Breaking The Cycle

Through gossip I heard that his majesty is planning to sell the Boleyn family an apartment. I hated that idea, especially sense the apartment in question is next to the Queens'. Personally I think it is an insult. I decided to make use of my leisure day and visit the king. I shuddered to be near him again and hated the idea. But today I am going to swallow my pride. If he tries something I will be well within my right to slap the taste out of his mouth. 

As I make my way through the long corridors. I had the misfortune of running into his current play thing. She was comming from the kings office, I noticed her lipstick was smudged and her hair dishelved. As we neared each other she purposely steps in front of me. 

"I do not know who you are, but you will stay away from Henry. He loves me and ONLY ME." Her brows lowered in a nasty glare. I thought about hurting her for what she was putting the Queen through. I thought against it, I had a better plan to get back at her and her wicket family. Instead I decided to give her a word of advice. 

"Why don't you stop acting like the whore your father taught you to be." I said and passed her by. She said nothing else to me. As the kings attendant announced my presence into his majesty's office, he was fixing his breeches. I waited patiently until he was done. 

"Im sorry if I visited at a bad time." I said keeping my eyes on his polished floor. 

"What do you want." He asked annoyed. I could not stand the sight of him, so I quickly got to the point. 

"Your majesty, may I ask what are you planning on doing with the vacant apartment. I asked as he scribble on papers on his desk. 

"I plan on selling those apartments to the Boleyn family for the sum of 30,000 crowns." he said with a smile on his face. I almost shuddered but kept myself calm. 

"Is 30,000 crowns a lot of money to his majesty?" I ask hoping he would fall for my ploy. 

"Yes Lady Jane, that is a very large amount of money. Why would a servant want to know." He asked leaning back in his chair. Then he offered me a seat at the very table he assaulted me on. I sat and through it out of my mind. 

"Your majesty, I am prepared to buy that apartment for the sum of 100,000 gold crowns." I said, his eyes widen. "May I continue?" I asked him. He nodded slowly. 

"I am prepared to buy those rooms for 100,000 gold crowns only if you accept my terms. 

"And what are thees terms?" he asked finally getting his voice back. 

"You need only to agree to sign a legal document stating that you as king allow me to invite whom I please. Even your majesties should visit on invite only. I would like to purchase anything I wish. While doing this, I wish to continue to serve the Queen." I said calmly. 

His majesty had a dumbfounded look in his face, if I did not know any better, I think he stopped breathing for a moment. 

"Where did you get all that gold from." he asked. I pulled out my purse of gold and handed him the note. His eyes widen and he instantly forgot the question. He then cleared his throat and began to speak. 

"I previously promised those apartments to another family. However, you proposed a larger sum of money and for that I accept." He said proudly. Her majesty was right when I heard her say the king was easily manipulated. I decided to do a little manipulation myself, everyone else was doing it. If I am going to reside here, then I will enjoy my stay. 

"Honestly sir, 30,000 crowns is an insult. If one wishes to live next to the Queen, then they should pay a large amount of money to do so." I said hoping he would see my point. He thought about what I said. 

"Yes, well that does sound like an insult." he said as he opened a drawer. He placed a deed on the desk and wrote my terms on it. 

"Sign this deed to finalize everything." he said. I gladly signed and he signed after me. After, I left his office to see my new apartment. Once I entered the apartment I was taken back at how beautiful the rooms were. Each and every room was spacious. I immediately got started on the decor, nothing but the best shall be put in here. 


One Month Later...

Over the last month, I turned a plain apartment to a very regal and luxurious apartment. I now have my own dinning room, a large bedchamber, my own office, and many rooms, I decorated, to spare. Like my villa in Brookfield -Perseon Manner-, I had granite floors and marble counters. I ordered the best furniture and linen. I had an architech come in and create a large and beautiful bathchamber. Here in England, people use small tubs to bathe in. I had the architech make a large bath tub made from marble. I instucted him to put a whole at the bottom to let the water out through a hollow pipe that goes through the wall out of the side of the building. I also had a small fire pit included to warm the water when I had a bath. The design itself is beautiful. My new apartment is more luxurious than any room in White Hall palace. The Boleyns were furious, but I did not care. I could take any one of them in hand to hand combat or with any weapon they bring to the table. Anne Boleyn complained to the king, but he quickly shut her down. I enjoyed every bit of dissatisfaction the Boleyn family had. They all deserved it, and I rubbed it in their pitiful faces. 

I was eating my morning fruit when my page girl told me I had a visitor. I was in my silk robe and did not have time to change into something proper. I tightened my robe and recieved my visitor. I was on my leisure day and was surprised at my visitor. The Queen. 

"Her majesty the Queen." My page girl said. When the Queen entered I rose from my seat and made a low curtsy. 

"You may rise Lady SiVad." Her majesty said in a nice voice. I quickly rose and pulled out a chair for her at the head of my table. She sat down and I offered her breakfast. 

"Thank you I'll have some grapes." she said. I had cook prepare a bowl of sweet red grapes. 

"Lady Jane SiVad." The Queen said. 

"I was surprised that my husband the king sold you this apartment." she said sitting back in her seat. She arched her perfect brow. 

"I was as well, majesty." I said. 

"The king has also showed me the terms you bought this apartment on. I thought you were comfotable in my own apartments." she asked 

"Forgive me your majesty, I did not mean to offend you. It is just that I am not used to small spaces." 

"My apartment is not a small space."

"No your majesty, your apartment is not small. It was only the room I was issued."

"So you purchased a vaccant apartment, because the room you were given was too small?" I nodded. 

"That is not the only reason for my purchase. I bought this apartment for my own comfort and to take it away from the Boleyns. His majesty was going to see it to them." I said. 

Queen Katherine looked surprised at this. So I continued. 

"Your majesty is welcomed to visit anytime, if it pleases you."

"Thank you Lady Jane. I appreciate your kindness toward me." she said as she smiled.

"Tell me Lady Jane, do you trust me?" she ask me. 

"Ofcourse I trust you, your majesty." I said with a friendly smile. 

"You were going to tell me where you were from. We were interupted by his majesty." my smile slowly fell. 

"Oh." Was all I said. I knew she was not going to let that go. 

"Jane, I will not hurt you. If you are Monacon I will not do you any harm." the Queen said softly. 

"I...please do not tell anyone." I knew she figured it out. It was no point in lieing. 

"Ofcourse I will not. As I said before, you can trust me. Believe it or not Jane, I have never seen anyone from Monaco." I saw a hint of wonder in her eyes. 

"We do not leave the kingdom, it is law from his majesty the king."

"Is it a good kingdom? Is the king and Queen decent people, are they fair?" The Queen asked with pure curiosity. 

"Your majesty my... Emporer and Empress are very good monarchs. Monaco is a prosperous empire. It has been that way for many years." I said. As we talked more about Monaco, my page girl came and anounced that there were a messenger from Spain. I allowed him to enter. When he entered, he bowed to the Queen then to myself. He was carrying a beautiful chest. He placed the chest on my dinning table. It was decorated in gold and silver and it was nice sized. Once the messenger was shown out the Queen spoke. 

"How do you know my nephew the emperor? " She asked. 

"When I visited Spain, he tried to...court me. But I ended up rejecting him. After, we became very good friends." I explained as I opened the chest. Inside, were pure opium. 

"What is that?" she asked. 

"It is grounded opium. A spoonfull of this mixed in water can cure just about anything." she gasped with widen eyes. 

"Anything?" she asked astonished. I nodded trying to keep my self from laughing. I read the note that was on top of the powder. 

    Persie,
 To make sure you do not become I'll.

 Charles

"His majesty the emperor must have sent someone to Africa to get these for me." I said. 

"Your majesty is welcomed to it anytime you or her highness becomes ill." I offered. 

"Thank you Lady Jane." she said smiling. 

"Jane." the Queen said with a serious look in her eye. 

"Yes, my lady." I said. 

"Did my husband... make you uncomfortable when you returned?" She ask with all seriousness. I lowered my head in shamed. I was ashamed that I, a Monacon warrior and Princess froze and allowed myself to be asulted by king Henry. I knew this subject would come up again. Telling her what happened to me in her husband's office, would probably hurt her. But not telling her would hurt her even more. I took a deep breath and offered her a seat and sat down myself. 

"Your majesty, the king has made me very uncomfortable." I started. She took my hand and gently squeazed. 

"Has he hurt you?" She asked softly. I had no idea how to tell her but she needed to know. 

"He force...himself on me. You must know, I did not want it." I said as I try to read her face. She lowered her head to the table. 

"Jane, I am very sorry this happened to you." she said with unshed tears in her eyes. I squeazed her hand. 

"My lady please do not cry. I pushed him away before he...um.." I said trying to think of the right words. 

"Before he what?" the Queen pushed. I look her in the eyes and I began to tell her. 

"He... forced himself inside me, but before he could enter me fully. I slapped him and pushed him away." as I explained to her what actually happened, I can see she is very hurt by what I was telling her. 

"Lady Jane I am so very sorry to hear of the horrable event you have been put through." She said hurt at the fact that her husband forced himself on me. 

"Your majesty, do not be sad. I have pushed it from my mind. Please, I just want to forget it ever happened." I said, not sure if I believed that myself. I really wanted to hurt him, possibly kill him. But I know this would only upset the Queen, and oddly I felt conected to her. 

"If you wish to leave it, then I can do nothing but respect your wishes. But I will pray to God for you." She said. I nodded and we droped the subject. We began to talk about my childhood and how I grew up. I told her many things about myself, and she surprisingly opened up to me. I excused my to dress and we spent the whole day together. 

December 11, 1533

It was two weeks before Christmas. I had just come from a goldsmith. I gave him complete instructions to make a present for the Queen. I was on my own time, once I returned back to White Hall, I attended court a little while and returned to my apartment. I entered and went straight to my bathchambers. I had my servant collect rose pedals and bath oil and bath salts. Once my bath was prepared. I took my dress of and lowered myself into the hot water. I enjoyed my luxurious bath tub. The tub is a smaller model of the one in my chambers in Monaco. That tub was ten feet long and ten feet wide and three feet deep. The tub I am setting in is seven feet long and five feet wide and three feet deep. As I sit back and relax, I could not help but think about my home. I ran because I was a disgrace to my father. Maybe if he acually found me he would want me back. But now, now that I was...raped. I could not show my face in Monaco again. I have decided once the Queen dismiss me from my ladyship position, I will retire in Brookfield. Maybe, find a good man to marry. I take a deep breath as the maids sprinkle bath salts into the tub. 

"Claire, summons a masseuse to give me a full body massage. And after, find someone to tend to my fingers and toe nails." I said to her. She nodded and left my apartments. I intent to enjoy my leisure time.