"Son, there is something I need to tell you." Says William.
"Yes father?" Asks Edgar.
William hesitates a little. He sits down on Edgar's bed and clears his throat.
"Did I ever tell you how your grandmother used to say you were a scandalous baby?" He says.
"Oh yes. She used to say that I looked ugly and fat." Says Edgar chuckling softly.
"Well, she wasn't wrong. Your mother is...well isn't your mother." Says William crossing his fingers that Edgar would not hate him.
"If she isn't, then who is?" Asks Edgar trying to tie up his robe sleaves.
***
"I look like a....I look like a..." stutters Mia.
"Like a very pretty woman?" Says one of the royal maids tending to her.
For a moment, Mia looks at herself in the mirror and blinks twice then runs out the room.
As she is running, she bumps into someone who tries to pin her down.
"Hey, hey!" Shouts Caramel. "Don't." She says letting her go gently and turning her around. She then brings out a comb and fixes her hair. "Your mother wanted you to have this for your big day." She pins a small sword emblem to her dress.
***
"I know its hard for you son, but atleast you have a good girl." Says William.
"So where is my mother?" Asks Edgar.
"Well, she is the one who has been taking care of you all these years." Says William with a smile on his face as he leaves the room.
Right then, it all makes sense to him. His head maid. She had always been there for him and she had always put up with him. Not because she had to but because she was of his own blood.
***
Not being able to comprehend what her aunt had told her, she half laughs half cries.
Then, her name is announced by the royal guard. And with a last hug, Caramel pushes her out gently to face her day.
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