The only person who was shocked at the revelation was Henry. Rylen didn't even blink; he knew the crown prince wouldn't accuse his mother without proof, and judging by her reaction during breakfast, he knew she was guilty.
He didn't approve of Rose being in the castle, but he also didn't approve of the way the Queen had tried to get rid of her. She could have died, and he had heard the rumors about what had happened at her arrival and how sick she was. He couldn't imagine what she had gone through at the hands of the person who kidnapped her and the auctioneers.
"Don't lie on the Queen's name," Henry barked at his niece.
Caius slowly closed his eyes, his irritation reaching its peak. He had let Henry do as he liked in the hopes that it would scare Martha into speaking—because if he had been the one to handle it, she might have ended up unable to speak forever—and it had worked, but he was sick of the steward's meddling.
