"Can we wait until tomorrow to discuss this?" Mars asked his father politely. "It's been an awfully long day."
The king looked at Mars deeply. He, too, could see the same pain in his son's eyes. So, to Mars' surprise, King Jared nodded. He gave back the letter to Mars and sighed.
"Fine." The king took something from a box on his desk then turned around. Mars realized it was a bracelet that his mother often wore. Was that the item that his father forgot?
He only watched his father's back view as the king left his study and disappeared from his sight.
He suddenly felt so much more tired than before. The man sighed deeply then put the letter back into the scroll and kept it in his pocket.
***
Lily Greenan was so surprised when her servant told her that the crown prince came to visit. She furrowed her brows and stretched her back. It was already really late. She woke up her husband and together they came to the front door and welcomed Mars.
