"Papa?" I ask as he tucked me into my bed even at my age my father still tucks me in at night when he is home, he used to me and all my sisters but myself and my older brother are all that are left now and my brother is still away off god only knows where

"yes, my darling?" He asks me

"You remember how you took me to court the other day?" I asked picking up my sewing to work on it to help me fall asleep as I slowly work on it

"Course I do, every person I've spoken to at court since has said you were the loveliest girl there. likely the loveliest since they brought the queen in to marry the king when she was your age" He explained to me

"she was a princess then" I giggle

"She was, but a lady before her first marriage," He says

"Am I a lady?" I ask

"To some extent yes," he says

"Will someday I be a princess too?" I ask

"you could be if you too married," He says

"Would you be ashamed of me to marry and become a princess?" I ask

"No, you could do much worse I suppose" He smiles giving my head a kiss "But if you married and became a princess, with all hope someday you would be a queen," he says

"of where?" I ask

"Not too sure, where ever it is your prince you marry was heir too," he says

"I don't think I would want to be queen" I sigh

"why not? you could everything you've ever wanted" he says

"I don't think I would want to be a queen or a princess, it would mean I would have to pretend to love some stuck up prince" I laugh

"you wouldn't have to love him you would just have to marry him" He laughs

"I always promised they would be one in the same, when I came of age," I smile

"Well now you are of age I suppose its time you start making some decisions," he says

"Like what?" I ask him

"whether you marry to be a princess and someday a queen" He laughs "Or to marry for love and say screw it all" he laughs making me giggle too

"I don't like either way, both are complicated" I laugh

"How so?" he asks

"You've seen the court drama's to try and marry into a royal family any of them really not even considering royal families who will actually have the throne" I laugh "and if I marry for love then my family will be ashamed of me" I sigh as I work

"Y/n, you are my last little girl, your brother is too old for my business now he lives his own life somewhat, your my only girl now y/n nothing you could do or anyone you marry would make me ashamed of you," he says "I know you have not known much more than this my girl but honestly we are a family born from nothing, we have become something by our own doing" He says "You can marry anyway or anyone you want" He says

"Anyone?" I ask

"Anyone" He smiles giving my head a kiss "Someone in mind?" he asks

"perhaps" I smile trying to hide my blush as I sew

"Y/n, you might be of age but you are still my daughter, come on, who?" he asks

"perhaps, the good lord of Norfolk's son?" I ask

"Y/n you've hated him you've always hated him, your lieing to me" He laughs

"Perhaps the son of the lord of Warwick" I laugh

"I've told you I would not be ashamed no matter who you married" he smiles

"perhaps, the son-"I began

"No more perhaps y/n, you know don't you, you've always said even yourself, since you where a girl old enough to talk, you would only marry for love, you would only marry if you where happy with him, that when you found him you would promise before witnesses yourself to him" He explains "you either know or you don't" He says

"I know, I won't say, he promised he would ask your permission first" I smile

"He is a shy one?" he asks

"No, not with me and not with anyone else he knows but... on matters like this he is a little quieter" I smile

"Do I know him?" he asks and I smile widely looking up from my sewing

"Yes" I smile

"I know him well?" he asks

"very well" I smile

"is there a promise?" he asks

"Yes" I smile "of sorts" I blush "I suppose gossip would call it consorts in dark corners" I blush

"But witnesses have seen the promise?" he asks

"indeed" I blush

"What witnesses?" He asks

"Papa, I'm not stupid I tell you what witnesses you and Richard will be out questioning them until you found out who, I know all your gossip and your friend's spies" He smiles

"So it's not Richard then" he laughs

"Richard is my cousin" I laugh

"I am only curious my darling" He laughs

"Well, curiosity is good in this day and age but my secrets are my own" I smile "You will know when he comes to you and tells you" I giggle

"I guess so" he laughs "Goodnight y/n," he says

"Goodnight papa" I giggle happily going to sleep.