“Only when I’m at court, or when visiting Alpha’s and their Heirs come, to speak with my Father. Or you would have all known who I was by now.”
Buck's eyes widened at this revelation. A part of him had assumed the masks were purely ceremonial, not practical disguises that had kept Elizabeth's identity hidden from him and countless others for years.
"So that's how..." he began, then trailed off, embarrassed by his own slowness in connecting the dots.
Elliot, however, was already several steps ahead, his mind calculating the strategic brilliance of such a system. "It allows you to move between identities," he observed quietly. "The princess remains in court, while Elizabeth attends school unrecognised."
The king inclined his head, pleased by the younger twin's perception. "Precisely. The
