Today, we wrote a letter to my grandmother because I told the Queen that we should travel to France for a visit if she's available.

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Catherine,

Hello, my dear grandmother! I miss you so much. I'm writing a letter with her as we are planning to go there for a visit. I told her that we should at least relax and have time for ourselves because mother definitely needs that. It's a good thing she misses France too, because it makes it easy for me to please her. She is literally laughing at me right now. Maybe that's because she's having a good time now with Lord Darnley. Hmm. That's all for me. I'll tell the stories as soon as we see each other. See you soon. I miss you all.

Alexandra

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Catherine

She already told you many things, so I will keep my letter short. Yes, Darnley and I are getting to know each other. I think that should be normal, isn't it? I'll tell you soon the details as well as what Alexandra will say. I miss you! We'll be there soon.

Mary

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So I reread our letter to my grandma before sending it to her.

"We'll be there soon!"

Oh my god, I'm so happy that the plan for traveling to France was that fast. In a few days, I'll be back in France. Oh France! I had so many wonderful memories back there. I met the guy that I'm interested in, Prince Casper of Sweden. I hope one day I'll see him again just like before. I realized that he is still not writing to me yet, or maybe he has forgotten. I hope he arrives safely.

Mother went to the villages with Lord Darnley to gain the support of our fellow Scots for their marriage. I hope it will go as well as it should be. Well, we are expecting the Protestant Scots and the English people who are residing here to be hard to switch sides with. I know they're opposing Catholic marriage and the union of the two strong successors of England.

Something should be done about that, as it's hard to have a country divided because of our religions and nationality. My mother, as Queen, says it's fine for her to have English people living here as long as they will do good and no harm to Scotland.

My mother and I have similarities in our thinking about our nation. We both want equality, righteousness, and peace with all of our enemies and allies. We want to maintain silence in our country. No war equals no deaths. We want less bloodshed. We only kill if it is right and by the law.

The only thing that I want to find and kill are my rapists. I'll soon have a lead on who those heinous creatures are. I may have overcome the pain, but I will never forget that nightmare that happened to me and to whomever helped me and killed those men. I owe them my kindness and gratitude for saving my life.

Would my mother bring Lord Darnley with us? I hope not, because I do also want some time with my mother so that she can relax. He may only cause stress to us while in France. I'm not being mean though, but it was the truth. He is very stressful, though my mother has handled him quite well these past few days.

To be honest, it's hard to control a man who desires to have a crown, considering the fact that he's too ambitious and might be a coward too. Nevertheless, I have nothing to do anymore as I have no other choice. Just like my mother told me, he is a political necessity. Scotland needs a king and a new heir to the throne. It's also for us to claim England too. In order to continue the reign of the House of Stuart, she needs another heir to the throne. Mind you, I also have the right to succeed as the next Queen, but we may want a king to succeed if needed, because there are people here who are misogynists, and they would do anything to remove women from power. Luckily, my mother was brave enough to kick those misogynist protestants out of the court.

That's also why I want them to have at least a little love for each other, because it is truly needed. I may also say it is also their responsibility or obligation as King and Queen to have an heir or heirs. They should be compatible with each other for them to have time for one another and to create an heir for the succession. It's hard to have no love in a marriage, especially if it's totally needed.