Griffin's expression was nowhere close to that of a happy person. Angry would be an understatement of how he looked right now. And as far as he could remember, the prince looked more younger than the last time he had laid his eyes on him. Whether he was aging backward or had cast a spell on himself, Griffin didn't bother to know. What pissed him off was the fact that the prince had proven him wrong. He hated it when someone embarrassed him. And now everyone was looking at him with disdain.
Alexander let his gaze travel to the crowd and back to the queen. She looked at him with that same gaze of surprise and disbelief. He understood why she was looking at him that way. So this was his mother. His gaze shifted to Elle and a warm feeling spread in his heart. He felt like hugging her there and then.