Mary opens up to and allies with Gideon against Elizabeth, whose spies are fool to believe Gideon has seduced Mary as instructed, thus securing the release of Gideon's daughter, Agatha. Gideon develops real feelings for Mary. Claude is married off for gold to old widower duke Boinel, who hits her on their wedding night, but thanks to Leith's lessons she hits him harder and runs home. Angered by his sister's fate, minor king Charles gets the Privy Council to replace Narcisse as regent with Catherine, who secretly bribed Boinel to strike Claude, setting those events in motion, which Mary finds out as the gold Catherine stole 'back' was hidden in Marry's room. Claude's marriage is annulled, and Leith vows to rise in station until he's 'worthy' of marrying her. Lola learns at the English court and that Elizabeth has no intention of releasing her family. Elizabeth is mildly poisoned and thus miscarries Dudley's baby. Pirate Martin returns to France and learns that Greer is pregnant with his child, and despite his visiting father offer she prefers to give it away to her married sister, Ellen.
—KGF Vissers