To her credit, the queen did attempt to comfort her goddaughter. “I would not do this but that your father is ill and can travel no farther,” Margaret of Anjou said to Alix. “And it is easier for us to find shelter with just one body servant each. The day after your wedding we will depart here. Only the isolation of this refuge has kept us safe, but we cannot take the chance of remaining for much longer. Sooner than later the Yorkists will scour the countryside most thoroughly, and we will be found.” “I understand,” Alix said dully. “He is an attractive young man,” the queen noted. “He wants to marry his mistress,” Alix replied. “Pah!” the queen exclaimed. “All young men want to wed their mistresses, but mistresses are not for marrying. Be dutiful to your husband, and he will eventually outgrow his mistress. This is a good match for you, ma chérie. The family is respectable, and the baron likes you.
