A Crown For Two

"Lily?" I asked as I stared at a map in a book.

"Yes, princess?" Lily turned from where she was to look at me.

"What is the Citrine palace?"

"The Citrine palace?"

"Ya! It shows it right here on the map and I'm curious about it." 'Plus it was never mentioned in the book before,' I thought in my head.

Lily looked at the map to where I was pointing before tilting her head in thought. "Hm, let's see. I know that the Citrine palace is a bit of a ways in the more private part of the castle grounds. But I've never been or seen it myself."

I gazed up at her with wide, curious eyes. "Really? Does anyone live there?

"Not that I've heard of. Maybe it's used for storage."

I looked back at the map in thought. "Hmm...." 'If no one lives there, and if no one regularly goes there....'

I nodded to myself in determination, balling up my fist as I made my final decision. '....then that's the perfect place to hide my treasure!'

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"Hey."

I jumped when I heard a voice come from behind me. I quickly turned around to find a young boy, not only the same age as me but with the same face as me too.

He seemed just as startled as I was before a large, blinding smile formed on his face. I had to shield my eyes from the brightness. "Wow, you look just like me!"