FRAGMENTS OF A DYNASTY
Based on the TV Show "Tudors"

Summary: Margret is trying to seek penance for all of her sins.

Pairings: Margret/Jasper

It was an old ritual that became part of her daily life.

She spent six hours praying but praying would never be enough to secure penance. So every night after discussing policies with her beloved son, the King (she could never get tired of that and often repeated the words to herself), she would command her maids to leave her, undress herself to her night shirt and roll up the sleeve before burning her skin with the candle flame.

To place her beloved son, the king, on the throne she had to commit terrible crimes and even worse sins. She had so much sin within herself that she would not be surprised that God will send her into the burning flames of hell itself.

No one knew she did this. She wore long sleeves and never needed to show skin to anyone, after all her marriage to Stanley had always remained unconsummated.

It was her dark secret that would remain so until God passes judgement on her.

It would had remained her secret if Jasper had learnt to knock. Alas, he had kept the old habit of walking into her chambers at any moment without a notice. A habit that grew from their time together alone when Henry was only a baby. If it was not about propriety and appearances she would not have minded it when he did it now.

She was furious for him to intrude on her but her fury was nothing compared to his when he saw her arm.

He did not say anything. He could not argue with her really because he knew it was a lost cause. She had always been devoted to God and he always knew he would come second to God. So instead of lecturing her and shouting his anger out to the world, he simply simmered as he pressed the gentlest kisses on her arm as if they were the healing touch itself, unknowingly adding to her sin.

"You should not be doing this to yourself," he murmured.

"You have no right to tell me what I can or cannot do," she said with her head held up high, "You are not my husband, you are her husband."

There was an irrational surge of jealousy that she has still unable to control though it has been over a year since he married.

"Katherine Woodville is the sister to your daughter in law's mother. We had both agreed that we would be able to keep the peace for this country if we tied ourselves to not only to the Yorks but to the Woodvilles too."

"That does not mean I have to like it," she said somewhat sullenly.

He pressed his lips against hers, his hand had suddenly moved into her loose hair, pinning her head to him as his other hand held her waist. The kiss was soft, gentle, and mostly chaste though it had sent a jolt of desire through her.

It was causing more sin. She should not be lusting after him, she should not want to kiss him, to want to lay with him, and it was all sin.

"I remain completely devoted to you," he said when he pulled away from her. "My heart has never belonged to anyone but you. If it had not been God's law...or your Mother or anyone else I would have married you instead of Katherine. Instead I shall solely remain your obedient servant, loving you afar with a burning longing that will never die, while you continue being the greatest woman in the land. Just stop harming yourself; you are very much loved by God as well as by me."

His words do not comfort you. You are now covered in sin and the moment he is gone you devote your night praying and showing your desire for penance by punishing your body. In the morning you dress and go down to the chapel. You slip into the confession booth and the priest is speaking to you.

Forgive me Father but I have sinned...

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