Everything was fine today, so I had lunch with my mother and Lady Greer. As I guessed, they continued their long conversation today. Surely they missed seeing each other for a while.

"By the way, Greer, I want you to take care of Lola and her family's properties here, like the farm where your chateau is, since her family is still captive in England" the Queen said.

"Yes Mary, but how are they, though?" Lady Greer asked

"I don't have any news about them yet, but as far as I know, they're safe because, as I was told, Elizabeth and Lola became good friends."

"That's good to hear. So Alex, how are you? "

"I'm doing well as always, Lady Greer." I smiled.

Oh, you know, Greer. She has a royal suitor. "

"Oh, really, Alex? Who's that Prince Charming of yours? "

"Mother, he's not my suitor." I looked at her.

"Prince Casper of Sweden" Well, she ignored me.

"Oh, I remember his father." Lady Greer mentioned

"Not your suitor, but you slept with him."

"Seriously? Oh my god, Alexandra! Just like your mother" Lady Greer laughed

"Hey, I'm not like that. Excuse me. " Queen Mary defended herself

"Yes, you are Mary."

We laughed because my mother kept denying it, but Lady Greer confirmed it.

"How many guys have you slept with, mother? You know, the guys you've encountered? "I asked

"Oh Alex, I bet she can't count it." Lady Greer instantly replied

"Greer!" the Queen said

"What? Your mother is a secret whore. "She laughed

"I know, Lady Greer." I nodded

"I am not!" My mother exclaimed

"I'm just kidding! But really, mother, mention all of them. I'm interested. Let's start with my father. "

"Fine. Francis, of course!"

"Bash" Lady Greer mentioned

"Yes Bash.. I kissed him before, but that was a mistake because I got drunk and I was upset with Francis. He was my fiancé once because of the prophecy about Francis' death."

"You were with Uncle Bash before??" I curiously asked

They nodded

"Lord Tomas" mother continued

"Oh, I forgot what he looked like, but is that the bastard son of King John III of Portugal?"

"Yes, the person whom I thought was nice but suddenly became abusive, aggressive, and possessive over me. He was also my ex-fiancé. At that time, I needed France's support for Scotland, but they didn't do anything, so I had to ask Portugal, but in exchange, I had to marry him."

"Oh really, mother?"

"How about Condé?" Lady Greer mentioned

"Oh, Condé!" She remembered

"What about him?" I asked

"He was my ex-lover. I had an affair with him, which Francis knew. "

"That was after the attack that happened to me, because he's been there for me since then, but he tried to take Francis' throne because he's a Bourbon. By blood line, one of France's successors, so I had to do something. "

"Ah yes, you stabbed him." Lady Greer said

"What? Did you stab him?"

"I had to do it. I've planned it very well with Greer and her girls but he didn't die! I even lied that I was pregnant with his child" the Queen explained her side

"That was sad"

"Yes, Condé's a great friend" She said

"Who's next?"

"Mary! Don Carlos"

"Oh my, that man. He was my ex-fiancé. As I told you before, Alexandra, about the crown matrimonial "

"Yes I remembered"

"Robert Dudley" Lady Greer said

"Isn't he the lover of Queen Elizabeth?" I asked

"Yes, Alex. He was my ex-fiancé. We were engaged for three to four months"

"Gosh mother! How many men were you engaged to? That's a lot!"

"I know, dear"

"Mary! Gideon Blackburn! "

"Ah yes, Gideon." She said, with the same look in her eyes after leaving him.

"I want to know your story with him though. You two seemed so close, mother."

"My love for him will never die. He's just a friend to me now."

"He was supposed to be your fiancé too, but you had to pick Lord Darnley over him. Am I right?"

"Yes, Alex"

"We first met in the French Court. He was the new English Ambassador to France at that time. We became good friends. He realized that I was not really a bad person and that he had told me why he was really there. He was tasked by Elizabeth to seduce me, but I was too kind-hearted to accept it"

"Why?"

"Because he was tasked with seducing me in exchange for his daughter, who he hasn't seen ever since she was taken away from him. We had to act like we were having an affair because an English Lord would report back to her. Thankfully, we successfully did it, and Agatha, his daughter, was sent to France to stay with him. Agatha and I became really good friends, but sadly, she died. "

"Oh my, how sad for Lord Gideon."

"He's loyal to his queen and friend. He doesn't want us cousins to hurt each other. "

"Are you okay, Mary?" Lady Greer might have felt that the Queen was saddened by the story.

"I'm fine, Greer, it's just that he's too good for queens to play him like a pawn."

I left them talking so I could go see how Casper was doing. When I arrived at his chambers, everything was packed. As soon as he saw me come in, he went to talk to me.

"Alexandra! I apologize for not telling you before packing. I'll be leaving in a while to go back to Sweden. I think you're already fine. " He smiled. "You'll be fine here," he added.

"Yes, thank you, Casper. For everything. "

He kissed me and softly whispered, "I love you so much that it's fine even if we're not together-- I will always love you." I smiled at him. "I will see you soon. " he added.

"I'll write you a letter when I arrive in Sweden. Take care of yourself, Alexandra. "

He excused himself to tell the Queen that he would be leaving. As soon as he was done, he went to his carriage and waved goodbye.