Before today, many had spoken out harshly against the kingdom of Lionara, accusing them of being heartless, cold, and distant. Rumors had swirled like wildfire, some even speculated betrayal.
But now, those same critics were quiet… or apologizing.
People who had once criticized Lionara for being heartless or distant began to take back their words. Their crown prince had shown up. He had saved the day. That had to count for something.
What they didn't know, what no one knew, was the truth.
They didn't know what had really been happening behind the closed castle gates of Lionara. They didn't know that the king was dead. That the crown prince had vanished from public life not out of apathy… but because something far more dangerous was at play.
They didn't know the weight Somto had been carrying for years.
They didn't know the war he had been fighting in silence.
