Boom

I woke up late this morning I've finally had some sleep, I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle, prince Philip was having some free time for himself hunting in the woods he felt relieved after I've been seen in the palace yesterday.

"is my grandma up yet?"

"she just had her nap! that makes me laugh what's going on Victoria?" uncle Charles laughed.

"God doesn't want you to meet your grandmother!" he continued laughing.

I felt bothered, how come every time I try to see her she's not there?

"Prepare yourself your grandfather is arriving tonight don't be asleep pls"

"Don't worry aunt I won't!"

After having breakfast aunt Portia went to prepare for my grandpa's arrival and I went to look for laura I missed her.

"Where are my maids?"

I asked a maid of the palace.

"they went to the market my queen do you need anything?"

"no"

I miss her and I felt kind of lonely everyone was busy today preparing for my maternal grandfather's arrival, they almost forgot about me here, I thought we would have spent more family time but rather than that I found myself strolling around the Palace but after a while I found my self standing up on the secret passage staring at it in my room, a maid interrupted my thoughts when I was just glancing at it,

"is everything fine my queen?"

that's when I realised that I'd been standing here for quite a lot.

I didn't know when she did she come or for how long have we been staying like this!

I came back to my senses.

"no! I want to read, don't disturb me at all, whatever you hear, don't come in, don't let anybody come in!"

I ordered the maid.

"yes my queen!"

she obediently got out and shut the doors behind her.

I brought the book and the necklace once more the blocks almost looked like each other, I thought I wouldn't forget it but yeah. I did.

I succeeded in opening the secret passage again, it made less sound this time and I made sure I closed it behind.

"you've come my queen?" Amalie who was cooking was happy to see me enter.

"I knew you would" she continued.

I flashed her a smile and then asked:

"where is king Louis?"

"he is waiting for the gentlemen's arrival at the villages"

"Have you had breakfast, my queen?"

"yes I did, thank you, Amalie, umm...is he still angry?"

"hah-?"

"King Louis is he still angry??"

"angry about..?, I dare not say, he is kind-hearted my queen yet brave and understanding, I don't think he was angry this morning" she smiled at me.

I hesitated then after a while I succeeded in pushing those words up my mouse.

"perhaps Amalie do you know... where my parents secretly married in this house?"

"my grandma served them my queen we don't share secrets about your family we only serve you faithfully I can lead you to my grandma if you wish"

"yes pls is that hrs from here??"

"no, it's a few steps!"

"There is nothing around here Amalie."

"of course! it's the tunnel the secret passage"

"what about it?"

"the other way is to the city it was built by the king in war to save lives"

"oOh I didn't know about that"

it was already sunset now

King Louis entered with 5 men from yesterday I went there we greeted each other, I felt awkward showing myself here again in front of Louis, I couldn't meet his gaze, yet I didn't feel much regret, I couldn't stop myself from thinking that he has started it, moreover, he's living his way in my parent's house!! we lead the gentlemen to the lounge and I could see those resentful looks again.

but before I could follow.

"you've come Queen Victoria"

"yes I did king Louis"

I didn't know what was with the look on his face, was that sadness??

we started discussing the matter once again one of the gentlemen excused us for the toilet, and Amalie got us drinks and dessert, and after a while king, Louis said that he would go bring the other papers.

the other gentleman started to check the house.

and I went with king Louis, but the room's door was open...

we were both anxious, it couldn't be Amalie we'd just passed her!

no one knew about the secret passage but me Louis and her..we were slightly uncomfortable about seeing anyone else inside this room.

"sorry I didn't mean to pry but I got the wrong way and those paintings are a masterpiece of art may I ask who the painter is"

BOOM!

the moment he pointed at the painting this specific one that had the passage behind it that had no sign of existence, we couldn't see anything but fire, flames and the man's every piece of flesh in a different part of the room at the same time that pressure caused me and king Louis to fly back and hit the wall behind us hard, we both hurt our head badly we couldn't stand we stayed still trying to figure out what has just happened!

it was a bomb it also caused an earthquake in the house and the room started falling apart!

it seemed like the bomb boomed at the secret passage even the floor of the room started collapsing we were shocked and the sound was so loud I couldn't hear anything.

Laura and the other men came in astonished they tried to drag us outside I stood still with their help and started running away with them,

another man came and tried to drag the 3rd one out, the one who has just been torn to pieces was his brother, he tried to go into the room but the man struggled to get him out, the house was falling on our heads, we had to hurry and take our way out.

no sooner we all had made it out of the house but we continued to walk until we reached a safe spot, we stayed there Amalie fell watching the house fall apart.

we were all shocked we could only stare with our mouths wide open.