[YES THAT'S ABOUT WHAT HE EXPECTED. it's fine. there's a reason he hasn't told a soul!!]
[his eyes slip shut, and he shakes his head]
No. Not the candidate from the church.
[though he sure ain't Forden's biggest fan, either. and Forden certainly does not like him]
. . . I told you that I was trying to become king, because the king's heir-- his only son-- had died many years ago. That was a half-truth.
[eyes open again. chin lifted. still determined. it comes so naturally to him, despite how soft spoken and kind he has been these past two weeks when out in public]
The real reason I'm trying to become king is because the crown prince is still alive. He's alive, but asleep, wasting away underneath a curse placed upon him by the man who tried to take his life so many years ago.
The only way to lift the curse. . . is to kill the one responsible for casting it.
no subject
[his eyes slip shut, and he shakes his head]
No. Not the candidate from the church.
[though he sure ain't Forden's biggest fan, either. and Forden certainly does not like him]
. . . I told you that I was trying to become king, because the king's heir-- his only son-- had died many years ago. That was a half-truth.
[eyes open again. chin lifted. still determined. it comes so naturally to him, despite how soft spoken and kind he has been these past two weeks when out in public]
The real reason I'm trying to become king is because the crown prince is still alive. He's alive, but asleep, wasting away underneath a curse placed upon him by the man who tried to take his life so many years ago.
The only way to lift the curse. . . is to kill the one responsible for casting it.