The clock struck midnight, and Sophia slipped out of her room, into the cool night air. The palace was quiet, the only sound the soft rustle of the trees in the garden below. She made her way down the corridor, her heart pounding in her chest. Who was V, and what did they want with her?
As she reached the garden, Sophia saw a figure waiting for her, shrouded in shadows. The moon was full, casting an silver glow over the garden, and Sophia's eyes adjusted slowly to the dim light.
"V?" she whispered, her voice barely audible.
The figure stepped forward, into the moonlight, and Sophia gasped. It was Lady Victoria, and her eyes widened in surprise. "Lady Victoria, what are you doing here?"
Lady Victoria smiled, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "I wanted to talk to you, Sophia. Alone."
Sophia's heart was racing, as she tried to keep up with Lady Victoria's rapid-fire conversation. "What is it? What's going on?"
Lady Victoria's expression turned serious, her eyes locked onto Sophia's. "I know what the Queen asked you to do, Sophia. And I want to warn you, it's not what it seems."
Sophia's eyes narrowed, her mind racing with questions. What did Lady Victoria know?
"What do you mean?" Sophia asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Lady Victoria glanced around the garden, as if she feared being overheard. "The Queen's not telling you the whole truth, Sophia. There's more to this than you're being told."
Sophia's heart was pounding, as she tried to process Lady Victoria's words. Was she telling the truth? And what did she want from her?
"Why are you telling me this?" Sophia asked, her voice suspicious.
Lady Victoria's eyes locked onto Sophia's, her expression intense. "Because I think we can help each other, Sophia. I think we can uncover the truth, together."
Sophia's mind was racing, as she tried to decide what to do. Could she trust Lady Victoria? And what was the truth?
As they stood there, in the moonlit garden, Sophia knew that she was taking a risk. But she was determined to uncover the truth, no matter what it took.
"Okay," Sophia said, her voice firm. "I'll listen."
Lady Victoria smiled, her eyes sparkling with triumph. "Good. I knew I could count on you, Sophia."
As they began to walk, Sophia felt a sense of unease. She was walking into the unknown, with a woman she barely knew. But she was determined to uncover the truth, no matter what it took.
The night was still young, and Sophia was ready to take on whatever secrets lay ahead. But as they walked, Sophia couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched.
And that the truth was more complex, and more deadly, than she ever could have imagined.
The clock struck midnight, and Sophia slipped out of her room, into the cool night air. The palace was quiet, the only sound the soft rustle of the trees in the garden below. She made her way down the corridor, her heart pounding in her chest. Who was V, and what did they want with her?
As she reached the garden, Sophia saw a figure waiting for her, shrouded in shadows. The moon was full, casting a silver glow over the garden, and Sophia's eyes adjusted slowly to the dim light.
"V?" she whispered, her voice barely audible.
The figure stepped forward, into the moonlight, and Sophia gasped. It was Lady Victoria, and her eyes widened in surprise. "Lady Victoria, what are you doing here?"
Lady Victoria smiled, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "I wanted to talk to you, Sophia. Alone."
Sophia's heart was racing, as she tried to keep up with Lady Victoria's rapid-fire conversation. "What is it? What's going on?"
Lady Victoria's expression turned serious, her eyes locked onto Sophia's. "I know what the Queen asked you to do, Sophia. And I want to warn you, it's not what it seems."
Sophia's eyes narrowed, her mind racing with questions. What did Lady Victoria know?
"What do you mean?" Sophia asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Lady Victoria glanced around the garden, as if she feared being overheard. "The Queen's not telling you the whole truth, Sophia. There's more to this than you're being told."
Sophia's heart was pounding, as she tried to process Lady Victoria's words. Was she telling the truth? And what did she want from her?
"Why are you telling me this?" Sophia asked, her voice suspicious.
Lady Victoria's eyes locked onto Sophia's, her expression intense. "Because I think we can help each other, Sophia. I think we can uncover the truth, together."