Francis: Seeing you safe today, I could not have borne losing you. I want you to know I did not mean those words I said. I didn’t even mean them in the moment. I was desperate. I was afraid for you. Oh God Mary. I can’t live like this with us so far apart.
Mary: Then stop shutting me out. Tell me why you’re so afraid! Whatever it is I will fight at your side!
Francis: You would, wouldn’t you? You would fight to the end. There’s no need to be so ferocious, you know. I was just feeling the pressures of being a King. Naturally, they take a toll. I’m sorry. Whatever happens, I’ll never leave you. Never betray you.
Mary: Isn’t lack of honesty a betrayal?
Francis: You must believe that I’ll fix this! I’ll end this distance between us. I swear. You do believe me, don’t you?
Mary: Of course. I believe you.
Francis: You mean it? You’re not just acting a part of a dutiful wife like my mother had to? I don’t want that.
Mary: No, that will never be us.
