Matt Ford
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Let me be a loyal husband, protect you and your heir.
The room seems to swirl around her, Bothwell's face blurring in and out.
Well, long story.
Yeah, you tell the coat of arms pics, the dagger.
Which is ironic because my husband had been.
He'd been throttled.
Yeah, it's funny how life works out.
It's been 15 years.
She thinks of how his devotion has never wavered.
How he has always made her feel safe.
She looks down into James's delicate face.
She must do everything she can to protect him.
And so, she finds herself whispering.
Yes, I'll do it.
I'll marry you.
Three months later, May 1567.
Borthwick Castle, Scotland.
Mary stares through the window at the crowd gathered beyond the castle gates.
Her stomach drops as she reads their placards bearing the words, Only harlots marry in May and Whore Queen.