady wife. He had ignored George's sage advise and allowed the Seymours to push Jane as his Queen. He was miserable with her, and he regretted his marriage.
"Charles,Geoffrey is the Crown Prince and his place is in Kings Landing."
"Jeffrey, is a spoiled brat, he needs to learn manners. I am your King, woman, do not defy me." Charles was so angry he wanted to hit her, but he stalked away.
"Lord Howard." Charles ordered his hand to follow him. "I need you to arrange to transport Prince Jeffrey to Storm's End tonight. Make sure the Queen is not aware, she will try to stop any effort to teach that boy to respect his people." Thomas nodded, he knew Jane and her father had spies throughout King's Landing and it would be quite the effort to spirit the seven year old Prince from the capitol.
"Edward." Jane breathed before kissing her brother. He pushed away from her. "Jane, stop, this is not right." Jane kissed him again, pulling at his clothes.
"I love my wife, and I will not betray her even for you." Edward wasn't completely in love with Lady Margaery Howard, but he had promised to be true to her. And he was angry with Jane, he wanted to hurt her like she did him. He begged her to run away with him when the King picked Elizabeth, but she wanted to be Queen. Yet the first time he was back in King's Landing shortly after the wedding she was pulling him into his bed.
"You belong to me, Edward." Jane spat. Edward shook his head as he wandered off he ran into Thomas Howard, the uncle of his own lady wife. He saw the young prince with him, and normally it wouldn't seem out of place but at this time of night it raised Edward's suspicions.
"Your Grace." Edward bowed at Geoffrey, before turning to Thomas. "Does the Queen know the prince is up so late?"
"The King requested to speak to his son." Thomas motioned to Geoffrey to come closer. He held the boy's hand before leaving Edward to contemplate on his actions. He could easily warn Jane that something was going on with her boy, or leave the King to his own games. Jane would be furious if the rumors were true, and that Charles was planning on having his son moved to his brother's care. Jane already felt she was compared too easily to the King's great love Anne Boleyn, he didn't think she would be able to handle knowing her own son was being raised by another Boleyn girl.
Edward looked back toward's Jane's chambers, sighing to himself. Jane love their child, but Edward could only see him as the monster he was becoming. The King believed Geoffrey was his own, but Edward knew that boy was his. It was shortly after Jane had discovered she was with child, that Edward was sent back to Casterly Rock as the King threatened before his marriage to Jane took place. Edward remebered being relieved when Charles wanted to marry Elizabeth, but when he took Jane from him he knew that it would be nothing but trouble.
"Margaery, my darling." Edward took his wife in his arms kissing her passionately. His mind still on Jane, and that damn kiss. Jane was his heart, but Edward's honor was keeping him from staying from his wife. He liked her enough, and she had given him an heir. The next morning he was woken by screaming coming from who know where.
"Where is my boy?" Jane screamed as she threw objects at her King. Charles looked at her with such hatred.
"Guards." Charles called out, Edward watched Jane go white as a ghost. "Take Queen Jane back to her chambers, she is not to leave or receive any visitors." John Seymour wanted to protest, but Edward stayed his hand. "No father, Jane must learn her place."
"Father, the boy will be well cared for with the King's brother. Jane coddled the boy, moreso then Jasper or Anne. And we all know the reason for that." Thomas stated, he was the black sheep of the family. His father barely tolerated him, Jane hated him and his only solice was that Edward adored his baby brother from the start.
"He is her first born of course.." Edward started.
"Please, it is obvious to everyone that Geoffrey is not the King's son." Edward was taken aback for the bluntness of his father's words. "Geoffrey is a monster, the way he treats people with no discipline is dangerous. I must agree with Thomas, the King was right to send the boy away." Edward was unsure if his father knew he was Geoffrey's father or just that Jane clearly strayed.
"I will talk to his Grace, to see what can be done to alleviate some of Jane's stress." John was tired, his eldest daughter was obviously a disgrace to the family. His sons were not much better, he had been shocked to see Edward take to marriage as he had. And Thomas, the only good thing the boy did was take in the Tudor brat to raise her as a Seymour. She could be useful if needed to overthrow the King. Jane and her bastard son would be expendable if the need arose. John was sure of that.
