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I was stunned. Why would she not want to tell everyone who the real murderer was? She had to at least tell me, which she did.
"It was… it was Ambrose."
I didn't know how to respond. My mind was numb with shock. Ambrose? Ambrose killed the queen? No, this can't be right. Lissa must have got it wrong; Ambrose loved Tatiana, why would he kill her and frame me?
A million questions were racing through my mind, including one that I chose to say out loud.
"Are you sure Liss, how did you find out it was him?"
She just stood there looking at me for a moment. She led me towards her room because she didn't want anyone to overhear our conversation.
It took her a while before she started speaking, as if she was contemplating whether to tell me or not. Eventually she gave in and began to speak.
"After your hearing," she began slowly "Ambrose came up to me and handed me a piece of paper. He told me to not tell anyone what was written on it, especially not you, until the time was right." she took a deep breath but instead of continuing, she walked over to her bedside table and took something out of the drawer. She turned around and handed me the piece of paper in her hands. It was Ambrose's letter. She motioned for me to read it so I did.
Dear Lissa,
I am so sorry to have to put you through all of this. I just want you to know that Rose did not kill me, I had it set up. I know that something terrible is about to happen and that someone was plotting to kill me (the Strigoi). The Moroi world needs a strong leader to lead them through this. That is why I want you to be my heir to the throne. Only an unpredictable and awful event can bring all Moroi together, that is why I planned my death. This way the Moroi world do not feel like the Strigoi are defeating us by murdering me, because someone got there first. The person I asked to take my life did not know anyone who owned a stake, except Rose.
Again I am truly sorry, please forgive me?
Yours truly,
Tatiana Ivashkov
Whoa. That was unexpected. The Queen planned her own murder? This is too much to take in all at once.
I turned to face Lissa only to her staring intently at me with tears running down her face. I walked over to her and her into a hug.
"Its ok Liss, everything is going to be fine." I said these words more to comfort myself.
She moved her head to look at me. "No, it's not Rose. I don't know how to be a Queen. How am I supposed to lead the Moroi world through this 'terrible thing that's about to happen? I can't do it Rose, I can't."
She started to sob into my shoulder again. I pulled out of her embrace to face her.
"Lissa, look at me. You are the Dragomir Princess. You have a best friend named Rose that says you can do anything and want to do and won't let anyone or anything get in the way. I mean it!"
The stared me for a moment, taking in what I had said and at last opened her mouth to speak.
"Ok, I trust you Rose and I know you would do anything to help me. I just hope you will be able to be my guardian when I'm Queen.
I looked at her with a smile on my face.
"Are you kidding? When your Queen you make the rules, you could have a donkey guard you if you want to."
We sat there laughing for a while and talking about the events to come. For the first time in a long time, I began to feel hopeful about my future.
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