The members of the royal family looked at each other's faces before they stared at King Maxwell. The ministers hadn't expected the young king to make such drastic changes when it had only been a few minutes since he had taken the throne.
The oldest minister asked, "Are you sure that this is what you want, Your Highness? You can take your time to reconsider."
"It is something I have already decided," Maxwell said firmly.
Prince Aiden, who hadn't expected his brother to do this, asked, "Brother Maxwell, we—"
"King Maxwell. That is how you and the rest shall address me," Maxwell reprimanded his younger brother.
Prince Aiden had grown up with the love and joy of his siblings, and he had never imagined that Maxwell would change so quickly. He said,
"My King… I don't understand why we are being driven from here when this has always been our home. Was it something that any of us said in the past that you now hold against us?"
