The palace was silent when the older woman stepped closer.
She looked at the young mother with a cold certainty and said the words that made everything stop.
“Stay away from him. I know this boy.”
The mother’s face collapsed instantly.
This was not just a warning. It sounded like a secret she had been hiding for years.
With tears in her eyes, she could barely speak.
“How could you possibly know my son?”
And that question changed the whole room.