I may sound odd in saying so, but it has always felt as though I was missing someone dear to me. I could never place my finger on it, no matter how hard I tried. At first I thought it to be the previous King, but no, I had always felt as though that kind knight was my father. So how could I overlook the parents who raised me for ones who were never there?

[ She shakes her head as if that were the answer to her question. ]

I suppose I have always known, deep down inside. Now that I have him here, I still keep him at an arm's length of distance. Why? It is not as though he can hurt me by leaving. As a King, I could make him stay grounded for the rest of his life.