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Prompt: Captured

((ooc: Open for anyone to tag, but beware the historical mindfuckery. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Is to rescue Anne Boleyn from the prison tower of Emperor Charles V in Spain.))

It seems the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, was not content to sit idly by and let Henry VIII, King of England, mistreat his aunt. Catherine of Aragon, the unhappy queen, had been neglected and ignored by Henry since her miscarriage of their son. Henry grew angry, thinking his marriage cursed by God and had thus sought to create male heirs by his mistresses.

Though Anne Boleyn was different.

She had refused his advances at first, to the chagrin of her father and uncle. Anne hadn't had interest in the king - and did not take to the idea of being referred to as "The Second Great Prostitute" like her sister, Mary. Still, after a while she had broken down and agreed to be the king's One True Mistress - though they had yet to share a bed. Still, that didn't stop Henry from pursuing a divorce from Catherine.

That's what had made Charles angry.

A few secret letters from Catherine told him the truth of how she had been mistreated by the king, and how he sought to divorce her in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Outraged, Charles had sent orders to his ambassador to take a few men with him and kidnap the queen and her ladies.

Kidnapping the queen and bringing her to Spain would free her from the king's cruelty. And, as Anne was a lady in waiting to the queen, she would also be captured, and Charles would be free to execute her in his realm. The charge: Treason against the queen of England.

So Anne was locked in the prison tower, awaiting her punishment. What would it be? Hanging? Drawn and quartered? Anne knew Catherine would want the slowest, most painful death imaginable for her...but Anne would not give the satisfaction of showing her fear. Even locked in the tower she remained strong and refused to cry.

But in her heart, she wondered: Where was her brother, George? Where was her father? Where was the king?

Would anyone rescue her?

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((Sooo many feels!! But in this case, Anne wouldn't necessarily need marriage, just some promise of loyalty. Only because it would break her heart if he wanted someone else.))

Anne nods, her hands sliding up his chest.

"Whatever time you can spare, I will be happy. If there's a way I can make it easier, if you desire anything from me, you need only ask."

[ooc: He can give her that. Eventually, in canon, he does meet someone, but that's a ways off yet, and this is basically an AU thing anyway.]

"I will. I promise."

((Milah? Or after her? I cheated and wiki'd a little but not much, I know he's got a thing for Emma, much to my chagrin. But, if we really wanted to au the crap out of this, and this is just me brainstorming, we could do a plot where the king takes interest in Anne after she's married to Killian while he's still Navy - but again, just an idea, and a loose one at that!))

Anne kisses him again, finding herself overwhelmed with emotion once more.

[ooc: Milah, and then there's not anybody after that until Emma. (I'm of the opinion that meeting her is good for him, because he finally gets over his desire for revenge.) That could work -- if only there were a way to get him to agree to a marriage to someone of so much higher a status than his. This is AU anyway, we may as well take it all the way.]

"I should be going. We'll be at sea for a week still, so we'll have more time later."

((To be fair, I'm only about halfway through season 1, but so far I'm not an Emma fan - but yes, based on what I've seen/read, I'll agree that meeting her was good for him. Do I like them as a couple? Ehhh...no, not so much. But the thing with the Boleyn's is...well, they're wealthy, they're nobles but not very high up on the totem pole. Not before Anne's time anyway. Only the attention she gets from the king gets them anywhere. Her father didn't become Earl until after she started seeing Henry so...it's plausible?))

Anne nods, and leans forward to give him one last, quick kiss.

"All right. Come back soon, if you can."

[Emma's not my favorite either, but she's good for Hook, and there's definitely chemistry between them. (There are some minor spoilers in that video.) I also think she gets better over the course of the seasons. Killian could probably be convinced to go along with it, except for risking treason by doing it. He won't do that until later, when he turns pirate.]

"I'll be back as soon as I can. Is there anything else you'll be needing?"

((Fair enough, and I'm hoping she does, because she's just annoying me now - though she is a bamf, I'll say that much. But if we go with the idea that the king doesn't notice Anne until AFTER they're married, there wouldn't really be a risk for treason, would there?))

Anne smiles and shakes her head.

"No, I have everything I could need."

[ooc: She doesn't get much better about noticing things that are obvious and right in front of her face though, which frustrates Hook a lot. That is true, so then he'd just have to get past the status/wealth thing. Maybe she can recruit Liam to help her with this once he notices what's going on.]

"I'll be back tomorrow then." He takes her hand and gives it a brief kiss.

((...I'm gonna' spend a lot of season 2 screaming at the tv, aren't I? Her father still wouldn't approve but...seems like she and Mary do a LOT of things he doesn't approve of, and George, being the good little brother he is BEFORE he's corrupted by the king's power, would probably be helpful too. Before everything kind of goes down he actually is genuinely concerned for Anne's happiness.))

"Sleep well."

Anne closes the door and picks a bit at the food he brought - but after the day's events, she's not particularly hungry. So it's not long before she strips off the heavier fabric of her dress, down to only her petticoat and corset before climbing into bed to try and sleep.

[ooc: For various reasons, but yes, probably. Well then, maybe they can make this work out.]

In the morning, there's another knock at her door.

((Okay - so when we wrap up one of these threads do we wanna' start that one? I don't want to like, overwhelm you with a thousand threads going all at once lol))

Anne wasn't quite roused yet - but at the knock she quickly pushes her fingers through her wavy hair to smooth it out. Then she wraps the blanket around her to cover herself up; a lady doesn't greet a gentleman in her underclothes. She opens the door and smiles sleepily.

"Good morning."

[ooc: Sure, we can either find a meme or put something in a journal.]

He holds up a small ceramic jug. "I've brought you some water. Unfortunately we haven't got much for washing up, because all we have is what's available in the hold, but we can spare a little."

((Works for me, been working on getting more prompts for Anne anyway))

Anne takes the jug, but feels guilty about it. But, she also knows she can't go a week without water.

"Thank you - I'll ration it and use it sparingly," She's not thrilled about not being able to wash up - she's a noble lady after all. But, she'll do what she has to do.

[ooc: There's even a meme up that might work, if we finish in time.]

"Is there anything else that you need at the moment?"

((Which one? And I'm kind of...grasping at straws with the other two threads, particularly the "Shouldn't Be Together" meme, so if you have ideas to keep those going or want to leave them where they are, either way works!))

Anne shakes her head, but reaches for his hand and gives it a squeeze.

"Just some company, if you can spare the time?"

[ooc: There's an "arranged marriage" meme, which isn't exactly appropriate to the situation, but we could modify it. Either of those other two memes could be left where they are, I think.]

"I actually came down here to inform you that it's a lovely day outside and suggest that perhaps you might want to come on deck and get some fresh air. After," he glances at the sheet wrapped around her, "making yourself presentable in mixed company, of course."

((That works! Anne's tagged over there now - did you want me to tag back on the other two or leave them be?))

Anne blushes and pulls the sheet tighter around her. She glances up sheepishly to him.

"That sounds lovely - thank you!" Nervously she fiddles with the sheet. "Do forgive my state of undress...I slept in later than I intended."

[ooc: Now we just need an explanation for how it happens. I think we can let the other threads go.]

"It's fine. There's no one here to see you but me, and I... won't tell anyone I saw you this way." Right. Yes. Something else. "When you're ready, I'll be up on deck."

((Uhhh...would it work if Anne's father tried to negotiate a marriage between her and Liam (having a 'Captain' for a son-in-law sounds better than 'Lieutenant' to the Boleyns), but the Jones family declines, wanting a more renowned family for their first born, and negotiates that she be married to Killian instead?))

Yet she doesn't mind him seeing, somehow. She nods and turns, reaching for her dress on the floor before dropping the sheet - trying to make a point of doing so just before he leaves to let him catch a glimpse. Then she steps back into her dress and laces up the back, buttoning and tying ribbons where she needed to.

Once ready she left her cabin and made her way up to the deck, smiling at the feeling of sunlight and the breeze on her face.

[ooc: That would work, except that there isn't really a Jones family, just him and his brother. I just replied with a comment, so I can either edit it or we can work this into the narrative somehow.]

"Lady Boleyn." It's time to be formal again, with the captain and some of the crew around. "Good morning."

((Ooh...right...yeah but the one you made works!))

Anne curtseyed a little, maintaining her flawless demeanor. The smile she gives him is innocent, sweet - but the light in her eyes is a bit different.

"Lieutenant," Anne greets him. "I hope the evening kept you well."

"It did. I trust that yours was not too difficult either, in the unfamiliar surroundings? Spending time at sea can be an adjustment for some."

"No, in fact that's why I've only just gotten up," Anne replied. "Seems the peaceful nature of the sea last night rocked me straight to sleep."

"Good. Hopefully the rest of the trip will be as peaceful and calm and there will be no problems."

Anne glanced to the Captain, a charming smile on her face.

"With such a skilled Captain and such able sailors like yourself? I'm sure the trip will be smooth."

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