Chapter 35: A Tale of Love and Loss

Queen Meridian sits with her son at the grotto. She is holding King Merlion by the arm as if he would slip away if she lets him go. She still could not believe that she would ever get to see her son back here in his true home. She assumes that she is partly to blame for she never visited her son as well. She might call it a Mother's pride or a wounded heart.

The Queen opens her mouth, planning to say something but immediately shuts it. She is trying to figure out how she would say what is in her mind in a gentle manner. She is afraid that perhaps her words would make him avoid visiting their realm again and she would have to suffer the longing for her firstborn's presence once more. Just imagining that is enough torture for her.

"My son, I am aware of your duties at the Green Haven as their King. But you have really distanced yourself from everyone here. How did you manage all those years of staying so far, far away from us? Have you also forgotten about your Queen Mother?"