 He said he was "amazed" at her death; yet it opened up new opportunities to him, as his eye returned to Elizabeth.From fear or shrewdness, she avoided him, returning, with her governess, Kat Ashley, to her childhood home, Hatfield House.Despite his great wealth and high position, Thomas Seymour could not come to terms with his brother's appointment as protector; and in his struggle with Somerset, he tried to ingratiate himself with the king, who was just a little boy.