Honesty time? Might as well.

"It's been two years since Alexia was assassinated. I'd been her body double for six months before that."

He looks Leo directly in the eyes, his expression one of conviction, betraying just a hint of fear.

"You can't tell anyone about this. Now more than ever, the Queendom needs her." Nevermind that impersonating royalty is punishable by beheading. What happens to everyone else - to Alexia's wishes - is more important.