"I don't want to hear another word from you. Nothing you've said is true, and I think you should leave this place immediately!" I shouted, striking the desk.
"Are you sure, Antonio, that you want to speak to me this way? Don't you think it's strange that I caught you planning such things?"
I felt the ground shake beneath my feet, uncertain of what to do in this moment. I could hardly believe that, in my life spanning over a quarter of a century, I could face something like this from a woman... Now I understand why the Church doesn't allow women to act without permission.
I don't know how I gathered the courage to leave that room before doing something reckless. She may be the daughter of the king of France, but I don't care! I will never allow a woman to treat someone as important as I am with such disrespect. Even noblewomen treated me with dignity and respect, and this woman—
