Behind The Castle's

**TWINS?**

The color of the sky darkens because the sun has set. The air began to feel increasingly cold, wind gusts made Diana start to turn on the fireplace in Victoria's room. Occasionally a pair of blue eyeballs glanced at Victoria who was just silent like a statue while folding both her hands on her chest. It's been almost an hour Victoria's done that in front of her desk. I don't know what was being thought of her mistress who looked very late to her thoughts and daydreams, until the sound of the door on tap made Diana immediately open the door. Carl's face appeared

"Can I talk to Her Highness, Lady Diana?"

Diana asks Carl to wait for a moment at the door. He had to ask Victoria first who was very focused on her inertia.

Upon hearing Carl's arrival, Victoria went out the door with Diana. They're headed to their secret meeting place. Former horse insta located in the north of the palace.

During the journey filled with silence. Diana and Carl could only occasionally glance at each other until they reached the room. There Lucas was waiting with a lot of paper on his desk.

"Good night Your Highness"

Victoria gave a brief nod to Lucas who greeted her, then glanced at the papers on the table.

"Diana, you wait outside first huh"

Diana who understood immediately nodded obediently and walked out of the door of the room inside the insta kusa.

"These are all names related to Albany's cleanup, Your Highness"

Victoria nodded

"Please explain Luc"

Quickly Lucas nodded and began his explanation, Victoria heard him quietly

The names Victoria had planted in her head and also her heart with bonuses about the personal lives of those people. Lucas and Carl are professionals and make Victoria smile thank you.

"What do you want to ask again, Your Highness?"

"Thank you Luc, this is more than enough"

Lucas nodded and glanced at Carl because Victoria was silent and thoughtful. A few minutes late Victoria's thinking until the sound of her long breath blowing.

"Are you okay with my Your Highness?"

With a worried face, Carl stared fixedly at Victoria.

"I'm fine"

But it's not like that in Lucas' and Carl's eyes. Victoria's face looked tired, there was a little dark circles began to appear under her eyes especially, Victoria's inertia explained if she, was living days filled with a lot of burden of exhausting thoughts.

"Oh yes, Your Highness. His Highness Prince Fredrick looks like he'll be through tomorrow morning"

"I know Luc..." Finally Victoria moved her eyeballs that had just stared straight ahead. "Did Albany reply to Luc's letter?"

"Maybe it's Your Highness, it's just that the reply letter seems to still be on its way here"

Victoria nodded in understanding

"Who brought Carl's letter?"

"We asked Gregory, Your Highness"

A faint smile was imprinted on Victoria's lips. Then look at Carl and Lucas alternately

"Can I trust you?"

Carl and Lucas immediately stood up from the sofa while bowing deeply

"We are your subject, Your Highness"

"But you guys are His Majesty's 'dogs?"

With a flat face, Victoria spoke sharply. Carl and Lucas explained.

"We are indeed the 'dog' of His Majesty, in the sense of 'dog of the King'. And later when the King whom His Majesty wishes ascends the throne, we will continue that will and that fate"

Victoria's head immediately nodded in understanding. Now he only understood about the political ties of the knight and his master. After ordering Carl and Lucas to sit down again, a question suddenly flashed through Victoria's mind. With a serious face, Victoria stared alternately at the two men in front of her

"If the golden knight and King bond is like that, then why, the late His Majesty King David still has his own 'dog?"

"Did Countess Xenas not give a lesson about His Majesty having a sister, Your Highness?"

"Brother sister?"

Carl nodded confidently and continued to stare at Victoria's now curious face

"Yes, Your Highness. The Twin of His Majesty. His Majesty's sister who was different a few minutes from him"

Oohh God what is this...? Why he never heard this story, and why he only learned all this. Clearly the supporters of the late King David could not side with King George. If King George has someone older than him, it means that at first he is not entitled to the throne

"Then??"

Lucas takes a deep breath and helps Carl to explain

"At the age of eleven, the late crown princess contracted lung disease and fell ill for months until her death"

"Ohh, so it is..." Victoria's head nodded in understanding. "But it's a little weird because this story doesn't seem too open in general, I've never even been taught about this story"

Carl and Lucas just glanced at each other, and Victoria dissolved in her mind. There was one very thick thought filling his head now. If King George doesn't get all the 'inheritance' support from the King. How could he now have all the support that made him so powerful? Victoria will return to the history of King George. He will go very deep. I don't know why this is bad enough for him

"Your Highness?"

Lucas' voice made Victoria stop her thinking and look at Lucas.

"Luc, is the relationship of His Majesty's 'dog' and the late King David's 'Dog' okay?"

With a huff Lucas glanced at the nodding Carl, who made him open his mouth

"Actually, we rarely work together outside of our team. The teams we make usually come from whom we serve. So, our relationship is not bad but it's not close, Your Highness"

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"Vic, go to sleep first"

Without wanting to answer, Victoria was only still late with a thick book in her hands. A book that contains the life of King George. It was getting late and almost past midnight. Diana who continued to see her mistress who was still working without knowing that time again, began to worry.

"Vic...?"

Sighing tiredly, Victoria closed the book in her hand and placed it on her desk. His hands were clinging while propping up his chin with his eyes closed. From the results he read, nothing extraordinary was found from the leadership of the young King George. King George is a good King, but that's it. He just does his job well. There was nothing extraordinary and special that allowed him to obtain the important 'dogs' within two years after two years of sitting on the throne. Isn't that enough to be curious?.

I don't know, what makes all that a little stuck in Victoria's mind, because actually it could have been all that happened, what can't happen in this world.

"Vic. come on. You need to take a break"

Again Victoria sighed tired until finally standing from her chair to the bed

"Have any important letters come in?"

While blowing on the candles Diana shook her head

"There's no Vic, just the tea invitation letters. What's the matter Vic? whose letter are you waiting for?

Pulling her blanket Victoria tilted her body with her arms propping her head

"Let's go Di. It feels too much"

Diana was doing her other job. Closer to the fireplace and grab the firewood provided in the box

"Don't work too hard, Vic"

Victoria smiled thinly

"Just pray for me Di, may I always be blessed and protected"

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Ayokk.. traces of it. shrub it a lot, the more the spirit eike ngetik. hehhe.

Greetings dear all