Since Mary, Queen of Scotland,
was a child,
her country and her crown. the English have wanted
She is sent to France to wed its next king,
to save herself and her people,
a bond that should protect her,
but there are forces that conspire...
forces of darkness,
forces of the heart.
Long may she reign.
- Tell me your visions have changed. - Previously on Reign...
My dreams are more ominous.
Mary's presence here will cost you
your firstborn.
You know what my heart says now?
It says I should forget about politics
and be with you.
You're a true queen.
A queen that any king would kill for.
- But it did. - You're a servant. Nothing can ever happen between us.
- I told you, it's nothing. - That language that you spoke...
- It's pagan or Druid. - It's just an old dialect.
It's nonsense,
but the vagrants in the woods believe it.
those were? And Colin? Vagrants? Is that what
They used him as a sacrifice.
Now you know why the woods aren't safe.
Stop!
near got yourself killed! What are you doing? Damn
over with the rains. The... the river's gone
The whole road's flooded up ahead.
That so?
Is there another way to the castle?
Sure. Just cut through the woods.
It's about an hour due north.
Ain't likely to miss it.
Stay out of the road,
do you hear?
Next time, you may not be so lucky.
Oh! Oh!
I can't move!
No, no!
What is that?
Lumenick dushkader. Et sprago faraha.
Shh. Ay raynim doluchtai.
Are they gone?
stuck. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. My leg, it's
We have to run. I'll get help.
Don't leave me.
No, please don't hurt me.
I'm glad you came to see me.
Yes, well, I thought we should discuss
where we are with one another.
All right.
With the borders quiet in Scotland,
my father and his advisors seem pleased
that our alliance remained intact...
our... our engagement, as well.
no political decisions... And seeing as there's
Please just stop.
talk anymore of politics. I was hoping we wouldn't
Since the borders are secure,
as you said.
I was hoping we could be just...
Just a girl,
as you called yourself once?
And just a boy.
Well, a man, nearly.
Go on... woman.
All right, then, I will.
If I were just me, Francis,
not the future king of anything,
and you were just you, Mary...
Mary.
Well...
that I declared myself yours. this would be the moment
Only yours.
And I'm yours.
Truly.
And once I did that,
to the Harvest Festival. I'd probably invite you
And I would probably say yes.
I would probably try to kiss you.
And I probably wouldn't let you.
At first.
And then you write your regrets
on this ribbon,
tie them to the stern
and watch as they sail away.
What a lovely tradition.
Mary?
I'd say you were actually If I didn't know any better,
enjoying your time in court,
enjoying the harvest festival.
Kenna. Aylee.
Greer. Lola.
As a matter of fact, I am.
Hello, Bash.
So what's brought about this change?
Not that I'm complaining.
feel the sun, Your Grace. To see you smile is to
Do you flirt with everyone?
Absolutely everyone.
not difficult to please. Well, you'll find I'm
Just don't make an attempt on my life
and you'll find I'm quite gay.
Mm, is that all it takes?
That, and your brother.
Well, I hope to get sauced at your wedding.
You need to take care with Bash.
He has feelings for you.
Nonsense.
You heard him, he flirts with everyone.
Mary.
I didn't grow up in a convent.
Bash lives here by favor of the king.
If he falls out of favor, for any reason...
Now I'm sure of it.
Greer, Lord Castleroy
has been staring at you all morning.
Well, don't look!
Oh, he would be a great catch.
14 removed from the crown. His father's a Hapsburg,
Rumor has it he's made a fortune
in the spice trade.
Well, what are you waiting for?
One foot after the other.
from the Piper nigrum vine. But the peppercorn comes
I've seen it myself in India.
You've been to India? How fascinating.
filled with crocodiles? Is it true the rivers are
Oh, they're not as plentiful as pepper.
A miraculous spice. Keep it cool and dry,
it doesn't deteriorate.
your rent in pepper... Used to be you could pay
Oh! Oh, no, no, it's all right. Oh, no.
Forgive me. Your lovely dress.
I... I'm so sorry.
It's not your fault. Truly.
Excuse me.
Lady Greer!
I... wanted to apologize.
made you a little jumpy, I think I might have
caused the mishap with your dress.
You most certainly did cause it.
You were staring at me. In public.
And I'm not a lady.
Well, I know that.
Stop it.
us will not happen again, What happened between
do you understand?
Absolutely.
Would you like me to get the stain out?
There's an old kitchen trick.
But we must act quickly.
Once it sets, there's no hope.
Just...
wait there.
Don't come in my room. Not even close.
Why are you always around?
Catching my eye?
I... it's maddening. More.
More.
A lit... a little more.
Perfect.
I see you've bought a boat.
No, I've made a boat.
For you.
And I've christened it, too.
The Just Mary.
Pardon me, but we found
perimeter of the woods, My Lord. a woman running at the
She's had quite a fright.
Her carriage was overrun by bandits
and she's asking for you.
Francis.
Olivia.
Excuse me.
We were attacked.
They killed my servant.
- Shh, shh. It's all right. - Right in front of me, dead.
That poor girl.
Who is she?
She's Olivia d'Amencourt.
Her family lived at court, for a time.
I believe they shared a mathematics tutor.
Mathematics?
I see.
And when did their mutual education end?
months before you arrived. Oh, she left a few
Brokenhearted?
Bash, it's all right. Tell me.
We need to get you to the castle.
Clear a path!
Yes.
He was.
I hear you're feeling better.
Yes.
Much.
Thank you.
Are you up to talking about what happened?
Why did your driver cut through the woods?
The Kingsroad was flooded.
A young man told us.
Francis, the bandits...
they came out of nowhere.
And they spoke in this strange tongue.
Do you remember any of it?
Lumenick.
Lumenick... dush...
something guttural and foreign,
- I think I can. - I couldn't identify it.
Olivia...
You're wondering why I'm here.
When you left to marry another,
you gave me the distinct impression
that you would not return.
I know.
But things have changed since then.
It was discovered...
that you and I were intimate.
How?
I don't know.
Perhaps a servant whispered to another.
But the source hardly matters.
Once it got in the air,
I was ruined.
I'm so ashamed
to come here this way...
but I had nowhere else to go.
for telling me about Olivia. Please don't blame Bash
I pressed him unmercifully.
So, why did she leave?
An offer of marriage.
Not to mention the fact
that my mother made her life
absolutely miserable.
Honing her skills on your first love.
What didn't she like about her?
There was an incident.
In the boathouse.
An incident where we were...
found in the boathouse.
I see.
And, um, Olivia is married now?
No.
No, the offer fell through
once people learned of our...
relationship.
Oh.
Mary, I'm... I'm sorry
that my... my past has come back.
But know that it is in the past.
is a sense of responsibility. What I feel for Olivia now
she was entering into. She would've known what
We've been engaged since you were a child.
Obviously you couldn't offer marriage.
Which is...
n... not to say that I don't understand
why you want to help her.
Of... of course, I do.
Thank you.
but with my support, It might take some time,
Olivia will regain her credibility.
And find a match.
happiness and her well-being. One that ensures her
So we can all move on.
It's a talent really.
can wind it back to pepper. No matter what the topic, he
Sorry, sorry, go on.
Et vacet annalis.
I bring up politics.
a political minefield." "Pepper transactions are
History?
"The peppercorn has a storied past."
I doubt he'd wind Virgil back to pepper.
Oh, stop. We know what happens.
for another 100 stanzas. He wanders around Troy
Shh, it's Olivia.
She looks mortified.
strangely aligned for once. You and I find ourselves
Are people leaving?
She dislikes Olivia more than you?
Apparently.
Why would Olivia return here?
she can find a match. With the prince's favor,
If need be, Francis could force the issue.
Who would willingly take used property?
Even a royal's.
were real feelings there. Well, it sounds like there
Should she be punished forever?
Her station's fallen.
She doesn't belong at court.
Well, some might say the same of you.
Because I don't have a title.
How dare you.
Stop, please.
There's enough ill will at court today.
Hello, Olivia.
I'm Mary.
I'm honored.
Oh, it's all right.
Come, sit with me and my friends.
going to be much Virgil. I'm afraid there's not
about the Harvest Festival. Everybody's too excited
And the beginning of the Blood Month.
in the kitchens all week. They've been slaughtering
Out with the old, in with the new.
were still missing. I heard that your things
for the festival if you'd like. Perhaps I could lend you a dress
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Well, hello there!
tell Mary about Olivia? What exactly did you
Just that she was your first.
I never said of how many.
Don't be an ass.
And keep your opinions to yourself.
Well, forgive me if I overstepped.
Is that all?
No. No, I have reason to believe
that Olivia's carriage
was attacked by pagans.
I recognized the words she heard
from when you said them.
Well, what were they even doing
driving through the Blood Wood?
Olivia's driver was told
that the Kingsroad was flooded.
Which it isn't.
Bash, they're luring people in.
Oh, no.
This is Mary's ring.
It has her crest on it.
Why do you have it?
- Yet her room is that way. - I was taking it to her.
Then I remembered she lent it to me.
So I was taking it back.
- You're confusing me. - Where?
- No. - Let's return it together.
Wait.
I took it.
Why?
I don't know.
I take things sometimes.
It makes me feel better.
jealous little girl. Well, you're a troubled,
- Please, Your Majesty. - Aren't you?
If Mary knew, I'd be sent home disgraced.
Perhaps with one hand.
Though your softhearted friend
would probably spare you that.
I'll think on this.
Looks like a trap.
What the hell?
Your first is it?
It's the heretics making sacrifice.
He's still breathing.
We should get out of here.
They're still bleeding them out.
Surely the devils are nearby.
He's breathing.
Now get over here and catch him.
You're interrupting the ritual.
He's all but dead, don't do this.
They might see you and come after you.
Let them.
Blues, I think.
To compliment your complexion.
I'm sorry, your warmth.
It's... unexpected.
I always knew Francis had a past.
Men are allowed to have them,
whereas we have our reputations ruined.
Hardly seems fair.
I don't need your pity.
Stop.
I can see it all over your face.
You look at me and you see
a girl who threw away her virginity
on a man she knew she could never have.
Well, you're wrong.
I thought I could have him.
Because Francis spoke of marrying me.
That's not possible.
Is your wedding assured?
Was it always?
It might not be assured.
But it is desired.
By both of us.
Though arguably,
Francie's desires than I do. you know much less about
What we had was true.
Passion.
Love.
Intimacy.
It was not manufactured
out of a perceived political need.
You've been gone a very long time.
Things have changed.
Perhaps.
Or perhaps now that I'm here,
offering myself as an option,
he'll choose to be with me.
Once again.
Could you hear them? Were they close?
I had no sense of them.
Some would say you had no sense.
That you defiled their faith.
A faith riddled with human sacrifice.
When did that start?
sacrifices for centuries. They've made blood
Animal sacrifices.
Not always.
It was simply more hidden.
Less bold.
these bodies hanging, I thought these murders,
to scare people away. their true purpose was
that they believe is theirs. Civilized people from land
Or claimed for hunting.
hunting civilized people. And instead they're
Travelers. Luring them in.
Why? What's changed?
I don't know.
But I do know this.
You have interrupted a sacrifice,
which they will not take kindly to.
in the coming days. Stay close to the castle
You could be in grave danger.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for the wine cellar.
Can you direct me?
Sure can, ma'am.
It's just through there.
Ain't likely to miss it.
Have we met?
Don't think so.
it sounds so familiar. It's just... your voice,
Anyway.
Thank you for your help.
Hey.
Who... who's the lady?
Oh, that's a guest of the court.
from the road bandits. It's the girl who escaped
Didn't you hear?
A carriage was overrun.
I... I did hear.
Just didn't know anyone escaped.
Hmm.
We did discuss marriage once.
A moment of weakness.
Lovers, dreaming of a future together.
I was...
caught up.
alliance was a good one. And not sure that the Scottish
Caught up with a noble girl.
And a very rich one.
Not one with a country in need,
hanging around her neck.
It's ironic, isn't it?
forged our engagement has That the very alliance that
always complicated it terribly.
It has. But that is beyond our control.
is, I am committed to you now. And the fact of the matter
I am glad to hear you say it.
And towards that end,
the Viscountess Demarchelier has offered
to house Olivia in Paris.
She has a very lavish estate.
In Paris?
I thought it best she go.
Olivia still has feelings for you.
She only confided in me to stake a claim.
responsible for her... I... I know that you feel
a comfortable arrangement. but I wanted to help you find
I'll let Olivia know.
Mary strikes me as a most dutiful daughter.
her mother, doesn't she? She writes so often to
They've been separated a long while.
Well, yes, they have.
about my wrongdoing? Have you made a decision
Not yet, dear.
I met Marie de Guise only once.
Francis was negotiated, After the engagement to
six-year-old daughter to me. she delivered her
Personally, I found her quite cold.
And poor Mary, she was so scared.
I had to take her under my wing.
We were quite close when she was young,
did you know that?
I didn't.
You know, it's true.
And then her life was threatened,
and I had to send her away to the convent.
And that was very difficult.
I'd grown quite attached.
You could say I associate her with loss,
and it pains me.
That's why I push her away.
Upon reflection, I have made
a few missteps since her return.
I'm afraid she's not honest with me
happy here in France. when I ask her if she's
I assume she's more
honest with her mother.
Here's an idea.
to her mother are posted, Before Mary's letters
why don't you bring them to me?
upon her stay at court. And that way, I can improve
Your Grace...
Those are my terms. Reject them,
disgraced, labeled a thief, and you'll be sent home
and your future destroyed.
Well, do think it over.
The decision's yours.
requests an audience, My Lord. Lady Olivia d'Amencourt
Olivia.
I was coming to find you, actually.
I couldn't resist.
to drink for a while now. We've been old enough
Yes, I know, but smuggling it in
was always half the fun.
Have a drink with me.
All right. Just one.
Ah, but that's what you said last year.
Do you remember?
I remember nothing of last year.
You were spongy with liquor.
from your mother all day. I had to keep you hidden
God, how she hated me.
while I have the chance. I should tell you my news
very well-regarded family I've arranged for a
for as long as you need. in Paris to host you
What?
have not reached as far as Paris. Surely your problems of reputation
here, far from your home. It's far away from
make valuable introductions The Demarcheliers will
to society, and from there...
But you said I could stay here.
Why are you changing your mind?
I think you know.
This is best...
for all parties involved.
removal was unsuccessful... Unfortunately, the stain
to my great displeasure.
Don't speak to me of your pleasure.
- True. - You managed to get me out of my dress.
That was a success.
I'm laughable to you, is that it?
No, of course not.
behave in this fashion. I must be, for you to
You don't understand what's at stake.
who cannot marry until I do. I have two younger sisters
My family has spent a fortune,
all to see me land the right man.
all I've been raised to do. It's all they care about, it's
that will never happen. And if I'm linked to you,
Look, I do care
because I care for you.
It doesn't have to stop your goals,
your marriage, your mission here.
And if people find out?
reputation was ruined There's a girl here whose
over the love for a royal.
Imagine if that had been a kitchen boy.
I'm sorry, but the shame.
I understand.
I'll leave you be.
stay here, for a time, anyway. I don't see why I can't just
that you still care for me, Mary's under the impression
uncomfortable, understandably. which makes her
She's right.
I made such a mistake leaving.
Olivia...
we both knew that you would.
I've always been engaged.
Engagements break.
Alliances end.
This one hasn't.
are my feelings for Mary. The only thing that's changed
The man I knew put his country first...
above all else.
I so admired that about you.
Your sense of duty.
That's the man I fell in love with.
It's the man I love still.
Olivia, you shouldn't say these things.
I have to.
Francis, this year has been torture.
And not because of the scandal,
but because I had to endure it without you.
Do you know how many nights
I would lay in bed...
and remember how you used to touch me.
I want to stay.
if not as your wife...
then as your mistress.
have some small part of you, Because I would rather
than none of you at all.
You want me...
and I want you.
And I'm telling you...
you can have me...
any way you want.
Mary, what happened? Why is Olivia staying?
She's not.
recovered from the wood, But her belongings were
unpacked in the east wing. and they're being
You must be mistaken.
Maybe she's packing for Paris.
A servant told me.
Well, the servant must be wrong!
Sorry.
I'll inquire again.
Discreetly.
Looks like your lady has a new necklace.
So blatantly disrespectful.
I'm not sure what you mean.
I mean that Kenna wears a necklace...
given to me as a first anniversary gift
from my husband the king;
her lover.
You must be mistaken.
I'm not.
You didn't know?
Well, it won't last.
You learn the signs after a while:
which girl is serious, which is not.
Sounds like a terrible way to live.
I've forgotten the alternative.
We were wed when we were 14, you know?
And we were happy, for a time.
I didn't realize.
or that love can turn? That we loved each other
Especially the love of a king
who's loved by so many.
Kings are offered every opportunity.
No one dares see his indiscretions.
He'd known her first...
Diane.
I found out she was there...
in his heart... all along.
noble to them afterwards. He's always very kind and
He feels responsible for them.
better about himself. It makes him feel even
I don't know how it feels for them.
But we all go on.
sit there, discussing Virgil. And we're supposed to just
Ugh! Virgil's a bore.
What a relief to hear someone else say it.
Do you know which Roman I like?
Alaric the Visigoth.
Ever heard of him?
He included 3,000 pounds of pepper
from Rome when he sacked the city. as part of the ransom he demanded
Instead of payment, pepper!
True story.
My Lord.
May I have a word?
Excuse me.
The driver has died, unfortunately.
Yet, in light of our previous conversation,
I thought you might be interested
before he passed over. in what he talked about
for the fresh blood sacrifice. He spoke of the pagans need
Their god is more like the devil.
A devil on this earth.
He heard them talk of a creature.
A creature?
A bargain they've struck with a being
who resides in the woods, in the dark.
a chosen few know of. In a cave somewhere only
it drains them of life. They give it blood, or
I spoke with the servant,
and Olivia is moving into the east wing.
So everyone lies to me.
Francis, you.
What?
Mary, have you not eaten?
You seem a little unsteady.
Where did you get the necklace?
Is it true?
Are you having an affair with the king?
It's not an affair; it's more.
He's in Paris breaking off with Diane.
And what of his wife?
Their marriage is nothing more
alliance... she doesn't care. than a political
So says the man who's trying to bed you.
Since when do you care about the queen?
I don't.
I care about you.
I know you feel protected,
as an enemy. but you don't want Catherine de Medici
End it now, Kenna.
Is that a command... given by my queen?
No. Given by a friend.
But given nonetheless.
is, that it's love... Whatever you think this
What I think is that he's asked me
to be his official mistress.
your commands no longer. Which means I follow
I answer to the king.
Mary, there you are.
Have you moved Olivia into the castle?
Tell me it isn't true.
I was coming to tell you.
I've had word that the home
of the viscountess is no longer an option.
She's learned of Olivia's reputation.
But perhaps you could insist.
I don't want to make Olivia live
with people that will resent having her.
- I know. - But I resent having her.
And I'll find her somewhere else to stay.
It just might take a little time.
Has something happened between you two?
Francis, tell me or I'll imagine the worst.
I stopped it.
You stopped?
What did you start?
I want her gone.
- Now. - I'm working on it.
- You can't just say that. - I want her gone now.
You just told me something happened.
- It's already happened again. - It won't happen again.
Mary, enough.
She's staying, and that's final.
That's it, then?
You can just decide?
Yes, I can, actually.
Because this is my court, not yours.
And I'm the future king of France.
- Then you'll learn to respect my decisions. - And I'm your future queen.
Respect goes both ways.
like your mother and father. I will not have a relationship
I am nothing like my father,
and for you to suggest otherwise...
Then why are you acting like him?
I'm not.
If I was acting like my father,
I would take Olivia as my mistress.
Which is certainly an option.
Then don't let me stop you.
I could use some of that.
Everything all right?
No, it isn't.
I should probably tell you to slow down.
But you won't.
Lola.
Have you seen Mary?
No, I haven't.
Is everything all right?
I hope so.
I lost my temper, and I wish I hadn't.
She irritates me like no other.
There's hope in that.
Go and find her.
It was so foolish of me
be just a boy and just a girl. to think that we could ever
I mean, that implies
to leave if one is unhappy. that... that one is free
And while I am stuck here
free to do whatever he wants with... with no recourse, he's
with whoever he wants.
Do you think I'm overreacting?
Am I boring you?
No.
No, it's... unfathomable.
What is?
Francis has you.
Why would he ever look elsewhere?
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
You're right.
I should have.
We... shouldn't have done that.
I was angry and... and you...
They must be launching the ships.
Um, I should go.
I'm sorry. That was a mistake.
My regrets are not hard to summon.
I'm sorry we fought.
I'm sorry I didn't eat more and drink less.
I'm sorry I overreacted.
Perhaps after this we can talk?
No need.
feelings quite clearly. You've expressed your
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Mary's letters to me. You did well, delivering
Let's make it a permanent arrangement.
Oh, look.
Oh, they're launching their boats.
Regrets are everywhere.
How apt.
Are you all right, Mary?
No.
Regret is a terrible feeling.
off, I am still filled with it. And though I've sent my ship
What now?
Look, I've done what you've asked.
I've kept my distance.
I'll be married someday.
Titled. And I don't want to regret
with my time here. My youth. what I could have done
No one can know about us.
Oh, the attack on your carriage,
unfortunate though it was,
certainly lent your arrival some drama.
I had no idea, dear.
Mm. Come...
be sure of your recovery. where I can see you and
Tell me.
How's it going?
It's horrible.
I miss him...
and he's right there. With Mary.
And I know I'm causing her so much pain.
life very difficult I can make your family's
should you have second thoughts.
Were you aggressive with Mary?
I followed your guidance
and she reacted as you said she would.
She has a short temper.
I like that about her.
Francis won't. He didn't.
Oh.
Though he still speaks of sending me off.
Well, I'll take care of it,
just as I took care of the Paris problem.
And once I break them up, then what?
I just go back home?
I try to forget him again?
My dear, you're not going home.
Oh, don't expect the worst.
next queen of France. You're going to be the
You want me to marry Francis?
But you don't even like me.
queen I can't control. I like you more than a
My dear,
I wasn't titled when I married Henry.
I was just a rich girl, like you.
so much together. We are going to accomplish
So hurry along now and get pregnant.
my guidance in that arena. I'm assuming you don't need
I'm in.
to give her your letters. The queen wants me to continue
Then I will keep writing them.
Stay close.
I might have fallen for her sad story,
the pitiful truth of her life.
She is never, ever on my side.
return, I'm sure of it. She's behind Olivia's
You've taken what doesn't belong to you.
a debt you already owe. Who are you? Adding to
The blood in the wood.
The blood.
So you're aware.
You took from its source once before.
boy hanging in the wood. I found the body of a Scottish
I cut it down.
And you were allowed to go on your way.
You're one of them.
You're a monster, you know.
Get down from there.
He wasn't yours to save, Sebastian.
How do you know my name?
We all do now.
Go ahead.
My life is worth nothing.
I've been seen.
You owe a debt, and you will pay.
Choose someone to sacrifice.
And if I refuse?
Then we will choose for you.
Do not be afraid.
There is no fear.
It is a privilege to die in service
of something so much greater.
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