The Secrets of Llawnech

"Mm, its never been vocalised. Most likely though, and yes, he is aware of the possibility too."

"Have you ever actually seen him?" She asked. "I mean, if I had a sister out there, I would like to meet her face to face...Would you ever want to?"

"He and I spent the first six years of our lives together, so, yes. We have met."

"Can I ask what happened?"

"His mother and father got back together, my mother and I became the dirty little secret. We were cast out, my mother was pregnant with my sister at that point too."

"What stopped you going back after his father died?"

"I tried..."

"What happened?"

"The guards refused me, wouldn't let me in. I sent a letter when he went off to war and never heard back." She shrugged. "He was invited to his nieces funeral, again, no response. When your family is treated as a dirty secret, and never spoken about, then people believe you are crazy when you tell them your big brother is the King."

"Wanna talk to him?" She asked.

"I have thigs to discuss with Alex first, after that then yes, possibly."

She nodded and she moved to. Open the door of the carriage letting her go first. "Okay."

Natasha stepped out of the carriage and waited for her to once again lead the way. "So, he has never spoken to you of myself or my mother or my sister then? Your husband - I mean."

"i don't believe so."

"Men are wicked creatures." She mumbled.

"They can be, but they can also be the best part of your life."

"Is something really the best part of your life if it lies to you, or abandons you?" Natasha hummed. "Had your husband acknowledged my letters, had your father in law not abandoned his bustard children then my niece may still be alive right now, she wouldn't of starved to death in front of our eyes."

"I understand that." She told her. "There is no amount of apologies I can give you, but maybe talking to Leo will give you some closure if that's possible."

"Mm," She hummed with a shrug. "Now, where is Alex?"

"He will be in the gardens, I'm sure you remember where those are, but I can show you if you would like."

"Mm, show me. Let us play this game a little while longer."

"What makes you think this is a game?" She asked her.

"I have been played as if it were one, so it obviously is. Just take me to him."

"Try and be a little bit serious." She told her as she brought her to the gardens where Alex was walking around the maze of rose bushes and he was occassionally planting a few. "Don't know what you did to him when you met him, but he's never been outside this much, whatever it is keep doing it."

"Oh I am entirely serious." Natasha answered, before putting on a fake grin and approaching him. "Alex!"