"I've read the books," Henry grumbled. "If Katherine doesn't come around, she is likely to make this as difficult a situation as she can." Although it hadn't been him who'd gone through the long and painful period where King Henry VIII had attempted time and again to engineer a divorce or annulment from Katherine of Aragon or to force her to abdicate, just reading about the time had been enough.
He ran a hand through his hair and looked back at Anna as if searching for help. "And trouble for Gabriella is the last thing I want. That's the whole reason I want this settled and done with as quickly as possible, but it seems no one wants to see that!"