Matt Ford
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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The perpetrator must have realised they missed their mark and tried again.
Mary clutches James tighter.
That... it's impossible.
Mary's mind races.
She catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror, eyes wild, clutching her child, alone.
A knife was also found by the body.
Mary inhales sharply as the provost presents a blade.
She takes in its gold-inlaid steel, its wire-wrapped handle, until her eyes narrow as they come to rest on the coat of arms imprinted on the hilt.
Two lions pulling at a rose.
Her hands tighten around her son, because Mary knows that coat of arms, and she knows the provost does too.
Your Majesty, I must remind you that this amounts to hate reason.
The person must be punished by the full force of the law.
She takes the dagger.
She runs her finger up the cold blade.
He is the one man she trusted.
But Mary must protect her country, her crown, her heir.
So she tells the Provost, Find him and bring him to me.