Francis & Bash Love Story {Completed} ✔️

Chapter 14- The Ending & The Beginning King

Sarah's POV

Me and Bash get up in the middle of the night, putting on my robe as we walk down the corridors. I put my hand onto his arms getting scared by the moment.

"The king has summoned everyone to the courtyard. Urgently. "

"What's this about?" I looked and saw Catherine walking towards us, along with Francis.

"I don't know, but I fear the worst."

"One or more of you here, my friends, my family... my subjects... tried to kill me. I have taken steps. You have seen my new men, modeled after the Praetorian Guard of the Roman Emperors; loyal only to me. But I knew more needed to be done. The guilty revealed. And this night... in a dream... God told me how. My oath to him... This sword... will not be sheathed till it has taken a life. As the sun rises, this sword will cast a shadow. When that shadow touches the guilty... I'll know. Who here... made their confession yesterday?" He held his sword up and I backed up next to Catherine and Mary, as Bash in front of me.

"I did. Travers, my lord. Secretary to Lord Bellamy."

"Did you fornicate last night? Or take the Lord's name in vain?"

"Of course not, my lord. We should all be as ready as you." He takes our his sword and kills the poor man. Catherine and I scream as Mary kept quite.

"Be off. Don your finest clothing. The celebrations of our victory at Calais will reach their peak. Clean that." He told a guard and I couldn't look. Bash held my head close to his chest and hugged me.

"I was wrong. He is lost."
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We all went back inside and got dressed and meet in Catherine's chamber, talking about what to do with Henry.

"All the time I was growing up, I saw him as the greatest man in France." I looked at Bash. Feeling sympathy for him.

"I'm sorry, Bash."

"It's too late for assassination; we'd never get near him. He must be removed from the throne by a superior force."

"A coup? It's deadly for us if we lose and dangerous if we win. A coup puts power in the hands of the military." Catherine looks at us

"We have no choice. But how? What can I offer the generals to back me, rather than Father? I can give them no more reward than he."

"Some generals were dismissed before Calais. Surely, they feel betrayed by their king."

"And each one of them is a noble with a territory and men of their own to command."

"It could work. But if we win, if we seize power... what happens to your father?" We look at Catherine and back to Bash and Francis.

"He will be imprisoned, see the finest doctors, and in time either he will regain his senses or he will die a natural death, but... he can never be king again. His time will be over... and you will rule beside me." I sigh and look at Catherine, along with Francis.
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"If I can sway the generals to my side, I shall return with them and their men beside me." We walk through the corridors and I sigh.

"Will that be enough?"

"If the Duke of Guise sets his forces against us..."

"He is a cautious man. Perhaps he'll wait to see who wins this..."

"Well! Two happy couples on a happy day, hmm? Sarah, aren't you coming to see the joust and the naval spectacle?"

"Spectacle?" I looked confused at Catherine and Bash.