Hollywood Zenith

" So why are four more people in this room? Is this a test?" He calmly said. He couldn\'t feel any ill-intention coming from them that only meant that they were with the Queen and she was aware they were there.

" Hahaha, good. Is this enough for you Eric?" She called out to the people hiding. They came forward one after another standing right behind her. Samuel could tell that they were strong and well trained, probably on the same level as the ghost soldier or even stronger.

He had to duke it out with them to know their level. The one she called for, Erik stood right behind her. He was middle aged man with blonde hair and square jaw, even when he was wearing a suit his fit physique couldn\'t be kept hidden.

" How do you know that we were here? We didn\'t tell anyone and even avoided your family guards." He asked. He was claiming to have avoided the ghost soldiers detection net? He seemed more skilled that Samuel anticipated.

" It\'s instinct. I might know this place from inside out but grandmother led me straight to this obscure room which was her first mistake. She was overly serious which is not her style that\'s when I know something was wrong. Rest was easy distinguishing the disturbances caused in the room because you tried to hard.

That sofa is three inch off and that cupboard also looked out of place." He made up excuses not wanting them to be suspicious about his abilities.

" That\'s...surprising." Erik was visibly impressed. He didn\'t show it but his speech mannerism as well as slight changes in his stern look was enough for Samuel to \'see\' what he was thinking.

" It\'s not much." Samuel started walking and grabbed a chair, he pulled it closer and sat down facing them head-on. It surprised them seeing him so calm when they were exuding intense aura, anyone would be frighten looking at the strange man that broke into one\'s home without him knowing but it was nothing compared to what Samuel said next.

" So what\'s the occasion for the fabled MI7 director to come and grace me with his presence?"

" You....who are you!?" The people beside, Erik reacted aggressively. Samuel only smiled egging them on, they almost lost it when Samuel raised him hand suddenly.

" Arthur, Steve, Cho, it\'s alright. They don\'t seem to be here to cause trouble." As soon as he said, they jumped down making their presence known.

" I was excited to see who dared to sneak inside the Estate but I guess I am not having any fun tonight." Steve chuckled standing behind Samuel.

" Well, they didn\'t technically sneak in. They only disguised themselves as her majesty\'s guards." Cho commented. .net

" We will hold another training session seeing that you were two seconds late to respond." Arthur on the other hand was calm and reprimanded them for being too cocky. Even at his age, how come he was the first one to know something was wrong?

" Trigon." Erik murmured. He was well aware of Arthur\'s reputation and it seemed like it was well deserved. They specifically avoided him all night but he was already on to them.

" I didn\'t bring them here to fight. They said they wanted to meet you but we couldn\'t make our presence known because there are too many eyes in the palace." The Queen knew she couldn\'t keep quiet.

No matter her standing, it was unacceptable for her to bring unknown people to someone else\'s home but the situation called for it as well as there was a perfect excuse, the Christmas party which she knew Samuel would definitely attend.

" I understand. But I don\'t understand why you went to such length. I am sure those guys could have contacted me discreetly." Samuel asked.

On the surface, MI7 was a branch of the British War Office\'s Directorate of Military Intelligence with responsibilities for press liaison and propaganda. The branch was originally established in the First World War and disbanded after the signing of the Armistice. The branch was re-formed at the start of the Second World War.

Only handful of people knew about it and it was a well kept secret even in the government. It was essential because on the surface, the royal family didn\'t hold any power but if public found out that they had a secret division for collecting information as well to do their bidding, it would be disastrous for their image.

She during her reign tried hard to wash the dirty past of the royal family which was why she was so beloved by the general public. They simply loved her.

" I can\'t. You don\'t know who is listening and I don\'t want them to know that I am secretly talking to you."

" They will get suspicious even if you don\'t. Didn\'t you grace us with your presence this evening? Who\'s to say they don\'t have a spy in the guards that you brought with you?"

" It\'s complicated. I can\'t tell you about the inner workings of the family so please understand. They might doubt my intentions but my sister lives here and I am prone to make abrupt moves. I dared to make such a move because I wanted you two to be acquainted.

It\'s would be disastrous if you mistake him as an enemy, when he approached you out of the blue so it was essential for me to be here." She stated.

Samuel pondered, he was even more curious about what she was planning. Did she wanted his help or the help of his family? He might hold substantial power but there was no way for her to know about the full extent of his reach yet. There were many ways for her to go about it so why did she chose such a risky move?

" I am even more intrigued. What could I possibly offer you that you are willing to expose one of the biggest kept secret of royal family? Does my father knows about this?" He asked two important questions.