| Harvest Festival | |
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| Location: | Viennese, France |
| Date: | Fall 1557 |
| In Attendance: | King Henry Queen Catherine |
| Episode: | A Chill in the Air |
| Description: | Celebrating the start of Harvest |
| GALLERY | |
The Harvest Festival is a week long celebration that takes place at French Court to celebrate the start of a new harvest after a good year of growing crops, usually in October.
During the Event[]
At the Harvest Festival, Mary and her ladies encounter Sebastian. He notes that Mary seems to be enjoying her time at court, and she confirms his statement, adding that it's mainly because of his brother.
After Bash walks away, Lola warns Mary to be careful about Bash, because he has feelings for her. Aylee and Kenna point out that Lord Castleroy has been staring at Greer all morning. They encourage her to talk to him, so she does. While conversing, Greer steals a glance at Leith, who is staring at her. She accidentally spills wine on herself and leaves to clean it up.
Francis shows Mary a boat he made for her, which he named after her. Their moment is interrupted by a guard, who informs Francis that a woman was attacked in the woods, came to court and is asking for him. The woman is brought before him and he immediately embraces her and takes her away. Bash takes Francis' place at Mary's side and explains he and the woman, Olivia used to share a mathematics tutor, until Olivia left a few months before Mary arrived, leaving Francis brokenhearted.
The next day, Mary finds out from Kenna that Olivia's belongings are being unpacked in the east wing, likely because she's staying at court. After Kenna leaves to inquire again, Queen Catherine comes up to Mary and divulges Kenna's affair with King Henry to her.
Greer is talking with Lord Castleroy, her suitor, who brings up pepper yet again.
A few feet away is Bash, who is engaged in a conversation with two ladies before Nostradamus comes along and pulls him aside to talk to him. Nostradamus notifies him that the driver has succumbed to his injuries. He tells Sebastian of the conversation he had with the man before he passed, mentioning the pagans' need for sacrifices. Apparently, they need fresh human blood as a sacrifice for a beast that lives in a cave in the woods, the location of which only a few people know.
Kenna approaches Mary and Mary confronts her about her affair with the King. She advises her to end it, but Kenna does not care about Mary's opinion and tells Mary that she no longer answers to her but the King.
Right after she walks away, Francis walks up to Mary to let her know that Olivia is staying, which Mary already knows. Mary then finds out that something happened between Francis and Olivia, but Francis 'stopped it'. Mary demands that Olivia be sent away immediately, but Francis insists on her staying. He then poses taking Olivia as his mistress as an option, prompting Mary to compare him to his father.
Mary joins Sebastian on the lakeside and they share a cask of wine. A clearly drunk Mary then laments to Sebastian about Francis. She is angry that Francis can do whatever he wants with whomever he wants while she has to wait for him. She stops ranting, asking Sebastian if she is overreacting and boring him. He admits that he doesn't understand why Francis would look elsewhere when he has Mary. Mary kisses Bash and pulls back in regret, but he pulls her back into a kiss.
- "- That kiss, I shouldn't have done that.
- You're right. I should have." - —Queen Mary to Sebastian
Unbeknown to both of them that Francis saw them kiss from a distance. Mary pulls back and expresses regret at the kiss before leaving to the ship launching.
While writing their regrets on a ribbon, Mary tries to talk to Francis, but he doesn't wish to do so. Francis is noticeably distant from her and quickly leaves once the ships launch, finding Olivia and walking off with her as Mary watches.
Trivia[]
- Prince Francis made a boat for Mary and called it 'The Mary'.
- He was not seen carpenting again until Three Queens, Two Tigers, when he made a boat for himself and Mary.
- Olivia D'Amencourt returned to court.
- Lord Castleroy was seen at court for the first time.