I Feel Nothing

"Whether he suspects or not, that is his part. You need to think about what you have to do. Don't you want to tell him the truth?"

Unlike Drayce, Aureus was someone whose honest emotions were visible on his face. The old lady could clearly see the doubt and worry reflected in the young man's eyes. "I don't know… I am sure it will shock him, but I do not wish for him to think I was deceiving him all along."

"His Majesty is not an unreasonable person. He will be surprised, but he will understand your situation as long as you explain," Lady Tyra assured him. 

Aureus didn't reply to her and turned back to look at the scenery outside of the window. Lady Tyra let him brood over his thoughts, acknowledging it wasn't an easy decision to make, but she was thinking about something else. 

"Are you perhaps worrying about how Her Majesty the Queen would react to your identity?"