The king gave a dramatic pause after saying this, but he continued by saying, "I've been thinking very hard on who should be my successor and I've finally reached a decision."
Instead of turning to the fourth prince like everyone expected, the king came over to my side and put a hand on my shoulder before saying, "He shall take the throne and lead the country from now on."
There was only silence that followed after the king said this.
Chins dropped the moment that these words were said and everyone looked on in disbelief, as if they couldn't understand the words that they had just heard.
All of them looked at the king as if they couldn't help wondering if there was something wrong with his brain.
This didn't change for a while as everyone just looked at the king with those confused looks on their faces.
But eventually, they had to come back to their senses.
