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Francis moved aside to allow Sebastian to carry Liliana into the room before he followed behind Mary.
"Is this the prisoner your father was telling me about? " Nostradamus said as Sebastian lay her down upon the sick bed he had been in not a fortnight before. "I was just going to check on her"
"Yes it is and yes what she said is true, she is my half-sister" Mary replied as Francis ordered a guard to fetch the king and queen. "Nostradamus, please help her" Mary pleaded staring up at the healer with desperation.
"I will do my best your grace, but i do not know how long your sister has been out there and in this cold weather, chances are she's probably more sick than she looks" Nostradamus said in worry. Mary's concern only grew at the tone of his voice.
"Just help her in anyway you can" Francis said as he stood behind Mary keeping his comforting hand upon her shoulder.
"What on earth is going on?"
Everyone looked round as Queen Catherine burst into the room followed by King Henry and Lola.
"Mary, i just heard, is she alright?" Lola asked in concern looking down at the pale Liliana upon the bed.
"Her temperature is very low but there looks to be no immediate injury or problem so i think with a bit of rest she should be fine" Nostradamus smiled.
"And Mary are you certain that this is your sister?" King Henry asked looking between both girls.
"Yes your majesty, this is indeed my sister" Mary smiled before she turned back up to stare at her sister.
"I can reassure this your majesty, I lived at Scottish court with Liliana and that is her" Lola smiled turned to the king who breathed a sigh of relief
"And you're sure that she is alright?" Queen Catherine asked looking over where Mary held her sisters hand tightly in her own.
"She's steady for now, but only time will tell if the cold has infected her lungs" Nostradamus said in a gave tone which caused Queen Catherine to glanced worriedly towards the king
"Oh Lilli, I am so sorry this has happened to you" Mary whispered stroking her sisters raven black hair back from her face.
"She's alright that's the main thing" The king sighed in relief. He'd been shocked to discover that it was Mary's sister and not someone trying to fulfill an assassination attempt
"I warned you not to keep her in the dungeons" Sebastian hissed glaring over towards his father.
"Bash!" Francis hissed as he saw the king glaring towards his eldest son.
"I had no idea who the girl was until a few moments ago so forgive me for trying to keep Mary safe. You said so yourself that the girl sounded like a raging lunatic from the way the guards described her" King Henry snapped in return.
"Bash, father didn't know, because she is bastard born Liliana was like you, she wasn't allowed to meet me or any other royal as a child apart from Mary and Mary's mother due to King James" Francis explained. "You had no idea what Mary looked like when she came because the first time she was here you were confined to your chambers or your mothers. It is disrespectful for a bastard to meet a royal that isn't their own family"
"So why is she here then?" Queen Catherine asked with a snap.
"Enough! Lady Liliana is very sick, she does not need people she does not know hovering around her. I think it'd be best if only Mary stay in the room for now" Nostradamus snapped finally losing patience with the bickering royals.
"I'll be back to check on you later and you know where I am if you need me" Francis smiled kissing Mary's forehead gently.
"Thank you Francis, and thank you Bash" Mary smiled nodding towards both brothers.
Once the room was clear Mary turned towards Nostradamus.
"So just how sick is she?" Mary asked running her thumb in circles over the back of her sister's hand.
"Don't panic your grace believe me, she is not as ill as I have made out. I just didn't want everyone to be crowding around her when she wakes, it would panic her and make her condition worse." Mary smiled kindly towards the healer as he began to mix ingredients together. "You could go back to the ball you know. I gave her a sleeping potion, she will not wake for a few hours"
"No it's my fault this happened to her in the first place, she's my family and my responsibility" Mary sighed, her eyes moving back to stare at the peaceful face of her sister.
Mary woke with a jump as she felt a warm hand brush along her shoulders. She looked up with a sleepy smile as she saw Francis staring down at her with concerned but stern eyes.
"Mary go and get some sleep, you barely slept last night and you've been up all day caring for her, you're exhausted" Francis begged rubbing his hands over her shoulders.
"She's my sister, I have to stay with her" Mary sniffed, her eyes still sore and red from crying.
"No you don't, I'll stay with her and I'll send a guard to fetch you if anything changes" Sebastian offered stepping forward to stand beside the royals.
Francis offered Sebastian a thankful smile as Mary nodded and stood from her chair. She wobbled slightly on her feet causing Francis to reach out and wrap his arm around her waist to hold her steady.
"You sure you'll be alright with her on your own?" Francis asked with a concerned tone.
"I'll be fine, she's not the first unconscious girl I've had to care for, just focus on getting Mary some proper rest, her sister will need her when she wakes" Sebastian smiled before he made his way over to the bed beside Liliana.
He gripped one of her small hands tightly in both of his own. He was shocked at just how ice cold her skin was. Then he suddenly noticed how pale her skin was, a paper like snow pale that contrasted harshly with the darkness of her raven hair and the brightness of her cherry red lips.
He noticed she looked a lot like Mary, however her features were sharp whereas Mary's were round.
He remembered the way her half lidded grey eyes stared up at him and Mary as they entered her cell, Mary with relief, him with thanks when he moved to carry her.
Without thinking Sebastian found himself leaning up and brushing a small piece of her raven dark hair back from her face, before he allowed his fingers to brush along her cheek bone gently.
He broke from his daze and jumped back in his seat as he noticed those same grey eyes staring at him, wide and full of fear.
Her cherry red lips parted to let out a scream.
Sebastian reacted quickly and covered her mouth with his hand.
He hadn't even seen her awake.
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For those who asked, Liliana is supposed to be around 17 with Mary being 19. Francis is 20 and Sebastian 23.
Bit historically inaccurate i know but this is fiction and i know the age gap between Bash and Liliana is great but I couldn't find a way to write it without making Sebastian younger than Francis or Liliana older than Mary which i did not want.
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