A certain box contains only red pencils and blue pencils. If 1 red pencil is removed, there will be the same number of red pencils as blue pencils in the box. If 1 blue pencil is removed instead, there will be twice as many red pencils as blue pencils in the box. How many pencils are in the box?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8