I AM BACK! #REIGN

Lord Bruce entered the throne room unaccompanied by his wife who he had said was 'tired' from the Journey; Jeffery found this suspicious and out of place for he had had a long conversation about how excited Stella was to see the Queen and for her children to enjoy the festivities, also Lord Bruce's knuckles were bruised. However he would not question Lord Bruce as early as this into the revolution for he didn't want to lose allies. Jeffery now stood beside Lord Eroll and Lord Desmond, a French Lord, discussing the practical way of taking over England, because Law was a tricky thing to fool but the English had managed to fool the Scott's so why not the Scott's fool the English? Politics is the beginning and the end of some Royalty.

Mary now stood beside King Francis on the heightened level marble floor where their thrones were. Every Lord, Lady and Child became silent with respect. Once silence took over clamour Mary began her welcome.

"It is an honour to see my people before me; you have my respect for representing Scotland and the many clans. First of all Welcome! France is now your ally and will always be. Today we shall celebrate the coming revolution of Scotland which shall be remembered for centuries to come!" Cheers were so loud it was like being inside a drum; the fight echoed so then your heart beat faster. "The events will take place outside. If you will kindly follow Leith out to the meadow." Mary gestured to Leith who was drinking his wine mid flow as heads turned making him choke on his wine. Everyone laughed in rhythm making Leith blush just a little.

As everyone was piling out into the corridors which were now decorated with a summer haze feel to the stone walls; Claude had accomplished the decorations well, Mary approved to herself only to be disrupted by Catherine who grabbed her arm desperately in a rush. This made Mary defensive.

"Catherine!" Mary looked startled. "What is it?" Catherine tried to calm herself so then attention was not drawn to the situation. Lord Bruce was already approaching them as he saw the Queen Woman grip his Queen.

"Are you alright your Majesty?" Lord Bruce was accompanied by a few other Scott's men in Kilts making French girls giggle however the men stared daggers at Catherine.

"Yes I am well, Lord Bruce. I must see to a situation but you all should go and join the festivities… I shall join you shortly." Mary paced off with Catherine guiding her making Lord Bruce scowl secretly.

"Catherine?" Mary demanded.

"Will you stop questioning me for one minute Mary?! Just once in your entire life?! I am your mother in law so have some respect and follow me!" Catherine demanded looking ahead in full concentration.

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Annabel sat on a bank looking down on the target practice around the back of the Castle admiring the archery while the soldiers practiced using their arrows; she herself knew how to use a bow and arrow; she never missed. Annabel may have been under the protection of her Sister and Mother but that didn't change the fact that she was a bastard. A royal bastard so she was often seen as a threat to anyone who competed with her. Ever since she could walk Annabel had learnt how to fight seeing as she could do as she wished. Many men had never taken an interest in her as soon as they learned Annabel "could not be tamed" or she is "uncontrollable". In all honesty Annabel was absolutely positively fine with that; she would always be a free spirit and she would always be wanted by Mary, which is all she needed. It didn't really mattered what she wanted… there are other people worst off than her.

"I didn't think I would find you here." Sebastian's voice soloed her out of her thoughts.

"I didn't know you were my Mother." Annabel said sarcastically tuning to him. "There is a lot you don't know about me." Sebastian sat beside her respectfully.

"Who said I wanted to know?" Sebastian retorted sarcastically just as Annabel did. "I wasn't looking for you; I am checking on my men." Sebastian gestured down the bank to the men. "Why aren't you with Mary? You haven't seen her in years." Sebastian was curious.

"She wasn't at the festival so I decided to find something a little more interesting than a Joker and spiteful conversations." Annabel said.

"You're not like the other girls, are you?" Sebastian said.

"Finally! That is the most interesting fact I have heard you say, Sebastian." Annabel smiled.

Sebastian laughed. "You can call me Bash; everyone else does."

"Hmm. Bash the Bashful (who follows young women) I like it." Annabel smirked. Bash could now see how young she was out in the open air with her long black curl's framing her round face and blue eyes brightening as she smiled with the sun glistening down. "How old are you, Annabel?" Bash asked.

"I thought you didn't want to know?" Annabel smirked. "Anyway, that's a very forward question for a lady." Annabel said as pushily as possible; becoming the lady she was.

"I have a proposition for you." Bash said after much thought, this statement caught Annabel's attention.

"What like?" Annabel held a quizzical look.

"I and you do archery and for every target either of us hit we give away information about us." Bash said.

"Deal."

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Mary reached the situation to see, if her memory was correct, Lady Bruce lying on the floor smothered in blood; her body in an unnatural position as her two children sobbed beside her. The whole room was a state with goblet's smashed and food up the wall. Mary could only imagine what could have been the reason for this monstrosity.

"Have you sent for the physician?" Mary stared at Lady Bruce. "Or her husband? Catherine?!" Mary asked desperately taking the children away from their mother who was not conscious or even moving.

"I have sent for the Physician but not her husband, Mary." Catherine said as if she was a toddler. "What? Why?!" Mary looked at Catherine as if her face was painted bright blue.

"Mary use your head; you do have one! Did you not see Lord Bruce's knuckles? There were fresh bruises on his hands! It was Lord Bruce! … The children aren't safe and neither is Lady Bruce. While you were seeing to Political issues and the bright lovely side of welcoming several Scottish people into court I was focusing on reality! You didn't think this revolution would be easy, did you? Mary, this is only the beginning." Catherine ranted; the soldiers soon took Lady Stella Bruce to the Physician seeing as he was taking his time.

"We must arrest Lord Bruce immediately." Mary declared. Catherine laughed.

"Don't be so naïve, Mary! You need Lord Bruce to sit on the English throne; if you arrest him this whole Revolution will be over before it's even started!" Catherine stated.

"So, what are you saying? I just carry on and ignore the fact he abuses his wife?!" Mary looked around the room as if it was proof she couldn't do that.

"That is exactly what I am telling you to do. You must." Catherine's eyes were like a brick wall.

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