closed starter: @dcrlingest
location: marguerite’s drawing room
MARGUERITE WATCHED AS her servants placed a table for two in her drawing room. she’d requested a private supper with her eldest daughter. she liked keeping tabs on all of her children, yet some she deemed needed a little extra involvement than others. with ana’s betrothal going as well as being betrothed to an englishman could go, she had her sights set on her beloved yet rebellious annette. she poured herself a glass of french wine she’d specifically brought with her on the trip to switzerland ( she’d rather join the nunnery than drink anything but the best french wines ) while she waited for her daughter.
she turned as the door opened, a smile pulling at her lips as her eyes scanned the princess before her. “ah, annette. ma chère. it’s been too long. you must be keeping busy. working towards a possible engagement, perhaps?” the words are sweet as ever, though the look in the queen’s eyes is anything but. she was well aware of her eldest’s - ah - aversion to the notion of marriage. marguerite always secretly admired her daughter for being so headstrong. this was no longer the case, as it interfered with the family’s core values. MONEY.