And neither could he. Charles wanted to get as far away form Portugal as possible, but his mission wasn’t done yet. He had to stay and watch Margaret being crowned Queen of Portugal because that was his beloved Henry’s order. Only then, when she was safely settled on the throne and the alliance between England and Portugal was a fact.
“Well I’m sure even milkmaids have their hardships, Madame” He didn’t seem to catch that she was trying to imply something, or what she tried to say. Charles greatest talent when it came to communication with women was trough his body “I’ll stand by you, as long as I possibly can”