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Chapter 16

      While looking outside, I saw a familiar guy, he is walking downstairs with the young guard who save me. So, I immediately get dressed and find the Queen, I found her in her office, "Good morning, your majesty" the Queen said. I exhale and said, "Please your highness, I am not a Queen anymore but you are, you can just call me by my real name, Ysha, and that would be fine." Then the Queen smiled and said, "Alright, then Ysha dear, what can I do for you?" I look at the Queen and said, "Right, well your highness did you somehow know Arthur King?"    

      The Queen then think for a second and said, "Yes, Arthur King, he is my grandchild in my sister's grandchild. Kind of complicated my dear." "So, in other words, your relative?" The Queen then think for a second and said, "Yes, I do believe that is the case." Hearing what the Queen said, I panic and said, "Okay your majesty, I have to leave now." The Queen got confused and ask, "Is there something wrong?" "I am sorry but I have to..." while I am speaking, I hear men walking near the Queen's office, I hide immediately behind the balcony of the Queen, and the door opens.

     "Your majesty, prince Arthur is here." Said the young man. "Thank you, Alfred," said the Queen then Arthur spoke, "Your majesty, I apologize for not informing you about my visit, but my parentsask me to visit you and ask about the country's condition. Is there anything I can do to help?" Then the Queen said, "Oh, Arthur you are always welcome to come here if you want, and don't you worry about the country's problem it has been already fixed." Arthur still doesn't look convinced then he said, "Are you alright your highness? You have been looking at your balcony for a long time is there something wrong?" Shit, why does this man have to be observant? Then the Queen said, "Oh nothing dear, it's just that when I look outside, I felt that my burden lessens and keeps me from stressing out." The Queen lied and Arthur just agreed with her, "Ok if that is what you said, your highness."

      After the talk Arthur leaves the room accompanied by the Queen, I walk back to the balcony because I am standing at the edge of the wall. I look at the Queen's office to find out if someone is there. As I sighed and relaxed someone speak, "Your highness what are you doing there?" I got surprised and grab a pencil in my hand. I look who it might be and it was Robert's look alike. "Did I scare you, your majesty?" "Yes, a bit but why are you here?" "The Queen asks me to look for you in her office and help you in your departure." "Is that so? Well, I shall clean my things and can you book a flight for me to the Philippines? I just need a little bit of air from all the mess that Michael did." "Yes, your highness." They won't stop calling my title so I just let it be, after this, I think I will not come back again here for a long time. 

      In my room, I sit down on the bed and again look at the sky. Seeing this place again, somehow challenge my life again. I know I don't die and I am calledimmortal but, as time continues to revolve and people change every century, every day, how am I supposed to live myself? How am I supposed to be happy when all of them get old and die? I wish that I can rest for a while and be happy even for a moment. After I pack my things and Arthur left, I greeted the queen again to say my goodbye. "Are you sure, you don't want to stay here? The palace will protect you and you can relax here?" I smiled at the Queen and I said, "That would be lovely but, I need to get some fresh air from all that happened here and at least become happy for a short period of time." 

    The Queen also smiled and said, "Alright, I know I wouldn't stop you and you still have a long run in your life, just be careful dear. But how about I put some guards beside you? They will protect you when you are in danger." I smirked at the queen and I said, "That won't be necessary, I can protect myself your Majesty, but thank you for the offer." I hug the Queen and salute all the royal guards, they salute me back and I ride the car. Inside the car, Robert looks alike and his son rides with me. So, to remove the silence I asked them about their name, "Sir, I forgot to ask your name can I ask about it?" The young man said, "Well your highness, I am Alfred Calter, how about you your highness what can I call you?" I was about to reply when his father coughed, I smiled at him and said, "That is alright, but you can call me Athena, that is my name here today. How about you sir?" Robert's look-alike then answered, "I am Theodore Calter VI, your highness." "Theodore..." I smiled and continue, "I know your ancestor, they are very kind towards me, and I am glad so are you."

      We still haven't got to the airport because I still need to get some of my things in the hotel. I know I shouldn't go there because they already know about my identity. When I go out of the limousine, the hotel clerks and other staff are waiting inside. They are falling in line and waiting for me to come in. "Theodore, can I forget my things, and should we just go to the airport?" Theodore smiled and said, "But your things are important to your highness?" "Right..." 

      I exhaled and walk towards the staff. They bow down, so I walk towards them and ask them to stand up straight. "Please, just stand." Then the manager greets me, "Hello your highness, I am glad you came back, your mother would be so proud of what you accomplished but not the killing thing, I guess. Anyways, we already clean your room and pack your things—" the manager will say more but I interrupted, "That is great, but about this? This treatment, don't do this, people are whispering about me and I don't want anyone to know about my family." The manager tries to understand the situation but was still confused so he said, "Yes right, right!" He laughs so I just join him. 

       After I get my things, the manager and Anton walk to me again. "I am glad, I talk to you, your highness." Anton said, I uncomfortable looked at them and said, "I am glad to but, can you just act like before? I don't like this treatment." They look at each other and said, "Yes, alright if you say so." Then, Alfred came and rescue me, "Athena, we should go now, you will be late for your flight." "Right..." I look at the manager again and Anton and said my goodbye, "Thank you for the treatment from before and I hope to see you again." I grab their hands for a shaking hand and left.

     I already ride the plane, sitting in business class. There are no passengers around me so it is very quiet, so to remove the silence I looked at my laptop and try to find articles about me. But while searching I found nothing, so I hack into the palace security and find the live video, Michael only opens it, when I am killing his colleagues and talking about me about the part where I kill people for fun and not the Queen. I know that he did not tell the people about me, but I am sure whoever watched it, might have recognized me already.