''Did he really come from the village?''
''Why did the Grand duke make him his heir?''
''He is duke hayes' son?''
''I heard mother that the duchess ran away from the duke…''
''Why did she do that?''
''.....''
The children were not bothering to lower their voices. Unlike before, they were talking as if Damien was not in the room. Most of them also glanced at the crown prince and, seeing him not doing anything, they got more confident in their actions. Some of the older ones even snickered about the crown prince's behavior in their hearts. They understood how the society worked more than the crown prince. After all, they were older than him. They also knew the crown prince could not admonish their actions because their words were actually correct.
The new heir of the south was very disrespectful to the crown prince.
