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Perhaps they are just deserving.

Only you can decide who is deserving, my Lord.

Of course I can! That's because I'm entitled, and therefore I can make those closest to me deserving of their riches. Is it not a glorious system, Charles?

Immaculate, my friend. Your ruling skills are the best of our worlds'.

And do not let anyone forget it. Too often we have those who are undeserving trying to convince us otherwise.

And they deserve to have their heads rotting on Tower Bridge.

Exactly, Charles! You understand perfectly.

Of course I do. I have become rather fond of my head attached to my neck. Actually, I have become rather fond of some necks in general.

Which necks in particular, or is it a secret?

I have no secrets from you, my Lord. I am sure you only have to analyse my reactions to know which ones.

For which I am forever grateful, Charles. However, you have tried once or twice to keep secrets. It's much better that things are open between us. I need to at least trust one person. Now you might find me watching you like a hawk.

Well, we did conclude that I was pond scum and an idiot unworthy of your forgiveness. Better me than anyone else...

And yet you managed to prove otherwise. I fear I may not ever be able to cast you from my life completely. I am always lost without your counsel. Feeling possessive?

I will just try to be idiot pond scum with everyone else to get it out of my system, because after all, I do it so well. You think I really only disliked Anne Boleyn because she was a Boleyn?

You do it scarily well, my friend. One reason I will be eternally in your debt if you do take it out on others and not myself. That way I can at least laugh about the torment you cause. I had my suspicions, but there are certain places in my heart and life that a wife will never fill. Not even her. I do, however, deeply regret that particular choice of mistress and wife.

And certain duties you require of a wife that I could never fill, my Lord. But I am told not everything in life is supposed to be fair or just. Just like the fact your wife betrayed you in the most unforgiveable way, which you could not have known she would do.

If only you could, Charles. I have no doubt you would never have disappointed me. I would fix it if I could, but I am only capable of so much. Even if I am King. I still feel as if I should have known. I should not have been fooled so easily into thinking she was worthy.

It is cruel how your only true and pure love did not survive. I will assist you in easing that pain as much as I can. I think she had extraordinary powers to manipulate you, my Lord. Some might even say she was a witch.

More than I'll ever be able to put into words. However I feel lucky to have a second love. One that has never left me. You assist me admirably, Charles. Always have done. Luckily she will hold no more persuasion over me. I am in control once again. Well, as much as I can be at this juncture. My latest wife is most definitely not of my choosing.

You know my love for you will always be pure and unwavering, my friend. Do you have any plans on how to overcome that as of yet?

And it is not often that I can give the same in return, so you are very privileged, Charles. I wish I could say I did, but it pains me to think on her for very long. To even look at her.