“Do you think I do not... «The Tapestry»
cat_on_the_shelf12 июня 2022“Do you think I do not realize how they laugh at me?” he said, his voice now rough with pain and grief. “How forsaken I appear to every man in England. If I let Catherine live, I am no longer a ruler of this land.” He had dropped the royal “we,” I realized with a start.
I could think of nothing else to say but, “She is nineteen. Can you not find it in your heart to show mercy?”
There was silence as I stared at the polished floor, still on my knees. I prayed to God to move the king’s heart. Through my prayers, the stench of the king made me feel like choking. There was no more musk or floral waters. There was only the rotting of his leg. Like the stench of death.
“If I spare her, I could lose my throne.”
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