Where are you my brother?

I opened my eyes early in the morning to find the maids packing in a hurry I woke up and asked them

"what's going on??"

"We are preparing for your leave my queen" Laura answered.

"what?? but I still have time! on whose orders??"

"We had orders from prince Philip to start packing urgently."

she looked down.

"then don't I'm the queen I give the orders here!"

that's when aunt Portia entered

"I'm sorry my dear but we have no choice in front of Antonio! we have received a letter early this morning for urgently taking your leave for urgent political matters in France that demands your presence"

"I don't rule auntie he won't let me take decisions! he just needs my title to rule through me where he has his next step."

".."

"auntie I don't want to leave yet it's so exhausting and depressing I'm prisoned there!"

"my child! I'm afraid... we have no choice. I can't look you in the eye...forgive me."

she left in sorrow before I could hold into her anymore, you could feel the air filled with regret...

I felt disappointed.

"Queen Victoria, queen camellia demands your presence in her room."

"..."

"my queen??"

"yes...I'm coming"

....

I entered my grandma's room who was laying on the bed it seemed there was no progress regarding her situation.

"get out all of you. come here Victoria. set close." she weakly said.

"leaving so soon darling? your mother would spend months"

"I'm sorry grandma, I guess it's my duty"

she sighed before saying.

"That's not what I asked for you. I had something to confess I couldn't bring myself to confess to your mother and I deeply regret it and now I don't have many days left!."

"no don't say that grandma!"

"no! listen to me Victoria! listen to me carefully!"

"your mother long ago before giving birth to you and having the royal wedding she was secretly married to your father.... they had a child but I was savage I couldn't see my youngest child destroying herself at this young age king Antonio would kill her if he knew about it and your father refused to take responsibility for this, ... he denied the child! I had to take the child away I told her that it died but it didn't I couldn't do that I sent it far overseas!"

"grandma....."

I opened my mouth surprised.

"luckily their marriage has been decided by the rulers but no one knew about that marriage and the poor child."

"How could you grandma...papa would never do that!"

tears fell from my eyes and hers.

"I'm sorry. I haven't ever forgiven myself will you be able to forgive me and your mother.."

"where is he?"

I barely spoke.

"I don't know"

I left her hands to get out.

"wait I know who would know."

I came back again.

"maid Clara will lead you to the one who helped your mother give birth she was the one responsible for the child."

I was about to leave again.

"wait!"

I stopped.

"just say you forgive me!"

I remained silent before saying.

"god forgive you, grandma."

I looked down thinking she couldn't do that any sooner before her daughter's death, poor mother and brother.

I headed out looking for the maid named Clara I found her at the door she was prepared in case I couldn't have this talk with grandma.

"this way my queen"

I went after her and she gave me her gown to hide from prince Philip's sight we head to the stable and the guards there gave each of us horses she got out of the palace and I was right behind her!