"Previously on Reign..." "You'd plunge France into war to sate your lust for my crown." "But you will never have what belongs to me." "You deserve someone that cares for you." "I mean me." "The truth is we both need this marriage to work." "Me to shore up my country's finances, and you to gain Catholic support to counter Mary's aggression." "But you must stop whatever is happening between you and Gideon Blackburn." " And you must remove him from court." " I will." "I just received word from one of my spies that your privy council is planning to overthrow you, and your worthless, traitor of a husband is helping them." "You have to leave now." "Muster our forces and prepare to storm the castle." "Mary, what happened?" "They wanted to accuse me of adultery and when they didn't find you, Bothwell, they butchered David." "Darnley, help me escape the castle." " They will kill you." " If we're going to escape, we've have to do it now." "Your sovereign queen has been betrayed." "We will take back the castle." "And the traitors will pay for what they have done with their lives." "It's time." "Mary, I understand you want to lead the charge on Edinburgh castle, but must I point out the obvious?" "Yes, I am with child." "But I must show my people, and the treasonous privy council, that I am Scotland's only true and legitimate ruler." "And as such, you must protect yourself, and the life of your heir, at all costs." "I've gathered legions of loyal clansmen who are ready to march on your behalf." "Allow me to lead in your stead." "I beg of you." "I will remain at a cautious distance, for my child's sake." "But I will not stay behind." "I want Lord Ruthven and the council to know that it is their queen who is taking back her castle." "And all those involved in the coup last night, they will pay a very steep price for it." "Hundreds of heavily armed clansmen" " descending on the castle?" " I'm afraid so, my Lord." "Gather the privy council, wake and alert them at once." "Sir, I..." "I'm afraid they've fled." "Fled?" " All of them?" " King Darnley as well." "One sign of resistance and those cowards slither out the back door." "And Mary?" "Does she know her king has fled?" "She's been under guard, imprisoned in her quarters all night." "By order of the queen," "I demand your immediate surrender." "I'm afraid that won't be possible." "I hold this castle, as I also hold the queen of Scots as my prisoner." "You hold nothing, Lord Ruthven." "And the queen is here... to see you fall." "For the crimes of high treason and insurrection against the crown, you are sentenced to death, Lord Ruthven." "Your family lands will be spared, however, if you testify against your traitorous leader." "I know nothing of traitors, only patriots fighting a Catholic tyrant and false queen." "You will get nothing from me." "As you wish, Lord Ruthven." "I will be more than happy to round up the remaining members of your faithless privy council for the testimony I need." "And I will do it." "No matter how long it takes." "That was for David Rizzio. _" "You asked to see me, Reverend Knox?" "I've come to demand that you call off your guards." "They tail me relentlessly, day in and day out." "You are in no position to make demands." "If you have evidence to arrest me for something, then do it." "I assure you, I will have evidence soon enough." "Months have passed, and still not a single council conspirator has been apprehended." "Your husband, the king, has vanished." "Perhaps it's time to be honest with yourself." "Enlighten me, Reverend." "You are a selfish and misguided queen, whose own husband moved to topple your rule." "Whose own privy council despised you enough to assist him in his treachery." "You have stirred hatred against me since my return." "You dangled Darnley in front of the privy council as my replacement." "You fostered this insurrection, and that is treason!" "King Darnley and the privy council are likely regrouping as we speak." "Preparing another attack on your crown." "How can you not see?" "I've never been your greatest threat." "That ought to put an end to that pious agitator, Knox, once and for all." "Believe me, I will." " And you know what you have to do?" " Yes." "The agreement with Spain is quite explicit." "As soon as Charles chooses one of the brides approved by Philip," "Spain will finally support Charles' reign." "They were impressed with him taking his post in hand, but now is not the time for equivocation." "I hope the king knows that." "Well, Charles is quite eager to end the threat of Henri assuming his throne." "For once my sons' rivalry actually helps us." "I do worry, though, with you away," "Nicole will be a bit less... manageable?" "She's proven key in keeping Charles in line." "I have spoken with her and I have filled her purse with coin." "She knows what must be done." "Are you certain this is safe?" "Safer than the castle." "I've taken a room at the inn." "We can't keep risking our afternoons together right under Charles' nose." " Why do you care about Charles?" " Your brother has been kind to me." "I have no desire to see him hurt." "The feelings I have for you, Henri..." "I love you." "Tell me you feel the same." "I love being with you." "Oh!" "To hell with Knox." "I want all the remaining members of the privy council rounded up at once." "I assure you we've been searching for them in every possible manner." "Even your brother James is on the lookout in the western region, which is a likely hideout." "There's one more thing." "Knox was right." "Darnley may have helped me escape, but he is still my single, greatest threat." "He could be moving against me in a number of ways." "He must be found." "Oh, I need to be free of him." "Free of this marriage." "And when I am, I..." "I want to be with you." "That is if you still..." "I want you." "Then I will find a way to be free of my husband." "No matter what it takes." "Whoa." "You are an extraordinary shot." "Is there anything you don't win at?" "I'll certainly feel I've won if I marry you." ""If?"" " We are quietly engaged." " Mm." "Although, you were a bit noisy last night." "It's a good thing your castle has walls made of stone." "Uh, my servant, Jane, requires my attention." "I'll see you at dinner." "Lord Blackburn's returned." "His ship docked at harbor over an hour ago." "He's on his way." "That is marvelous." "But also challenging." "The archduke won't take kindly to Gideon's return." "But how many useless diplomatic missions can I send poor Gideon on?" "What will you tell him?" "You'll need to be more specific, as I've lied to both men." "The archduke, but, yes, also Lord Gideon." "He has no idea you promised to expel him from court, does he?" "He doesn't, and my hope is that he never need know." "Lord Blackburn, back at court?" "But Elizabeth, you'd agreed..." "That I'd send him away, and I did." "He's been to France, Prague, Amsterdam." " The idea was to remove him." " From any sphere of influence over me" " because you're jealous." " Yes, I am." "We've been over this." "He is a long-term confidante." "A skilled advisor and diplomat, whose journeys, for the Crown, have met with spectacular success." " Who is in love with you." " Perhaps." "I don't know." "Many are." "I'm the queen of England." "I represent something glorious, for everyone." "And if you want to banish every person who is dazzled by me, we'll be a nation of mainly women." "And even then our ranks may be depleted." "I must say, I love that you're mostly serious." "This is more than an arranged marriage." "I am your lover." "I am yours." "But you have to trust me." "And if you don't, what have I been doing for the last weeks?" "Risking my reputation, risking my heart." "Shh..." "I believe you." "I trust you." "And Gideon?" "If he is nothing to you, he is nothing to me." "Exactly." "But he isn't, exactly, nothing to me, in an official sense." "My journeys in the New World will make relations between Spain and other Catholic nations very tense." "Gideon's bonds with France run deep." "And he knows Mary, Queen of Scots, better than almost anyone." "Wise counsel is protection." "And if you love me, don't you want to see me safe?" "Of course I do." "So Lord Blackburn can stay?" "Lord Blackburn may stay." "Do you like how they look on you?" "I'll have you know, kings do wear jewels at times." "I know what you're thinking, "Not on their ears, they don't," but some do." "Depends what country." "And if you'd been anywhere at all, you'd know that." "Fact of the matter is... you wouldn't understand." "Henri, wait, please." "I should go." "Best we aren't seen leaving together." "Too skinny." "Too equine." "Is that King Philip in a wig?" "Your Grace, that's Lady Alina, second cousin to the king of Spain." "Adam's apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, now, does it?" "We have been doing this for days." "These are Spain's finest bridal candidates." "Yet your son seems to find fault in every one of them." "Fear not, Charles will choose one." "You do realize what is at stake here, do you not?" "Yes, yes, I'm well aware, Mother." "Then select one of these marginally acceptable creatures, or risk losing the backing of Spain, and your throne along with it!" "Is everything all right?" "More than all right." "We've found one of the conspirators." "And you'll never believe who turned him in." "I'm truly grateful to you for taking me in." "I'm afraid I don't touch the stuff anymore." "I, too, have been evading capture since that night." "My own wife has a bounty on my head." "It's all very unsettling." " Take him." " What?" "You..." "You Judas!" "Why did you turn him in?" "And if you lie to me, I will have your head." "I assure you I'm not the same man that I was a few months ago." "You do seem a bit more clear-eyed." "I've put all my mistakes behind me." "The drinking, the gambling, the whoring." "I'm ashamed of how I behaved." "I want you to know how sorry I am." "You have begged my forgiveness before, and you have relapsed every time." "Why should I show you mercy now?" "What you said that night that we escaped." "John Knox was using me, preying on my weaknesses, my lust for power." "But I no longer harbor such ambitions." "They died that night in a flash of blades." " When I saw what the privy council..." " Don't." "It's not what I wanted." "And I know that I'm not what you want." "Your heart belongs to another." "I want you to be happy." "And what do you want in return?" "A chance to know my child." "Nothing more." "All these months, running, hiding, the only thing I could think about was how" "I would not have a chance to be a part of our child's life." "To show my love, and be loved in return, that's all I want." "Allow me to prove it to you." "Prove it by helping me find the remaining privy council members, so I can force them to testify against Knox." "The man is a traitor." "No, it's too risky." "Your life and your Crown are in constant danger so long as Darnley walks free." "I need the testimony from the privy council to prove that Knox was behind the coup." "Darnley will lead us to them." "And then we arrest them all." "Including King Darnley." "A mild storm delayed our crossing, damaged the ship's gunwales on arrival." "The repairs took an extra three days, but the mission yielded the hybrid tulips you'd apparently requested." "In Prague, I represented England at a three-year-old's birthday party..." "Each mission more important than you might realize." "Are you pale with anger or unwell?" "I'm a bit of both, I'm afraid, thanks to all this pointless travel." "Look, you sent me on one fool's errand after another, and I think I know why." "It's your fiancé." "Does the archduke know about us?" " No." " Are you sure?" "Because I won't let my feelings for you put your realm in danger." "You need this marriage." "I admit that if I kept you chained to my side, the archduke might suspect something." "I noticed you were careful to leave the door open." "To avoid gossip." "I'm protecting us." "Come to my chambers tonight." "There, the door will be closed, and I promise to thank you properly for your journeys for the Crown." "You asked for me, Mother?" "Yes." "Luc." "I..." "I didn't know you were back from your estates." "I apologize." "I should've sent word that I was coming." "Your husband Luc has informed me of a most unfortunate situation." "An illicit meeting." "An affair between Nicole and Henri." "Henri and Nicole?" "It can't be." "It would break Charles' heart." "That's why I sent for you, my dear." "You know your brothers better than anyone." "They both adore you." "Do you think that Charles suspects anything?" "Absolutely not." "Charles is deeply in love with Nicole, and he is quite certain that she feels the same." "Then I fear Charles will snap if he learns the truth." "And with the new promise of Spain's backing, he will feel free to take revenge." "I have to stop this madness, before one of my sons kills the other." "You must convince Henri to end this tryst with Nicole." "Of course." "Take Luc with you." " Why him?" " Why me?" "Because you are a good man who speaks from the heart." "Do you remember how you convinced Charles to return to Catholicism?" "And in so doing, you saved his life." "I only hope you can save Henri's as well." "Well, hello there, Lord Blackburn." "Where are you off to?" "I was on my way to a friend's chambers." "To celebrate your return, eh?" " Hmm." " Must be a good friend." "Mm, and you're here... reading." "Well, killing time." "Waiting to surprise Elizabeth." "I was told she retired to her chambers nearly an hour ago." "It takes her some time to undress." "Ah." "You're shocked by my night visit, I can see that." "Well, Elizabeth may be shocked." "Or would be, if you made it past her guards." "Oh, she dismisses her guards right after her maids." "But I shouldn't be telling you that, should I?" "Except she has told me what a trusted servant you are." "She even pleaded with me to let you stay after she'd sent you all over Christendom, because I was jealous." "Baseless, of course." "She made sure I knew" "I was the only man she wanted." "And Elizabeth can be very reassuring." "I waited for you." "Why did you not come for me?" "I was told you already had a guest." "Another guest?" "Mm-hmm." "Who told you?" "Your fiancé." "No, no, your lover, the archduke." "He caught me on my way to your room." "He was waiting to be entertained by you as well." ""Reassured," he called it." " Gideon, I had to." " Oh, did he force you?" "He is to be my husband." "He isn't your husband yet!" "You assured me that this union was merely for political reasons, for your safety." "You said it was for my survival." "You told me yourself this marriage was a necessity." "But you are sleeping with him in advance of it; a risk in and of itself." "I mean, why would you take it?" "To protect us!" "To make him think I love him and not you!" "You lie to him, you lie to me..." "Because if you knew he suspected, you would end things with me." "And I can't bear to lose you." "Our affair puts you in danger." " I don't care." " I do!" "I mean, why risk so much with this affair when you'll eventually tire of it?" "I won't ever tire of you." "You're so clever." "Your lies come so easily." "In time, you'll think less of even me for believing them." "You've put a sea between us." "You didn't have to send me to a three-year-old's birthday party in Prague to do it." "We're finished, Your Majesty." "I don't want any part of you." "I do hope you'll forgive me for arriving unannounced, Queen Mary." "Why are you here?" "I've come for revenge, for Lola." "I want to take what John Knox holds most dear." "Catherine told me you saw." "That you were there at the end." "I'm thankful Lola wasn't alone." "Knox will pay for his sins... for Lola and many others... but not by your hand." "His followers would be quick to blame me if he were to die or disappear under mysterious circumstances." "I can assure you, there will be no repercussions for your Crown." "Catherine was very clear, insistent upon it." "But when Knox plotted a coup with your privy council, she felt that my desire for revenge could be of service." "Revenge you have waited very patiently for, it seems." "Yes." "Like all matters of importance, it takes careful planning." "But now, all of the pieces are in place." "I ask only for your consent." "No." "Justice cannot be seen as personal retribution." "I already have a plan in motion to convict John Knox in a court of law." "He will hang." "And I will enjoy watching him die." "Oh!" "Can you come back tomorrow?" "It's quite a trip to get here." "How did you find this place?" "I knew you'd never give up Sophia." " Did you lead him here?" " I'm sorry..." "You'll thank her once you hear" "Elizabeth's offer." "Elizabeth's willing to grant safe harbor to all involved in the coup attempt." "All we need to do is cross the border." "Once on English soil, we'll be protected from Mary and restored to a more... acceptable lifestyle for men of our birth." "Why would she agree to that?" "Because she wants Mary removed from the throne as much as we do, and an alliance with the Scottish king and the privy council in exile will prove a powerful political weapon in the inevitable "War of Two Queens."" "A ready-made government." "Exactly, which is why she wants as many of the dispersed council as possible to join us." "I have no way to reach them." "But I'm certain you can." "And if I do, what then?" "I present Elizabeth's offer." "Those that accept leave for England at once." "It's too risky." "I know you don't trust Elizabeth..." "I don't trust you." "Fine!" "Get by on your own." "A wanted man, living in constant fear, with no servants, money or power." "Or come to England, live a dignified life, and then return with Elizabeth's armies, to claim back what we've lost." "Can you contact the councilmen and have them here by tonight?" " Yes." " Good." "I'll return at midnight." "We'll be in England before dawn." "Nicole's a pretty enough girl, but it's clear the affair has nothing to do with her." "You're using her as a pawn in this rivalry with Charles." "Now that Charles has Spanish support, your ambitions to his throne have no chance of success." "All right, fine." "Despite what you think, I care about you." "And I won't let you endanger yourself for no reason." "I'm saying you're right." "I'll end it." "I only started sleeping with Nicole to unsettle Charles, but without Spain's backing, I can't even throw it in his face." "As you said, it's unwise." "Besides, I was about to end things anyway." "She's getting too attached." "Are we done here?" "Yes." "Well, that was easy." "Yeah." "Well, give your mother my best." "Oh, you don't have to leave." "It's just that... it's been incredibly dull here, and I..." " You'll be fine." " I've missed you." "Perhaps that's reason enough for you to stop being an ass and stay for the party." "The hunting lodge has been burned." "There's no way the privy council could have escaped from this fire." "The door." "The windows, too." "All locked from the outside." "He must have learned of the meeting." "Knox burned these men alive." "Now, no one can testify to his part in the coup." "I'm certain it was Darnley." "Not that it's impossible for Knox to have discovered the plan and killed the Council, but..." "But Darnley had the exact same motive." "And he knew the location of the meeting, the privy council members know him and he had plenty of time to do it." "And don't forget his history of setting fires in order to get what he wants." "Where is he now?" "I brought him back to the castle." "I couldn't risk him disappearing again." "Mary." "Your husband is a threat to you." "What do you want me to do about him?" "I'm the King of Scotland!" "Am I interrupting?" "No." "Actually, I was hoping we could talk." "Nicole, I've been thinking..." "Mind if I start?" "If you wish." "My comments at the inn caught you off guard, and I'm sorry for that." "But when I woke and saw you trying on my earrings," "I..." "At the time... it's something I've wanted to talk to you about for a while." "What I mean is it wasn't the first time" "I'd seen you with my jewelry." "I've also seen... marks on your chest." "The kind of marks caused by wearing... a corset." "What of it?" "Yes, I enjoy wearing women's clothing on occasion." "Jewelry, corsets, and the like." "Is that what you wanted to know?" "Uh, kind of, but..." "I don't want to be a woman." "Sometimes, I think wearing their clothes lets me inhabit them more completely." "But the truth is I don't know where the desire comes from." "It just is." "And though I have to hide it from narrow minds, I won't deny myself the feeling it brings." "Power, excitement, pleasure." "Liberation from a world determined to tell me who to be." "I am who I am." "I want what I want." "And I take what I want." "If that scares you, if it repels you, then you're with the wrong man." "Mm." "I have something for you." "I suppose you have some questions." "Do you remember your first time?" "A chemise that I stole from my father's mistress." " Do you have a favorite piece to wear?" " I love you, too." "Claude and my mother know about us." "Told me to break it off." "If Charles were to find out..." "I'll take care of your brother." "But first..." "Nicole." "There you are." "Feel like I haven't seen you in ages." "You've been rather busy." "Are you enjoying your search for a Spanish bride?" "It's been awful." "Each candidate is more boring than the last." "Hey, come to my chambers tonight." "I'm not sure I should." "Uh, this marriage... it's is a political necessity." "And you have no choice if you want peace with Spain." "As king, you must put France before your heart." "I understand." "But I'm still just a girl." "Knowing that the man I love will be with another woman, it... it's just too painful." "I know this is difficult, but..." "I just need some time." "Please, Charles, I need you to understand." "Thank you, Jane." "Thank you for coming." "I needed to see you." "In an abandoned chapel?" "I'm here because you are my monarch." "I'm obeying orders." "But seeing that this isn't official business, I ask you, please, stop." " I love you." " It doesn't matter." " I need you." " You don't." "You truly do not, even if you don't see that yourself." "I need you to be happy." " Ah." " I do." "You are more precious to me than my nation, and if I could give up England for you and survive," "I would." "But it's not even possible." "Oh, no." "I don't want you to give up anything." "You just want me to stop lying to you, and I will, I swear." "But I will lie to others." "I will do anything to protect us." "And that is what I did." "I told the archduke I love you." "And I told him I would never give you up." "Why would he agree to that?" "His family's already taken advantage of his rise in station." "He needs this marriage." "And I need to marry him, but..." " I know that." " But I will always, always be yours." "So if you still think I can't be trusted, then let me make this vow, not only to you, but to God." "Woven into this fabric from my mother's dress are her dreams of lasting love for me." "The joy she would have felt knowing I'd met you." "The happiness my daughter felt, knowing you." "This hand-fasting binds my life to yours." "As this knot is tied..." "We are joined..." " Before God, for all time." " Before God, for all time." "I've been interrogating Darnley since his arrest." "But it'll take some time to extract a confession." "Torture, you mean." "How much pain will Darnley have to endure before we believed him?" "And would we be forced to kill him to cover up what we had done?" "He would trade your life for his in an instant, Mary." "Would he?" "I know he wants power, and his ego is monstrous, but he is still my husband and the father of my child." "Continue to interrogate him, but do not harm him." "For now." "I'm afraid you will have to return to France without seeing Knox hang." "Your plan didn't work, then." "I'm sorry." "But it seems Reverend Knox has, uh, escaped justice once again." "Save your strength, Reverend." "Who are you?" "Release me!" "Or there will be consequences!" "If I've wronged you in some way," "I can make it right." "No." "You can't." "Narcisse." "Please." "Let me go." "Lola... was just a pawn in your political schemes." "Her death, a mere byproduct." "But I loved her, more than life itself, and I was forced to stand and watch helplessly, as they killed her before my very eyes." "I thought you might learn this lesson at the end of a rope, but... it appears that I must teach you." "There are consequences, taking from a man that which he holds most dear." "It was Elizabeth!" "She's to blame." "Elizabeth ordered the execution!" "Everyone will pay... in their own way." "Where are you going?" "A stroll." "Please, don't tell me you want to go back to the castle already." "Gideon?" "Are feeling unwell again?" "I don't know what's wrong with me." "Gideon!" "Gideon." "Come on, get help." "Where?" "Stay with me, wife." "We are bound." "No!" "I do hope the reception's to your liking, Ambassador Franco." "So tasteful." "I'd heard such tales of depravity in French court." "If only we could enjoy the festivities without all this bridal business hanging over us." "I do hope King Charles makes his choice soon." "Very soon, I'm sure." "I nearly forgot to ask about your study of astronomy." "Yes." "Claude, too, she's a lover of the stars." "Ah, the night sky." "God's most magnificent creation." "Wouldn't you agree, Princess?" "Uh, apologies, Ambassador, but I promised my husband a dance." "I like being close to you like this." "It's all I've ever wanted." "Claude." "It doesn't have to end." "I'm-I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, I..." "I have to go." "You want me to support your annulment?" "But you love Claude." "And I've been holding out hope she could love me, too." "I know she likes you." "You look happy together." "And feelings do change." "If only it were that simple." "She can't let me into her heart because her heart still belongs to Leith." "As much as I want to be with her," "I won't stand in her way." "Claude should be with the man she loves." "Of course." "You're so right." "So sweet of you..." "I have important news." "Tonight, I will be announcing my bride-to-be." "But before I reveal my choice," "I would like to thank Luc Narcisse, a good man, a wise man, and the best brother-in-law a man could ask for." "Thank you, Luc." "Your words have brought me the strength and wisdom I needed." "And now, the love of my life and the new queen of France." "Nicole De... what's your last name again?" "I've never thought to ask." "I've-I've always thought of her as mine, and now she belongs to France, too." "Come, Nicole, join me." "Come." "I can make him see reason." "Spain is quite finished with you and your hopeless brood!" "Your Majesty?" "Elizabeth?" "He was poisoned." "It had to be." "We have to go." "I can't leave him... not like this." "You can't be found with him, either." "I sent a note to the nearest physician, claiming I'd come across... a body." "I didn't sign it, but they'll be here soon." "He won't be left for long, but you must leave." "He'd want you to be safe." "He loved you." "I will find who did this to you, and when I do... they will know how much I love you." "Lord Narcisse, I'm surprised to still see you here." "It could be some time until John Knox is brought to justice, but I assure you," "I will not give up until Lola is avenged." "Before I left, I wanted to give you a parting gift." "You are still free to take your legal steps against John Knox, but I've taken what he valued the most, the thing that made him a man." " Are those his...?" " Yes." " Is he d...?" " Very much alive." "I didn't kill him, but justice needed to be done." "You're a monster." "No." "Just a man." "One who wanted revenge." "As did you, if I recall." "This vile act will not ease your pain!" "Mary, revenge is not meant to ease pain." "It is meant to balance the scales." "I will live with the pain of Lola's death for the rest of my life, but now," "I have made sure that everyone responsible for it will forever suffer pain, too." "Everyone?" "I heard Gideon was poisoned." "It was you, wasn't it?" "You killed Gideon Blackburn." " Yes." " He was an innocent man!" "Gideon didn't deserve his fate... but Elizabeth did." "She loved Gideon, deeply, with all her heart, and now, she knows what it feels like to lose the one she loved the most." "So... the scales are balanced." "Get out." "Get out of my court." "Get out of my country!" "Get out!" "Mary." "What's the matter?" "It was him, Narcisse." "He's the one who killed Gideon, and this is his revenge on John Knox." "He castrated him." "I can't keep living like this, trapped in this endless cycle of bitterness and revenge." "I need to find peace in my country, in my life... even in my marriage." " Mary, no." " I'm sorry, but I have to let go of this desire for revenge before everyone I love drowns in a pool of blood... even if that means we can't be together." "Darnley must go free." "Mother." "Oh, I'm so glad to see you." "Have you been well?" "I've not been in a dungeon, as you have." "With cousins in the countryside, weren't you?" "Uh, yes." "Darnley... they say you have taken part in a coup." "It got... out of hand." "I was a part of it, and then I was arrested for killing members of the privy council, but without witnesses for either crime, nothing can be proven." "I took care of it." "Please tell me that you didn't burn those men." "I didn't want to at first, but... she convinced me that it was the only way to protect myself." "She?" "Who convinced you?" "Keira." "She's been very helpful." "She's more intelligent than you ever gave her credit for." "Keira?" "K-Keira is dead." "Ah, shh." "She was gone, but now she's back so that we can be together." "Like we were always meant to be."