•••23. Thê Sîmplêtôn•••

"What is it that you want to do?" 

The King asked his daughter few days before his the Rosquette's soiree, in a desperate attempt to break the awkward silence that had become sharp enough to cut anyone's patience. Apparently the 'father' has invited his 'daughter' to have a little chat with him on the excuse of having an 'unofficial' tea party; after much insistence from the most trusted advisor of the King. The King is growing old and so is his Queen, as is the case with their son and daughter as well and it is high time for him to announce the heir now that there are two who could stake their claim for the throne. But the problem is that the King still couldn't decide as to whom to choose. Estian isn't a wise choice but he has grave doubts over Estia as well, thanks to the fact that she was in a sort of exile for such a long time, that to the father, his daughter seems like a foreigner. Estia too, is still an alien in Eran.