Lola Narcisse/Season Two

Do not seek to take before I give! Lola to Narcisse after he kissed her Lola at Condé's camp. In the season premiere, Lola has given birth to a baby boy. She is soon joined by Francis who comes to take them to safety. Lola understands if Francis doesn't want to claim the child, because the child could have Lord Julien's name. In the middle of their conversation, they notice that the young boy, George has the Plague. They quickly gather their things and get in the carriage waiting for them outside. Before they leave, Estelle offers Lola a blanket for the baby but Lola refuses to take it, fearing the Plague. She begs Estelle to come with them since she hadn't touched her brother since he got ill, but she insists that she cannot leave her family and warns them to disclose their true identities for safety. With that Lola, Francis, and the baby ride off. On their way to find water for Lola and the baby, they run into Condé and his men. He takes them back to a makeshift camp in the woods. Not long after their arrival, Stéphane Narcisse arrives with Estelle in a cage pulled by Stéphane's horse. When Lola asks what she's doing in a cage, she is told that it's to keep her isolated before Narcisse determines if she has the Plague or not. Later that night, Francis informs her that she is to accompany Condé's boat heading to The Netherlands so she can live her life there away from court. The next day, Lola walks in on Francis holding the baby. He changes his mind, telling her he wants her and his son to go back with him to French Court. In Drawn and Quartered, Lola returns to court with Francis. She also helps Mary find the priest who had taken Lord Volant's confession before he was killed. In Coronation, Lola spends time with a few rich ladies as they praise her son for getting a chateau and lands from the King. When she hears that Francis dismissed her favourite nanny, Caroline, she confronts him about it. She later attends Mary and Francis' Coronation. Lola helping Estelle. In The Lamb and the Slaughter, Lola prepares for her son's christening. Lola tells Mary that she has decided to move out of the castle with her baby, but still live nearby because she's scared that Mary will come to resent her and her son. Lola upsets Mary and she is released as Mary's lady. Later, Narcisse arrives at the castle with his new wife, Estelle. Estelle secretly slips Lola a note, begging her for help. When Lola asks for Mary's help, yet another fight ensues. Mary unleashes her anger out on Lola and offers no help on the matter, instead ordering Lola to move out of the castle immediately. Lola uses her own resources to set up a plan for Estelle to leave the castle during the banquet for her son's christening. During the ball, Estellle accidentally stabs one of Narcisse's guards in her desperate attempt to escape. When Narcisse finds out, Mary gets him distracted while she goes to look for Lola. Lola refuses to give her friend up and Mary decides to help Estelle, sneaking her into a carriage outside, where she escapes into the countryside. When Lola and Mary return inside, they reconcile their friendship and Mary becomes the godmother of Lola's son. The next day, Lola attends her son's christening. Later, Lola learns that Estelle leapt from a cliff and killed herself, claiming to see her deceased parents. She goes to see Narcisse, who is mourning his dead wife. Narcisse is very upset by Estelle's death and explains to Lola why he married Estelle, dispelling the rumors of his treatment of his past wives, and admits that he's never been in love. Lola attends Greer's wedding. In Blood for Blood, along with Mary and her fellow ladies, she strolls in the ballroom as it's being prepared for Greer's wedding. She later runs into Kenna, who tells her about the Sex Journal she found and about the mysterious lover with the butterfly mark. The two then decide to go looking for the man with the butterfly mark and see if he might be a good match for Lola. While on their search, they're interrupted by Catherine who tells them she suspects Lord Aris to be the man. She and her fellow ladies, later take a stroll on the ground. Which eventually leads to a water fight in the fountain. Not long after she's told by Kenna that she's found Aris, and that Lola should go talk to him. The next day, she attends Greer and Lord Castleroy's Wedding. Later at the festivities, while talking to Aris she see's Kenna behind him gesturing her to see if he has the mark. While conversing, the two are interrupted by Narcisse who deliberately drive Aris away. He gives Lola an open invitation to join him for tea. When he gestures his hand to greet a man, she sees that he has the butterfly mark. Lola having tea with Narcisse. During Three Queens, Lola grows closer to Narcisse. Kenna is trying to console Lola as she received a letter from her parents, disowning her, after they heard that the king has claimed her child. Lola determines to find a way to get her own money, and some independence. When Lola attempts to recover her dowry from her deceased husband's account, the banker tells her that it doesn’t belong to her anymore and is going to be sent to Julian’s estranged family. Lola is approached by Narcisse as he has heard about her poor luck with the banker. He asks Lola to tea again but again she refuses. Later, she tells Kenna that he probably just hopes to get intel on Francis. Lola arrives at Narcisse's estate and sees that he actually did want to have tea with her. He offers her a lesson on how to shoot a bow and arrow. During a party, Lola asks Narcisse what he wants from her. He claims to just wants a dance, to help her with her dowry issue, and a bath. He tells her it's the perfect night for a bath and walks away. Later, Narcisse is out on a castle balcony, watching a woman get into the bath tub he told Lola about, when Lola joins him there. She paid her laundress in gold to take a bath in front of him. Narcisse is amused by her play, and tells her that he’s already stopped the transfer of her dowry and the money is hers. Lola then rests her hand on his saying what he'd told her earlier: "The beginning is often promising, the trick is to go on that way." Then she leaves a smiling and blushing Narcisse. In The Prince of the Blood, Lola is tasked by Francis to hide an envelope in Narcisse's home while she's visiting him. She gets Narcisse to leave the room as she agrees to take a bath if he'll draw one for her. She quickly hides the envelope behind a painting. While she's in the bathtub, he admits that he enjoys the vulnerability of it and that she'll learn more about him if they decide to take things further. Narcisse tells Lola the truth about King Henry's death and that he is blackmailing Francis. He wants her to trust him instead of Francis, because he's the one who told her the truth. Back at the castle, Francis asks if Lola planted the envelope and Lola lies, claiming that she didn't have the time to do it and that unlike Francis, Narcisse didn't use her and was honest with her. Later, Lola wants to know what Narcisse wants with her. As she's explaining that nothing can ever happen between them, he kisses her. As she kisses back, she pulls away and slaps him, telling him "Do not seek to take before I give." In Terror of the Faithful, Lola is out in the forest and has lost her horse. Along comes Narcisse and he offers her a ride on his horse. While riding back to the castle, Narcisse proposes that he and Lola start meeting clandestinely, since she doesn’t want to be seen with him. Finally back at the castle, Lola goes to Francis to tell him that she knows about Narcisse’s blackmail and urges him to tell Mary. She thinks that Francis is after Narcisse to protect his secret, but he tells her about all the people Narcisse has threatened, including their son. She confesses that she did hide the envelope at Narcisse's estate. Later, Narcisse comes to Lola and he stakes the fact that she tried to have him framed for treason as an answer to his proposal of a clandestine affair. He claims that he didn't threaten her baby but that they all have targets on their backs because of what Francis has done. He tells her that one day, she will wish she had his protection. At the end of the episode, Francis is hurt that he has ruined his marriage and Lola assures him that he just loves his wife and is a good man. Lola and Jean In Acts of War, Claude tries to get info from Lola, Kenna, and Greer about Narcisse as she has become interested in him. Lola looks jealous and Mary comes in to tell her that Narcisse is unsuitable for her. During the night, she attends the party with Mary and Kenna. Later, Narcisse comes to Lola while she is with her son and expresses some remorse that his pressure on Francis could in some way be responsible for all the chaos that has happened. He confesses that he still thinks of her. In Mercy, Lola, along with Mary's other ladies, learns that Mary has been raped. She later helps Francis find Narcisse by giving away the place where he could be hiding. In Getaway, Lola has trouble calming down her son's cries. He only quiets down to sleep when Francis comes in and holds him. He and Lola then fall asleep beside each other, with their son in between them. In Banished, Lola offers herself as a match to Condé by order of Mary. Lola dances with Condé. In Sins of the Past, Lola continues to see Condé. At the Winter's Ease Feast, Lola notes that Mary looks happier than she's been in a while. She asks Condé to dance but he rejects her offer. Later, she sees Narcisse making out with Claude, appearing to be hurt. She is then approached by Condé, who asks her to dance, and she accepts. Lola sledding with Kenna and Mary. In The End of Mourning, Condé flirts with Lola as he helps her with her sled. She is going with him to his estate so that can get to know one another better. Later, Lola and Kenna go to see Greer who is now living at the village inn. Greer has made no plans for what she’s going to do, but she has been getting drunk regularly. Lola gives Greer some money to get by but Greer refuses to go back to Scotland. She thinks she could find work as a lady's companion, due to her noble birth. Greer goes next door to quiet her neighbor next door. Back at the castle, Francis warns Lola that Condé is possibly a traitor. She says they were just barely getting to know each other but that if he's a traitor, she wants nothing to do with him. Lola tells him she was seeing Condé for Mary and Francis. She tells him she knows that he’s been avoiding her. He admits it was because of the time that Mary saw them asleep together with the baby, and he's just been trying to spare Mary more pain. Lola understands, and tells him she thinks of him as family. Mary calls off Lola's relationship with Condé which disappoints Lola. A drunk Lola makes advances towards Narcisse. In Forbidden, Lola is told by Francis that he's found a potential alliance for their infant son. However, the prospective bride's parents want to meet Lola first. Later, she comes across Mary's mother, Marie de Guise who guilts Lola about being a terrible lady-in-waiting and friend to Mary after everything that Marie has done for her. She claims that Lola and her son's presence make Mary seem deficient and disposable. After Marie leaves, Lola drinks a glass left by Marie. Unbeknown to her, Marie spiked it. At the party thrown by Kenna, Lola greets Condé and he notices her strange behavior. She mentions having had a drink with Marie. Lola meets the von Hapsburgs and accidently insults their daughter's physical appearance. Francis quickly escorts her away and puts her into a carriage to send her back to the castle and to her chambers. Back at the castle, Lola comes across Narcisse in the corridor. She offers herself to him but he rejects her when he realises Lola is not herself. He says that when he has her, he wants the real her. He orders a servant to escort her to her chambers and stay with her. Lola gives Francis advice about Mary. In Tasting Revenge, Catherine continually suggests to Lola that if Mary and Francis are finished that she should become his mistress. However, Lola declines as she only she Francis as a friend. The next day, Lola gives Francis a hard time about disappearing with Narcisse’s niece. She thinks he just needs to give Mary more time, but he tells her it isn't time Mary wants, but Condé. Francis said he forbade it, of course, because he doesn’t want Mary getting killed seeking some measure of happiness. Lola believes Francis could protect them with his position. She thinks Mary still loves Francis, but that this is what she needs to heal and that he should wait it out. In Tempting Fate, Lola hears from Mary about how Condé betrayed her. Lola points out that Condé would make a terrible enemy of Elizabeth if he turned down her proposal. Lola urges Mary to take her throne in Scotland and to take Condé with her if he can help. In Reversal of Fortune, Lola informs Mary of Francis' condition, insisting that Mary go to him. Mary is hesitant about using Francis’ troops to save Scotland but Lola and Condé convince her that it’s necessary to save their home and families, and also to save her crown. However, Catherine comes in and tells Lola and Condé to leave so that she can speak to Mary. The next day, Mary informs Lola that Francis has regained consciousness. Narcisse telling Lola that he cares about her. In Abandoned, Lola along with Kenna go to visit Greer at her new place and learn that she has become a madam. They happily support her and congratulate her with a toast. Later, Lola and Kenna question Mary about her relationship with Condé, believing that it will not work out for them. During the night, Lola and Kenna return to Greer's new place and are immediately mistaken for the new girls. They’ve thoughtfully brought the fabric that Greer wanted and Kenna spots General Renaude there, sending Lola off while she stays behind to give Greer the fabric. Outside, Lola comes across Narcisse. He warns her to be careful because of her position at court and he wouldn’t want anything to endanger that. She asks him why he cares and as he tells her he doesn’t know why but he does. In Fugitive, as Lola is talking with Kenna, she continually notices men nearby leering at her while consulting a parchment. When she confronts them, they suggest she have a servant draw her a bath. She snatches the scroll and goes to confront Narcisse. The sketch is of her being naked in the bath and is graphically detailed. He claims to have provided the sketch over a lost bet, in which it was determined that she is not the most beautiful woman at court. He reminds her of the awful things he has done and shows her his true colors. Lola, hurt by him, walks away. Lola and son planned to be taken to a secret location. In The Siege, Francis sends Lola and the baby off with his baby blanket from his childhood, in case he doesn's survive. While getting ready to leave, Narcisse visits her to say his goodbyes to her. Lola is on to his relationship with Catherine and knows that’s why he humiliated her with the drawing but tells him he's better than this, he doesn’t have to be Catherine’s lap dog. She wonders why he's even there to say goodbye and risk Catherine's ire. In case something happens to either of them, he wants her to remember him as the man who would have cherished her, if he'd had the chance. They kiss which the maid happens to see. During the finale, Lola was said to have gone missing and her son to be dead which was all caused by Condé. However, Narcisse came to their rescue and found her and the baby in the house that they were sent to. It was revealed that the baby’s death was a ruse, meant to hasten Conde’s execution which was all plotted by Catherine. While Catherine is escorted away to exile for her crimes, Lola and Narcisse share a moment as they look at each other.