Sir William nodded, thinking this situation over. Obviously if the king had taken the time to separate them, he planned to at least keep them alive for the time being. "Trap the princess in the tower, where not one of her allies could help her. Ever as clever as he has always been, this king of ours. She is well, though, is she not? Not abused?" Madame William glanced up carefully, shifting a bit away from the wall. Her gaze was fixed upon her guard, though obviously he was a supporter of the past rulers and therefore far from an enemy. "Yes; has she fallen as her mother had before her death? The guards around here are far from moral, 'twould be no shock. But surely they have done nothing do the poor girl. She is still a mere child." "And a helpless victim, as I have much heard. Do not worry, dear; she is strong, we will ge through this no matter the sufferings we are forced to weather."