"Father."
Alexander was about to combust from the young witch's voice. She sounded so scared, so small. She's someone who should be protected, and the prince should've done that before it's too late.
But this is his second chance to do that, and he will. However, he's not sure how to do that when it comes to Isaac Devinsky. The advisor was one of the first court members that Alexander murdered right after he became king. He could've murdered the fucker right after the announcement of Xiao's death, her father's lack of reaction alone was devastating.
His green eyes landed the boy who's standing in between the court advisor and his wife. Shiny dark eyes moved from the prince to his sister, and his face morphed into excitement.
By choice. Over the years, Alexander learned that Gideon's innocence was a facade. At the age of thirteen, he's already mastered it.
"Xiao Lan!" The boy stumbled towards the group. "That was amazing! You set the record once again! Three seconds!"
