Lord Narcisse quotes from Reign

From now on, you're only allowed to dream about me.

Lady Lola

As you wish, Lord Narcisse.

Will you marry me?

Lady Lola

To marry you is to defy my king, to risk Catherine's wrath and the judgment of my friends, and yet... you make me feel stronger than I've ever felt before. I can't believe I'm saying this, but... yes! Yes, I will marry you!

I love my wife.

Queen Mary

[Scoffs] No, you love power.

I want to fight for Lola. I want to save her. I want to save what we shared before our union is damaged beyond repair.

Queen Catherine

Damaged by me? By us?

Yes.

Queen Catherine

That is the most flattering thing that you have ever said to me.

Queen Mary

It's Bash, he's alive! We have to stop them.

Give me your sword.

Queen Mary

It's gone.

Then we have no choice. Look away.

What exactly is Leeza's grudge against you?

Queen Catherine

That I was a terrible mother. I mean, all my children say that, but in Leeza's case, she's right.

I must admit, since first hearing of it, I have given a great deal of thought to Claude in a nunnery.

Queen Catherine

Why is that?

Because it arouses me.

Queen Catherine

Charles will put his weight behind this.

Well, then perhaps I should withhold my news from the huntsman.

Queen Catherine

And perhaps I shall have your throat slit in your sleep. Or let the villagers do it for me when they come for all of us to root out the beast we have protected.

Leith Bayard

Pay me what I ask, and their future is secure.

Look how far you've come. Trading your heart to rise in station... I'll draw up the papers.

We have a problem.

Queen Catherine

If you're referring to the fact that Charles hasn't been seen in weeks and he gave his crown to a peasant, we don't have a "problem," Narcisse. We have a disaster.

Perhaps Charles would respond better to a strong, male authority figure.

Queen Catherine

But in the absence of such a man, I'll settle for you.

Queen Catherine

You are King of France, and your sister, the Queen of Spain, is using your absence to threaten the sovereignty of our nation.

King Charles

Listen to yourself. You don't even care that I, your son, am alive, well and happy.

Queen Catherine

Alive and well and King of France.

King Charles

Only if I choose to return to court, which I don't.

...Perhaps we should all.. stop talking before this delicious soup gets cold.

King Charles

Being King of France is a duty I was born to. I accept who I am and I will not abdicate.

Spoken like France's one true king.

Or a well-coached puppet.

Queen Catherine

[Referring to Charles converting to protestantism] This is your fault.

I should have your entire family burned at the stake.

Queen Catherine

I was starting to think you didn't have it in you.

Oh, I played her masterfully. And all it cost me was the desecration of Lola's memory.