Behind The Castle's

**famILY**

"Aunty, what exactly is going on?"

King George, who could still hear the quiet voice, laughed again to shake his head.

Lady Ivon smiled warmly, and gently stroked Victoria's stricken hair. They waited long enough for King George's laughter to finally subside. With a face that was still flushed King George looked at Victoria with a warm smile.

"Please Lady Victoria, I'd like to hear your opinion." King George glanced at Earl Xenas who threw his face to the side. Then refocused his gaze on Victoria with her hands folded sweetly on the table.

"Ekhem..well Your Majesty. First of all thank you for the kindness Your Majesty gave me. I agree and will follow Your Majesty's plan for the escort and engagement party but....." Victoria paused and glanced at her enthusiastic looking aunty face. "But, for marriage problems I don't want to rush. This was no ordinary wedding for this kingdom and certainly for the Arathorn family. Because after a long time finally Arathorn back tied to the kingdom." Victoria paused again and observed the response of King George who also looked enthusiastic with his hands still folded sweetly on the table. "So I want my marriage to be intervened by Arathorn."

King George nodded confidently. "Well, is there another Lady Victoria?"

"Sorry Your Majesty, but I'm not done yet." Victoria answered quickly. One eyebrow King George swooped, and sweetly folded his hand back on the table. Victoria continued. "Arathorn I maxed out was the new Duke of Albany. Arthur Beneddict William Arathorn, my older brother."

Still with smiling lips, the look on King George's face seemed to think. Earl Xenas and the others simply kept silent expressionlessly but, not with the Viscount and Viscountess Sheffield who could not hide their smiles.

"But Duke Arthur is too young and inexperienced, and this marriage obviously needs someone with Lady Victoria's experience." King George replied casually still in his sweet sitting position.

"Previously please forgive me if this argument I am about to say is purely out of my mind Your Majesty," Victoria searched, and looked at the nodding King George. The sign gave him permission to continue. "Your Majesty, I know very well how my sister. I am sure that he will be able to and if my belief is wrong. And if my brother is still lacking, won't we become a family? a family will teach and support each other right?"

Viscount Sheffield immediately grinned, and glanced towards his already smiling wife slanting. Marquess Mincheas and Earl Xenas immediately turned to the King who had folded one hand on his chest with one more hand on his chin. His fingers scratched his thin beard that was beginning to look whitish.

Quite a long time silence ensued in the room, Victoria's heart pounding nervously but also enthusiastically. Not much different from his aunty who continued to tighten his grip on Victoria's hand. Until the long breath of King George, made all heads turn towards him with a look of anxiety. "All right...."

"Your majesty...." Marquess Mincheas who will give an argument immediately shut her mouth back, when King George's hand has gone up.

Sheffield couple smile instantly. And for the first time, Victoria gave a warm smile to King George. King George with a gentle face returned Victoria's smile.

King George immediately stood up who followed everyone. She looked back at Victoria who immediately bowed politely as she pulled the left and right sides of her dress. "Thank you very much, Your majesty."

King George nodded briefly. "We've all discussed, so good night."

King George closed the discussion and immediately walked towards the exit followed by Marquess Mincheas and Earl Xenas.

Stay Victoria with the Sheffield couple. Lady Ivon immediately embraced Victoria with her tears instantly breaking. Victoria returned a warm embrace of her aunty with tears that also broke. Viscount Sheffield came closer and patted his wife's shaky shoulders and stroked Victoria's hair gently. "I'll wait in front"

Lady Ivon nodded as she looked at her smiling husband then walked towards the exit. Then said to Victoria in a soft voice. "My niece.. You're healthy, son, you're healthy..."

Lady Ivon could no longer continue her words as her lips grew sobbing. Victoria elaborated on their hugging and wiped away her aunty tears, while looking at her two wet aunty eyes. "I'm fine aunty and always will be. I won't fall down until they pay for everything." Lady Ivon closed her mouth and looked at Victoria's already glittering eyes. "Aunty, will the uncle family be on our side?" Victoria continued after being convinced if her aunty began to calm down.

Victoria's head immediately nodded and whispered back. "Does my family have a plan?"

Lady Ivon shook her head. "So far your father's brother Earl Albert, my elder brother Duke Thomas, and my brother Marquess Charles' husband, have not contacted us to gather. We could only occasionally send letters to each other, and even then some of our letters were missing. But fortunately the missing letter contained only ordinary talk." Lady Ivon dissected and fondled Victoria's face, staring intently at Victoria's eyes. "We're being watched closely, for now we can only let everything go." Ivon paused again and his gaze became gentle. "It's a good thing you can buy time, son, you really gave us time. And until Arthur's return, our first step will be to get Albany back into Arathorn's hands. Without the need to gather, it is certain that in this case our heads will be the same."

Victoria nodded steadily and then chuckled in excitement. "Aunty.. Isn't your sweet niece so smart?"

Both corners of Lady Ivon's lips smiled widely as she nodded her head. His hand pinched Victoria's cheek with anxiety, his eyes staring back at the two eyeballs that were very similar to his brother's medial eyeballs. "So Victoria's my son, you have to be strong and hold on until we move. Remember, you're an Arathorn"

Victoria returned her aunty gaze with a stern look and nodded confidently. Then something came to her mind, Victoria remembered about the Viscount family and the Viscountess of Cornwell, her father's best friend. "What about Xonuds, aunty?"

"They are your father's best friends but they are not bound by blood relations with us dear. You can ask for help or maybe trust them, I'm sure they can be trusted but, for the others in our family. They won't take part, do you remember what the late Duke Beneddict, your grandfather always ordered?"

Victoria Langsunh's head nodded confidently. With confidence Victoria straightened her back with the occasional wetting of her throat. Lady Ivon is waiting. Victoria opened her mouth with a smile.

"Family is always above everything else. Family is always tied. The family will always support each other, trust and ask the family." By forcing a sound, Victoria pressed her throat to become heavy like a man, just like her grandfather. And it succeeded in making his aunty chuckle.

Lady Ivon remembered these words. Because of his late brother, the son-in-law of the Arathorn family always got these words from his father-in-law who always emphasized this to his brother. And her brother, the late Emylis also put this emphasis on her. As it continued to spread, Lady Ivon also bequeathed this to her husband and children.

Like almost forgetting something Lady Ivon frowned a little "Have you met your future fiance?"

Indifferently, Victoria blinked both her shoulders. "Tomorrow I'll make sure of it."

Ivon narrowed his eyes, looking at Victoria probing. "Feasy darling?"

Victoria only replied with a chuckle, because only she understood the max of her own words.

"Alright son, aunty knows you're smart so aunty will say this and always remember aunty's words. Do not be easily tempted by a handsome face, do not easily melt with a sexy body, do not easily give up everything because of your heart, make sure first and reassure the world if he is appropriate."

Victoria blinked her eyes trying to digest all the hard sayings from her aunty..

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