My Lady Jane

Edward’s nursemaid, Mistress Penne, fusses over him as he lies in bed cuddling Pet. Boubou and Dudley visit. Boubou confirms he has deteriorated very fast and gives him a tincture.

Dudley says they will need to redo his will so Jane inherits directly, as he may die before she has an heir. Edward likes the idea of her becoming queen, so he signs. However, he hears them discussing that they will do something in the next few days when they think he’s sleeping. After they leave, Mistress Penne tries to feed him blackberry pie, but Pet attacks her. Edward tells her to leave and fetch the stable master, Peter.

When Peter arrives, Pet turns into a human girl, though she struggles to get into a human mindset. Peter is her father: He reveals that the family are Ethians and have guarded the royal family for many generations by taking the form of dogs in his household. Pet says that Mistress Penne has been poisoning the blackberries on Dudley’s orders—she can smell it.

Jane is furious that no one told her about Gifford’s horse form. She goes to see