#Chapter 45 “Dear Son…”
Tom led Daphne down the corridor. Torches illuminated the way and illuminating the two large portraits, so she saw them clearly before they reached the end of the corridor.
“Are these… his parents?”
“King Dean and Luna Sabina.”
She smiled up at the portraits. She had no way of ever knowing what her parents looked like, but she’d grown up with stories of them through her grandmother. She was glad that Arthur had some connection to his parents even if it was just their portraits.
“He looks just like his father,” Daphne said, wringing her hands. Luna Sabina had been a beautiful woman. Arthur’s brilliant blue eyes looked down at her from within her face. She wondered if Sabina would have liked her. “So… what did you actually want to talk about?”
Tom gave her a little smile, “You’re… quite perceptive.”
“It’s about Arthur, isn’t it?”
Tom nodded, “Do you think you could convince Arthur to accept the throne?”
