"Henry! Zafir!" Duchess Amelia beamed upon seeing the two arrive.
Stella and Hendrick were alerted and quickly walked beside their mother to prevent her from seeing Zafir's face at all costs.
Zafir was wearing an elegant mask that covered half of his face. His hair was tied to one side to cover his ear which had burn marks. He was wearing a turtle neck to hide the ones on his neck. And he was wearing gloves on both hands.
They hadn't told her mother exactly how badly Zafir was hurt since the latter would panic and get too emotional. It's bad for her pregnancy so they were being careful.
"Dear, how is our young one doing?" their dad diverted her attention.
"He's been behaving nicely," their mom caressed her belly.
But she soon glanced at Zafir and stared at the mask he was wearing.
"Is that where your burns are?"
"Uhm, yes, Your Grace," Zafir replied nervously and looked away.
