Everything fit together like gears in a hand clock. I was just thinking about giving it to her so she wouldn't be scared and disappear before I found out the information she came here for.
"I know why you don't know them. I'm just wondering why you came here. I know you're looking for your family. But I don't think that's quite the reason you're here. I don't think you had time to solve anything, and you're still lost in it."
Amata looked at me silently, then looked down. She looked at the floor in front of her. She sighed hard. She turned away from the paintings and nodded for me to leave the room. I followed her. We walked down a large hallway and entered a small living room where we had been the night before. We sat in chairs opposite each other. I turned the flashlight towards the wall to make it dark, but also to see Amat clearly. She was really beautiful. Her mouth was painted with red lipstick, and the puppet's face gave her a double mystery. She looked at me without any emotion, which was a little strange, as lost beings show the most emotions over time, especially the negative ones.
"Well, you know, certain forces in our Hungary want to undermine the monarchy. They set themselves the goal of destroying our government once and for all and replacing it with something I don't know. Only we representatives of the ruling families in Hungary know this. I have a secret message for the Count of Michalovce City. It's sealed in a small envelope here in my side blouse pocket. Well, I don't know how to give it to him. He is not here and no one from his loved ones is here. I did not find anyone to whom I could pass it in or in all the other mansions and castles I have passed. So I'm always looking for someone to pass this link on. Maybe it'll save a lot."
I looked at the table in front of me, and I knew I had to start moving the whole thing forward. I looked at Amat, and she still had that calm expression and unspoken look. Occasionally it scared me, I felt like he would jump up at any moment and maybe take me to the other world. Fortunately, she had no such motives. Nevertheless, I was clearly aware that I had to go to her slowly so as not to be frightened, because everything would go wrong. I looked at her and began to explain to her point by point.
"Well, you know, Amata, to help you, we have to go back to the hospital you were in. You said you had trouble breathing hard and stuff. Do you remember how you healed?"
Amata didn't think for a long time and immediately explained.
"All I remember is that I got up completely healthy in the morning, and by that time there were no staff or patients in the hospital."
"So, Amata, let's take this fact into account. How is that even possible? There is only one explanation. You never healed, but on the contrary, you died that night. In my opinion, severe pneumonia. That's why when you got up in the morning, no one was in the hospital anymore."
Amata measured and stared at me wordlessly. It was a terrible moment for her.
"I am taught not to show sadness or joy as a future countess who is to administer the entire southwest of Hungary. I must have my dignity. Do you still want to tell me I'm dead? But I'm sitting here in front of you in this chair. How could I be dead? "
I was glad that the initial harsh news did not frighten her or turn her into an insane state.
"It's true, you're sitting here and even materializing into physical form. Well, you always come after midnight. It's because you have an open door that I'm going to have to close to find my way and eternal peace."
Amata chuckled for a moment, grabbing her right hip in a white blouse.
"I must pass the message on to the Count so that he knows what to prepare for. I have to warn him and go home. I have other responsibilities and a school for monarchs. I can't neglect it. Otherwise I would be a weak or incompetent countess."
There was silence after these words and I supported my head. I looked at this embodied beauty, who did not even realize what had happened to her. I thought I'd let her talk to me, there's no point in convincing her of something she didn't understand at all. It was important for me that she mentioned returning home to Vršac. This is authoritative information on the whole matter. I didn't ask her where and how she was buried. She wouldn't even understand the question. It is possible that they did not bury her at all, that she had no funeral. That is why he is wandering all over the supposed "Hungary" with a secret message for the count. I decided not to convince her of anything at all and let her talk.
"Amata, tell me what you do during normal days when you are at home in Vršac. What do you do? "
"Well, I like to walk in our gardens by the manor house and admire the flowers that grow in them and which come from all parts of Hungary. Then we have classes with Zofia and Esther in the palace in the square. We learn what will be our responsibilities in governance and all other essentials. My father wants to marry me to an Austrian prince, which I don't like at all. I would not like to mix our family with the Austrian family. Hungary is to be Hungary and must not be controlled by anyone else. I will never marry him and I would rather take Uhra. Born. We were swimming in the sea, but the water was quite cold and I caught a cold. Then I started to breathe hard. That's why they took me to Burgenland, which I hate so much. I wanted my parents to take me to a Hungarian hospital, but they couldn't be broken. My father said that they could not leave me alone to the Hungarian doctors, as the terrible thing was about to happen. He didn't trust them, and he preferred to harness all the horses, and we drove to Burgenland."
Suddenly she fell silent and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and placed both hands on her wide skirt. There was an unbearable silence. I lost track of time and got carried away by this talk of things that have long been just the past of our history. "So I'm dead." She stated her situation again, which meant she had already accepted the possibility and had come to terms with it a little. She understood that this could no longer be changed. I leaned over the table and said Amáte.
"Please give me your hand." Amata did not hesitate and held out her right hand to me. I grabbed her hand with both palms and it was cold as ice.
She had a nice gold ring on her middle finger with a purple diamond in the middle. I ran my fingers over this icy hand.
"Look, I promise I'll do everything I can to find her peace. I will try to find the right path to your peace. I'm still interested in the link. When you materialize, I suppose the letter can be read as well."
Amata pulled her hand back and reached into a pocket laced with a white ribbon. She pulled out a small light brown envelope sealed with red wax with the seal of her family. She laid her on the table and suddenly stood up. Without a word, she walked out the large door out of the living room toward the Great East. I stayed seated, I didn't go after her. From the hallway, I heard the meowing and squeaking of Darsa's white cat. The team announced that Amáta was leaving. I looked at the envelope from the letter on the table. Amata must have understood that it was too late and she had no one to hand it over to. It was five o'clock in the morning and I was really tired. I took the envelope from me into the room and Darsy ran in front of me. She knew exactly where we were going. I went downstairs and changed into my clothes. I tossed the envelope into my handbag and zipped it up. Darsy climbed into a chair by the table and watched me fall asleep. I don't remember more from this night or more precisely in the morning.