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A month later, when the prince returned to the palace, there was an unfamiliar silence among the attending court. All waited to see the fallout, and kept their heads low in fear of getting pulled down into the wake.
The prince spoke, his face hung low and carried deep regret "I'm sorry papa, I didn't mean to upset you."
"Upset me?" Spoke the king, his furrowed brow breaking "Fool boy, I only care that you are safe!" He embraced his son, and all was forgiven. Just like that. The king had but one weakness, his children. At the very least, from the look on the the boys face he seemed to have learned his lesson. He knows what he did was wrong.
"Now I have something for you my son, where did I put it...?"