Ariel stormed out of the throne room and walked out of the palace in anger.
Aldric followed behind her, calling out to her and she reluctantly stopped.
The guards at the entrance bowed respectfully and gave them some privacy.
"Ariel...."
"Please Aldric, don't talk about it if it about Father"
She shut him up immediately.
King Charles has really let her down. Forgiving him would be difficult she definitely didn't want to hear that word.
Aldric sighed, but he didn't give up. "Ariel, he's still your father."
"My love, I beg you, please don't talk about it now," she pleaded. She turned to continue walking when she heard a tiny voice calling out to her. Both Ariel and Aldric's attention shifted to see a little boy running up to them.
"Mummy," he smiled, revealing his incomplete tooth. "I was waiting outside for so long for you."
Ariel smiled at her son and affectionately patted his head.
