[ her mother's reaction in turn hits her like a physical blow, and a single tear escapes her eye, rolling a slow trail across her cheek. ]
He did. Anne Neville is Queen, now.
[ she whispers, and feels herself crumple as her mother takes a hold oh her. elizabeth shudders and releases a strangled sob, because this has been grief she has been forced to hold onto for fear of reprisal from her uncle. or worse, anne. ]
I.. [ she inhales deeply, because there is a lump in her throat larger than a soccer ball, and it is almost impossible to breathe. ]
E-Edward was taken to the Tower. They wanted Richard too, b-but we replaced him with an innocent common lad and sent Richard to Flanders.
Mother.. the boys never.. [ oh, she can't say it, can she? that would make it real. and she half-hopes she's been living in a nightmare. that their family is not torn asunder. her lip trembles. ]
no subject
He did. Anne Neville is Queen, now.
[ she whispers, and feels herself crumple as her mother takes a hold oh her. elizabeth shudders and releases a strangled sob, because this has been grief she has been forced to hold onto for fear of reprisal from her uncle. or worse, anne. ]
I.. [ she inhales deeply, because there is a lump in her throat larger than a soccer ball, and it is almost impossible to breathe. ]
E-Edward was taken to the Tower. They wanted Richard too, b-but we replaced him with an innocent common lad and sent Richard to Flanders.
Mother.. the boys never.. [ oh, she can't say it, can she? that would make it real. and she half-hopes she's been living in a nightmare. that their family is not torn asunder. her lip trembles. ]
They never left the Tower alive.