| Boating Party | |
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| Location: | Viennese, France |
| Date: | Summer of 1557 |
| In Attendance: | Henry, King of France Mary, Queen of Scotland |
| Episode: | Kissed |
| Description: | Celebrating the end of summer |
| GALLERY | |
The Boating Party in an event that takes place in France at the end of the summer as the last outside party during good weather.
During the Event[]
At the event, courtiers can be seen strolling and chatting amongst themselves. Aylee and Greer are standing by the fire when Greer receives the basket she ordered, while Kenna is snubbed by King Henry when he takes another woman on boat.
Tomás and Mary step into a boat of their own, where they talk about their impending marriage. While not a reflection on him personally, Mary asks Tomás to confirm all that he promised. He tells her that she needn't wait for authorization from Portugal, since he already has a ship in the bay which can leave for Scotland tomorrow.
Meanwhile, an upset Kenna joins Sebastian upstairs.
Greer is sitting in the kitchen when Leith Bayard comes in. Greer is distraught when she hands him the basket back, but Leith doesn't immediately catch on and begins teasing her about earlier, soon after which she bursts into tears.
Kenna continues to fish for information about his father from Sebastian, a conversation that Bash finds very awkward.
Francis joins his father and his newest plaything on a boat and blackmails him into sending companies of men to Scotland on Mary's behalf. They are to be mobilized by their fastest rider, Bash. He swears that he feels well enough to ride, despite drinking a flask of wine with Kenna earlier.
Meanwhile, Greer and Leith are talking and Greer is in a much happier mood now, sharing the contents of the basket while learning more about one another. Greer hears a story about what made Leith switch to inside work and Leith learns the type of pressure Greer is under, to marry well, since she has four sisters who need her to raise their status if they hope to find suitable husbands. Leith kisses her and she recoils, telling him that he's a servant and that this can't happen again.
Francis goes to Mary and informs her that the business with Scotland has been taken care of. Mary is overjoyed because it means that she gets to stay in France with Francis, adding that she'd rather have hope with him than certainty anywhere else.
Notes[]
- The two red boats are later seen in Tent City twice in Season Two. [1][2]
- King Henry and his mistress, and Tomás and Mary were seen on the boats. Greer had planned to go with Tomás, but that ended up not happening.