Many years before.............
In the royal mansion's garden (morning)
Aaric : (when he was eight years old) (watching a family of birds in a nearby tree)
The king :(Watching Aaric from one of the mansion's windows)
The queen : (walks up behind the king) Dear?
The king : Yes?
The queen : We need to talk.
The king : (in his mind : Oh brother.) What about Darling?
The queen : Our son.
The king : What about him?
The queen : There's something wrong with him.
The king : What do you mean?
The queen : Don't play dumb. You know what I mean. He doesn't act normal! He's apathetic to everyone and everything!!!! He doesn't try to make friends. The subjects are gossiping! He's a disgrace to the family name! We should get rid of-!
The king : Be quiet!
The queen : (shocked into silence)
The king : How could you say that about your own son?! You know he suffers from depression which causes his apathy! The babysitter we entrusted him to abused him from birth till he was seven! How can he NOT be like this?!! We're lucky he didn't turn out worse.
The queen : (opens her mouth to say something)
The king : (cuts her off) And maybe if you acted like more of a MOTHER to him he would be more cheerful! You act and look at him like he's a mistake!
The queen : Well maybe it's because he IS a mistake!!!!
The king : What. Did. You. Say?
The queen : You heard me. It was a while ago but I got drunk at one of the castle banquets and...............
The king : (speechless) So my son isn't really my...............
The queen : (shakes her head) (mocks him) But you can still accept him as your SON.
The king : Get out of my sight!
The queen : (walks shamelessly out of the room)
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ChickLitThe prince, Aaric was trapped in deep and spiralling depression due to the brutal way he was treated by his childhood babysitter. Growing up, Aaric was despised by his mother and disapproved of by his father so he became uncaring , lonely, apathetic...
