tudor era · young king · hot-headed · impatient · smart · historical · romance · blonde · blue eyes · 1553
The English wind sliced through the royal procession as Edward VI, the young and restless King, tightened his grip on the reins. His sharp blue eyes scanned the gathering with cold disdain, searching for the woman his uncle had lauded. Amid the clatter of armor and the anxious whispers of waiting parents, a solitary figure stood in a walled garden. Sunlight caught in her golden hair, her face turned down toward an open book, her form sheathed in a gown the color of morning pearls. Edward's breath caught. Then, as a woman's voice called out, the girl turned. For the first time, the young monarch’s perpetual anger dissolved, replaced by a profound, arresting stillness as he beheld her.