I'm just waiting on a lady (tag Elizabeth, but ota who might want Sam)

[fathersam]

Well. He really thought he'd hate Elizabeth Tudor, for the Irish fathers spoke of her as something not far short of the devil. Even as a child, however, studying history, he got the uncomfortable feeling that they weren't being quite objective. And she had approached him for mercy's sake, helping poor Robert. Instead of hating her, he'd found her intriguing. A great deal more bearable than her father.

He'd invited her to speak about plans for the christening, and he awaited her arrival in the sanctuary with friendly curiosity.