Me? Becoming the Queen?!

I was in awe at how astonishing the library looked now and maybe noticing my expression Julien spoke "A month has already passed since this place got renovated and judging from your expression it seems that you fail to notice anything outside of your chambers except for certain things" he said going further into the spacious library "Seeing your inattentiveness in most things around you especially when you're outside the protection of these walls has proven to be much more than you can handle" he sat behind a gorgeous walnut wood table with a smooth surface, corners sticking out from its base while being supported by curve golden dragons that looked fierce and prepared, the royal family crest was outlined in gold at the center welcoming whoever enters the door and to top it all of it was right in front of a huge glass window which showed the entire view of the inner garden, the place where he always stays

He sat in a baroque style high back throne chair with white leather upholstery and a gold gilded frame. Placing both his elbows above the table's hard surface, clasping his hands together then placing his chin above them, He looked me straight in the eye. His eyes were blank, I couldn't see anything at that moment. He suddenly changed but why?

"I don't understand why are you telling me all this now? Is it because Monty got hurt?" I demanded an answer, this is getting weirder, he's getting weirder

"Sit down" he gestured towards the white seat in front of him, I quickly sat down and braised myself for whatever this is

His expression lightened and he looked more of himself now "You can't keep acting this way Mia." he pleaded "I know what happened but I gave you a chance to see if you would tell me on your own" he looked nothing like how he was a moment ago, the blankness in his eyes were replaced by sadness that had washed over his face, he looked gaunt

"There's something you're not telling me brother, calling me by my first name means something's seriously going on" there's something now right

"How can I trust you if you don't even trust me enough to tell me that you almost got hurt?" his voice was upset and full of pain "I can let the small things pass Mia but your life isn't one of them"

I was bewildered, how did he find out?

"There are a lot of eyes always watching us whether were inside the castle or not" he continued sounding more and more distress "And there are a lot more waiting for the opportunity to steal the throne by all means"

"I'm getting more and more confused brother, is this still about what happened?"

"You were lucky that Monty's the best fighter in the kingdom plus he cares about you a lot" hearing these words made me bow my head to hide the reddening of my face

"I know and I'm very thankful for him but I also feel guilty for getting him hurt" remembering his bandages and the scratches on his face as he laid on that uncomfortable bed

"It wasn't an accident nor a coincidence. Everything was planned" he hinted

"Wait! What?!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, someone was behind all this? "Who? Who would be brave enough to harm the royal family?" I asked in shocked, this is unbelievable

"I can't discuss the details but I had the castle investigated as well as the perimeter around it because the moment you came in with small cuts at the side of your dress and Monty not coming in with you was very suspicious"

"Cuts on my dress?" I didn't even notice any of it when the fight ended

"I know how meticulous you are sis, you hate it even if a single speck of dust gets on your dress so seeing your dress with small fibers sticking out I was sure it wasn't part of the outfit" he pointed out

"T-That was just an accident, you s-" I stammered thinking of a logical reason for it but he knows me too well

"If you don't want to go overseas with your father then you'll be forbidden to leave the castle from now on" he declared

I was speechless

"And seeing that you're still denying what happened out there after hearing it was set-up assures me that I'm doing the right decision" he's making me feel bad more and more

"I was planning on telling you but I wanted to wait for Monty to recover first" I confessed

"So you can hide behind him if I get mad?" he exclaimed

"No, it's just that I want him to be the one to tell you"

"So you can save yourself? We both know he adores you and will save you from anything, which I both admire and hate" he was all of a sudden making me doubt my intentions

"It's not that!" I shouted defending myself but is what's his saying true even for a little bit?

"Oh really sis? When did you ever take responsibility for anything you did? Monty was always there to take the blame for you" he was sounding sarcastic and rude, something's triggering him, he's really mad when he's this emotional

"I know that and I don't like it as well but I'm just too afraid of the elders"

"Be responsible Mia! You need to be responsible to be Queen one day!" he was now yelling at me, abruptly rising from his seat and pounded his hands down the wooden table with straightened fingers, the force was so intense it made the lampshade on top of it shook

"What? Queen? But I'm not even next in line!" things are getting worse

"We don't know what will happen in the future" his face instantly calming down as he realized how he was reacting

"Is there something wrong, Julien?" he's not answering any of my questions

"No. I'm just mad because you haven't really told me everything that had happened" he said sitting back again but he was much more relaxed

"You said you already know what happened" I asked catching him if he was lying but wasn't twitching so he's telling the truth

"I do but I still want to know what happened coming from you" meaning he didn't see it firsthand, makes sense because if he did he would surely send help

"Did someone tell you? Was it Monty?" I doubt it

"No, he didn't but that's not important right now. What's really urgent here is knowing what truly happened to both of you" he began avoiding my gaze and started to slowly tap his fingers on the table, showing he was nervous "Please just tell me what really happened"

"Okay." I told him everything