Love at first sight!

the next morning at the farm where the maids were guarded by the soldiers they started their way to Austria.

....

Princess Portia was having her breakfast.

"is the queen still sleeping?"

"yes, she is a princess."

"leave her to be..the trip was indeed hard, I'll go check up on her once I finish, don't disturb her."

"yes princess"

.....

Amalie entered the room and locked the door behind her.

"my queen you have to eat, you didn't eat your dinner or drink a sip of water"

"Free me and I'll give you everything!"

"my queen we mean no harm to you!.. but I dare not uncuff you."

"you are going to regret this!

where is king Louis? hah?"

"do you want me to send him a message?"

"just..aah forget it!,...well Uhm... nature is calling how do I deal with it now?"

"you'll still be cuffed to me, my queen"

"When nature is calling!!??"

"I'm sorry!!"

she looked unpleased at all and so did I but I had no other choice...

"then what are you waiting for??"

"yes yes, my queen!"

she brought the keys and started to uncuff my first hand and cuff it to hers..really people? unbelievable, then

she uncuffed my other hand from the bed I felt suffocated.

I thought that we were heading outside but she said

"no my queen, it's right after this curtain!" this is not a balcony?"

we headed inside I looked at her and said "would you at least give me your back??"

"aah...sorry my queen!"

the moment she turned her back I hit her head on the wall she fell but she didn't lose consciousness however she wasn't able to walk or move!

with not many thoughts, I hurried and got the keys out of her pockets and cuffed both her hands to the sink!

"what do you want from me hah??"

I shouted angrily shaking her shoulders hardly but she didn't reply she couldn't bring herself to!

anyways!!

I took the room's keys and unlocked the room and got out of it!

it was indeed a clean large luxurious villa!... I tried to find the way out and that was when I passed king Louis in the lounge he was sitting with 5 men there, I hid behind the wall... their faces looked familiar, I feel like I'd seen them somewhere before!

yes, I recall! they are from the Soviet Union!

he handed them some of the papers that I had already read them! I didn't know what was worse. me knowing of their content or he handing it to them!

I was then distracted by their speech, they were talking about executing grandpa and the royal family!!!

oh my...

will he hand me to them or even sell me I think this is my best chance to leave now...I'm afraid I won't be able to survive if I stayed for much longer, there was no time. I had to leave then!!

I took the stairs down and while being frightened of the conversation I just heard I couldn't concentrate on my steps I hit a vase it grabbed his attention but I ran as fast as I could, I found 2 horses only by the house I took one and started riding it as far as possible!

but what is that??

where am I??

it's a blank area! do you believe it?? it's the only house in this large green ground by a very long lack you cannot see where it starts or ends!!

I didn't know where I was headed but I had to leave!

"Queen Victoria stop!!, it's not what you think!"

King Louis followed riding his horse.

I felt more nervous and I tried to go faster but the horse was weak!

"We are on the same side!!"

"Victoria!" king Louis shouted

I found him in no time holding my horse's rope, he stopped my horse! and I was astonished when did he ride that fast!

"it's not what you think! we are really on the same side! I bit you already know that!"

"I wasn't the one holding you hostage!!"

"it's... I can't easily explain that. I'm trying to protect you!"

"leave me!"

"no, I cannot do that...I won't allow that!"

"leave the horse!!"

I struggled to try to free the rope from his grip.

"we are you that stone-headed!"

"I said leave me or no good would happen to you!!"

he hesitated and frowned.

he finally left the rope and I started riding the horse again, he didn't stop me and after a few steps, I turned my sight to him to see his expression wondering if he left me to go that easily.

he looked frustrated and said

"it's the wrong way"

I turned and headed north.

"that is also a wrong way," he said standing still yet frowning.

"then where is the right WAY??"

"it's that way" he pointed East.

I sighed and you could notice flames in my eyes.

I turned my horse and was ready to get going.

"you know I promised your father to protect you."

"is that how are you protecting me??"

"I can't let you go back to your grandfather he wants to sacrifice you!"

"sacrifice me??! what do you mean??"

I furrowed.

"I don't have solid proof yet, but your father knew it! I already gave papers to the Soviet Union proving his illegal kills and acts and raps...even papers of robberies having his royal seal...we would only punish those who are involved and not you!"

we stared at each other for a while without saying anything...before I broke the silence asking.

" the whole world says you were always in conflict with my father...I saw these papers and I read them with my own eyes it's his handwriting he trusted you with all his belongings...what have you done to him?!!"

"I've done nothing he did it on his own we were truly good friends he was like a father to me...but this wasn't a relation to have in public, especially with your grandpa around...but those past years your father wasn't himself I knew when I tell you the previous king is behind his death!"

"I can't trust you..there is no sense! you must have made him write those papers!"

"no queen Victoria...we've always sought the truth together... I saved you from the fire"

"no! Philip saved me!"

"I sent you the paper, I told Peter about your place and I carried you to the balcony!"

he also knows about the papers?? he sent them? I couldn't help but ask.

"you started the fire??"

" it was a mistake!"

"A mistake?? guards were killed! you wanted to take the book but you didn't understand a thing so you sent it back and followed me here in Austria, you want all of us dead, won't you??!"

"I took it so it wouldn't get into your grandpa's hand! but I sent it to your room before you got there!"

"I received the book 2 days after!"

"then it must have gotten in the previous King's hand! he has eyes and ears everywhere, deep down you know the truth, come back to your senses Victoria...your father entrusted me with your life..and I am willing to do that because I wasn't lying when I said it was love at first sight!"