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There were once seven descendants to the royal throne of Regnum.
When their father passed away, William became the rightful king.
Yet the second heir to the throne, Edward, who was only two years younger, did
not like his elder brother being king instead of himself, so he had William
killed one night while he slept.
Now, the second son became the king, at the ripe age of thirty.
Everyone knew Edward was responsible for William's death,
but no-one could prove it with solid evidence.
The eldest daughter, Mary, was left heart-struck over the loss of her twin
brother William, and could not bear to see Edward become the ruler of Regnum.
Therefore she asked her younger sister, Elizabeth, who was six years younger
than herself, to help her kill Edward.
James, who was third in line to the throne and five years younger than
Elizabeth, found out about their plans and informed Edward.
Edward promptly ordered the public hanging of Mary and the exile of Elizabeth
to the ancient lands of Chios where very few people still decided to live
after the great war, both charged with treason.
The fourth son in line to the throne of Regnum, Lorin, secretly kept in touch
with his exiled seven year older sister Elizabeth. Together they came up with
a plan to abduct James, who was only two years older than Lorin himself.
Yet this time the cunning Edward had figured out the plan to abduct his nine
year younger brother James and in his rage he killed his youngest brother,
Lorin and was as such, finally and rightfully hung himself, for the murder of
an heir to the throne of Regnum.
Four years later, Elizabeth returned home to retake her roll as princess to
the royal throne of Regnum.
Question: How old was Elizabeth when she returned home?
Hint: Consider all the
numbers involved .. It's not as complicated as it first appears at a glance.
Deadline for solutions is:
Friday, November 28th 2008
Messages received later then the specified deadline will not be counted when
selecting the three random winners in time for Edition Twenty-Five of the Regnum
Journal.
Good Luck for this week!
Be sure to double check your solution before sending as
only your first answer
will be accepted.
If you believe the answer is "Forty-One" for example,
then your Subject Title should state this.
Difficulty Rating: 4/5
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