This is indeed a time of political games. You need the support of Murdoch if you are to be released. He is not yet as greedy or conniving as his father. He agrees to bargain for your release.
A sum of £40,000 is agreed as well as 21 hostages of noble families as a guarantee. You are released from 18 years imprisonment and set off for Scotland for the first time since you were a young child.
You cannot wait to sit upon your throne!
With you is your new bride, Joan Beaufort.