i take her hand in mine and lead her from the house and across the yard toward the orchard gate . i turned to leave , but she smoothly moved around to block my path . i must speak to you at once before we seek the king . whether he was lucky or not was difficult to tell . he laid his fork down and sat back , twisting the cap off his beer with little effort . that had been my first mistake . `` that 's how it works with identical twins , '' emma said softly . 