*** Back in Brittany's chamber***
With a sniff, her nose reddened, Brittany asked "What?"
Irene smiled and held Brittany's shoulder at arm-length, "Because they deserved it", she shrugged and chuckled.
With wide eyes, Brittany gazed at her grandmother, dumbfounded. As if a bolt of lightning struck her world, disbelief and shocked clouded her face.
Irene grinned, "What? Do you think I will hate you for what you did?" She cupped the beautiful girl's face in her fairly wrinkled hands, "Brittany… you should know I love you all, but they deserved it because they were being unfair, alright?" she wiped the girl's tears away with her thumbs, her eyes filled with motherly love.
Irene looked at Brittany and realized she had really grown, she remembered when they first encountered her.
…
That fateful evening, she and Eunice were strolling through the castle gardens when they abruptly heard a crying child. Startled, they looked around to find what was causing the sound.
At that moment, they saw something glowing underneath the bushes. They moved closer and cleared the bushes to see what was looked like a silvery, glowing, basket-like crystal, and inside was the sound of a crying child.
Eunice approached and opened it, revealing a stunning baby girl with the most exquisite silver hair and radiant golden eyes. The infant's silver hair turned black, and her golden eyes softened into dark hazel the instant Eunice touched her while carrying her from the sliver basket like crystal.
They were momentarily stunned about the mysterious baby that had suddenly shown up. The baby looks innocent and lovely, and when Eunice touched her, she stopped crying. She was so obedient that they fell in love with her, the moment they saw her smile.
They brought her into the palace, and King Aaron adopted her the moment Eunice told him she loved her, he could not bear to reject his queen. Look at that baby now, she is all grown up.
It was tragic that Eunice died while returning from a charity event she hosted in a village today.
*** Actually, earlier today, in the throne room***
Queen mother Irene arrived at the castle to visit her grandchildren when she received the news about what happened.
She had just walked into the throne room to have Aaron summon his children when she heard,
" What?!" Aaron roared, his eyes smouldering, "What do you mean?" his expression was menacing.
The royal guard trembled, "We… we… we are… we are sorry, your… your highness…" Ross, Queen Eunice's personal guard, stammered and bowed.
A deep wide claw-made injury stretched from his left shoulder across his torso to his waist, along with several other claw-made wounds.
He was currently being supported by two other royal guards.