"Wolves and hill tribes are the least of your concerns....You mess with my family, you mess with me"
Regardless of the situation they faced, it was imperative that one remains strong, even in the most trying of times and especially in the face of adversity. When Francis died, it seemed that part of herself had died along with him, never forgetting that day when her beloved departed from the cruel fates of this world and left her behind. Recalling that day, there had been a part of her that wanted to be by her husband's side so they could remain together, but what kept Mary going was her love for her children, her flesh and blood, those who needed her regardless of age as she comforted Charles but it seemed that her words would not be enough.
Mary was indeed coping now, like Charles she rose above it, but Charles was right, losing his first born was much different than losing his father and she understood that completely, for it was why she cared for Charles so much and wished to help her son as much as she could. Afterall, there was only so many burdens that she could carry, but it was her breaking point that she feared the most. The only way her family can be safe, the only way Seabel can truly live in peace, is if House Lancaster no longer remained and she would fight for such as long as there are breath in her lungs.
Charles clearly was not of the right state of mind, but there was only so much that she could do as she prayed with him for Lizzie as she too departed from the cruel fates of this world as Francis did, leaving those behind to become stronger. There was not a day that went by that Mary did not think about Francis and what he would of done in her shoes, but now she had much to worry about as the minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days and days into weeks with Charles' descending back into his old ways with nothing that she could do. As she recalled his old ways, she did remember how his change begun when he married Harriet, so no doubt his descent into his old ways were no doubt as a result of Harriet's influence no longer present, which suggested that Charles was under such influence and yet Harriet was now leaving him to continue alone when her place was at his side 'for better for worse'.
Mary was not only concerned about Charles but also Kingdom Affairs also, working with her younger brother Karlon Knee in keeping track of any movement made by the Lancasters who may take advantage of this mourning period which Mary wouldn't put past them if they were so heartless and quick to kill her husband. It was due to Mary's increased involvement that led her to finding out about a confrontation Henry Stanford had with Charles and how Charles was now off to Pendlebury. The report displeased Mary greatly that she immediately made her way to confront Henry on his inappropriate and disrespectful behaviour that he shown against her son, his son-in-law. It was even more frustrating with how much he 'supposedly' supported his family and seeing the way he treated Charles as his son-in-law and most important his King was appalling.
Growing up as a young lady in the Knee Household, she was taught proper etiquette with how to address one self and how to conduct one self. Afterall, House Knee were from a royal line, but clearly the tainted line from House Stanford knew not how to conduct themselves properly when the Head of the family speaks against his King, his eldest offspring standing with the Lancaster's and Harriet making Charles' pain even greater by not supporting him and not yet producing a male heir. However, Mary was trying her best to dismiss such thoughts seeing that this arrangement was what Francis wanted and that Harriet was now a Rayleigh, she only hoped that things will get better, but Henry made things much harder.
The question however was how to approach it, whether to immediately begin with the scolding of his unbecoming conduct or start with an innocent facade and proceed from there, the latter being the option Mary took as she approached her target, "Lord Stanford". Following her introduction she gave a gesture of respect to essentially show Henry how to act, before adding, "How are things on your end?", curious what he felt about the situation between Charles and Harriet and also to see if he dared speak out against her. Unlike Charles however, she was of a sound mind and with Charles off to Pendlebury, it left her in charge of things in the capital so he better watch it.....
Mary was indeed coping now, like Charles she rose above it, but Charles was right, losing his first born was much different than losing his father and she understood that completely, for it was why she cared for Charles so much and wished to help her son as much as she could. Afterall, there was only so many burdens that she could carry, but it was her breaking point that she feared the most. The only way her family can be safe, the only way Seabel can truly live in peace, is if House Lancaster no longer remained and she would fight for such as long as there are breath in her lungs.
Charles clearly was not of the right state of mind, but there was only so much that she could do as she prayed with him for Lizzie as she too departed from the cruel fates of this world as Francis did, leaving those behind to become stronger. There was not a day that went by that Mary did not think about Francis and what he would of done in her shoes, but now she had much to worry about as the minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days and days into weeks with Charles' descending back into his old ways with nothing that she could do. As she recalled his old ways, she did remember how his change begun when he married Harriet, so no doubt his descent into his old ways were no doubt as a result of Harriet's influence no longer present, which suggested that Charles was under such influence and yet Harriet was now leaving him to continue alone when her place was at his side 'for better for worse'.
Mary was not only concerned about Charles but also Kingdom Affairs also, working with her younger brother Karlon Knee in keeping track of any movement made by the Lancasters who may take advantage of this mourning period which Mary wouldn't put past them if they were so heartless and quick to kill her husband. It was due to Mary's increased involvement that led her to finding out about a confrontation Henry Stanford had with Charles and how Charles was now off to Pendlebury. The report displeased Mary greatly that she immediately made her way to confront Henry on his inappropriate and disrespectful behaviour that he shown against her son, his son-in-law. It was even more frustrating with how much he 'supposedly' supported his family and seeing the way he treated Charles as his son-in-law and most important his King was appalling.
Growing up as a young lady in the Knee Household, she was taught proper etiquette with how to address one self and how to conduct one self. Afterall, House Knee were from a royal line, but clearly the tainted line from House Stanford knew not how to conduct themselves properly when the Head of the family speaks against his King, his eldest offspring standing with the Lancaster's and Harriet making Charles' pain even greater by not supporting him and not yet producing a male heir. However, Mary was trying her best to dismiss such thoughts seeing that this arrangement was what Francis wanted and that Harriet was now a Rayleigh, she only hoped that things will get better, but Henry made things much harder.
The question however was how to approach it, whether to immediately begin with the scolding of his unbecoming conduct or start with an innocent facade and proceed from there, the latter being the option Mary took as she approached her target, "Lord Stanford". Following her introduction she gave a gesture of respect to essentially show Henry how to act, before adding, "How are things on your end?", curious what he felt about the situation between Charles and Harriet and also to see if he dared speak out against her. Unlike Charles however, she was of a sound mind and with Charles off to Pendlebury, it left her in charge of things in the capital so he better watch it.....