Behind The Castle's

**THE TRUTH**

As the wind occasionally blew the strands of Victoria's hair away, the sky seemed to darken, several times in the sky hordes of flying birds a sign if they were going home to their cages because the day was about to enter twilight. Victoria's eyes continued to look around, especially at the view of the lake in front of her.

Fredrick was still silent with his eyes closed, his back touching the grass, calmly and patiently waiting for Victoria to open her mouth, because she knew, there will be many questions that will be asked by smart girls who are sitting sweetly with a direction of vision that looks far ahead.

"You're deliberately showing all this?"

Without turning his head and without answering, Fredrick immediately straightened his back, because the question and answer session had begun or might end up in another session. Victoria opened her mouth again.

"I'm enjoying this journey, a journey that's got this other max"

Fredrick was silent. Victoria closed her eyes, her mind glaring and wandering far away. It cannot be denied if the incident and what he saw today had entered into his prediction. Kelly's words about Albany's relationship with the capital led Victoria to conclude that, This is one of the reasons why the Albany tragedy happened. Victoria's chest rippled, a wisp of uneasy feeling creeping through her heart.

"Bash, is this why you guys?" Victoria's mouth was moaning. "The reason why you took our Albany?"

"Yes"

Fredrick's short and calm reply made Victoria's chest rumble, her hands clenched firmly

"One of them?"

"Yes"

Back, Fredrick answered briefly and also calmly, with the same direction of view, fixed forward.

"And another reason you're afraid of my family?"

This time Fredrick turned to look at Victoria for a moment and then looked back to the front again

"We have to cut, whatever becomes poison for now or for later"

With her chest starting to fill with anger, Victoria tried to take a few deep breaths, hoping that her mind could calm down a bit.

"We are not poison and you cannot take ours! everything in Albany, everything in Albany's possession and sweat is ours! you stole! You guys..."Victoria's clenched, her eyes blurry, her chest rumbling stronger. "You murderers!"

Fredrick's long breath sounded

"You're right"

"You're not human!"

"It's also true Vic, a king can't be human"

As tears filled her eyes, Victoria looked up. I hope her tears don't slide. Because this conversation is not over, there is still a lot to ask him, and it would be a shame if he looks devastated now.

"Can you answer me honestly Bash?"

Fredrick turned his head and looked at Victoria's two teary eyes.

"I won't lie, I want no lies and secrets, I'll explain anything and say everything"

Victoria nodded

"Do you want another after Duchy?"

"If Duchy's not enough, then we'll head to Bedford"

"You want the Bedford Sea?!"

"Really.... But it's not on the agenda, just a short thought, because Albany should be enough"

By suppressing all her feelings, Victoria tried to continue all their conversations.

"Why do you have to kill? That's..."

"Albany won't agree to a deal, you'll never want to share and cooperate"

"You lied!"

Calmly and still looking in front of Fredrick did not open his mouth again. Fredrick was convinced, if Victoria could read, which was true and which was not

"How wide is the difference between the capital and all the kings compared to Duchy?"

"Twelve fingers to the whole Kingdom, four in between under the influence of the Duke who is not bound to us and one of them is Albany, but alas, Albany is the most fertile and wealthy region, the land of Albany became the center of prosperity. Although Albany had only one finger, Arathorn's power and bond continued to inhibit and poison many points, spreading rapidly and widening, if left unchecked....... one day you'll create a monster for the kingdom"

"Stop saying my family's poison!!!"

"I've said that I'm going to be honest Vic, and I'm talking as is from our point of view"

Silence wrapped around them after Fredrick's speech was over. Victoria continued to clench her hands with her eyes tightly closed. Seeking his serenity that began to crack.

In fact, in her mind and heart Victoria had already deduced all of this, but, she was unsure and disbelieving until the moment she heard it firsthand, leaving her deeply shaken and hurting him. His family is not poison! or whatever name they give to describe his family!

"Why Lottie should also...." Victoria searched because her stuffing began to break. "Why do you have to make Lottie like that, Lottie has nothing to do with all this weird!!"

Fredrick turned his head and looked at Victoria who had cupped her face with both hands, wanting to feel like bringing that vibrating body into her embrace but, that would not work now, it was not going to work, so Fredrick threw away his desire for now

"His Majesty wants you, if Lady Charlotte exists, there will be many comparisons and maybe an election for both of you, therefore, His Majesty's decision....."

Fredrick's words stopped because he did not want to continue especially, because Victoria's content was getting stronger. With her mouth twitching and lips quivering, Victoria tried to make a sound

"By desecrating him to death?"

With an angry look, Victoria looked at Fredrick who had turned to look at her, before Fredeick's face looked back to the front.

"It was beyond our will because the knights who participated in the purge at that time, not only under our power. The nobles from the royal side who were already furious sent also their representatives to take part in the cleansing of poison"

"You bastards!!"

"I'm sorry......"

"I will never forgive you! never will!!!"

"I know"

The sound of Victoria's curse and insults continued, Victoria's roars grew stronger, all feelings tore her heart apart. Very painful and very stifling.

For a long time Fredrick just quietly let Victoria cry to try to let out all her insults until, the sound of Victoria's voice began to calm down and re-open the voice.

"Can't you guys try it yourself? can't you find another solution? Are you guys stupid? why kill and steal my family? why?"

With eyes closed and continued to waste a long breath, Fredrick again set his composure, because he needed a lot of calm this time. To give a long explanation of reality

"The fertile area in the capital is only in the southern part, and it's the border between Francia and the Vancia kingdom, it's an area of conflict that's been going on for over fifty years. Initially, when His Majesty was just sitting on the throne, he made new plans to try to make farmland there, more precisely imposing. But, all in vain, only make a lot of farmers' victims and then, His Majesty again forced by making tough soldiers into farmers, it lasted for several years and after it remained in vain. Vancia continued to disturb and destroy the area. Vic listen...." Fredrick looked at Victoria seriously. "Many ways we have tried, many things we have done but all are not enough for the welfare of all the people, decades of hardship when summer comes and more painful in autumn, the assistance of the other Duchy was always insufficient for the whole people, especially the poor and everything got worse when Duke William held Duchy Albany, the mediator holding the trade route, and the whole world was in need, mediang sold the proceeds of the trade outwards and mastered it, opening the trade routes from the outside coldly, without even turning his head to the people of Francia. Over and over again His Majesty kept on approaching the late Duke William, as you know if the late Duke and His Majesty were friends but, still did not shake the slightest rule down Arathorn. Arathorn has always been and will continue to be and just want to get in touch with their family. Is something wrong with me.....?"

Victoria did not flinch, her head was hit with a block, her chest was like a big rock, her throat was full of pebbles. Fredrick who saw if Victoria would not be able to answer continued

"It's my own decision to open things up and if you don't believe me, I'll show you the people's picture when autumn comes, all you see today is a big lump of pain in the poor"

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Political games are very cruel, especially among the ancient nobility. In this eike story, it is not only about simple romance that is trying to be discussed, eike also try to nuangin a little picture of the complicated and strange history of the nobility and power in the era of European kingdoms. So, the strong gpp can skip eike story. Because eike also realized, BTC is the content of the story is a little heavy and complicated. Many conflicts are rather unusual, not just a matter of simple love and reciprocation, what else is this 19th-century background makek a lot of rules. This is eike's first work, sorry bgt, eike's work is still a lot of shortcomings but eike have tried his best to think and write eike knowledge pack. Once again thank you very much...

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