For some time her brother had been urging her to flee to England with her sons; but she had steadily refused to do so, fearing such a step might lead to James's loss of the Scottish crown.
Po nejakú dobu ju jej brat nabádal k úteku so synmi do Anglicka, ale ona pevne odmietala to spraviť – bála sa takéhoto kroku, aby tým nezbavila svojho syna Jakuba nároku na škótsku korunu.