I let my fantasies get the better of me.

"I suspect the Crown Prince."

Elira's answer was almost instantaneous.

"The Crown Prince?"

Kael tilted his head in confusion.

With how quickly the woman answered, rather than a suspicion, it looked like she was certain that the person behind it all was the Crown Prince.

"Edric Dragonborn."

Elira took another name.

"You must have heard about him already."

Kael nodded.

He was the only son of the King, which, apparently, was a lie.

"Why do you think it is him?"

Kael questioned.

"Everything ended too well for him."

"Hmm?"

Elira paused for a moment, as if she was trying to think of what to say, and once she had brainstormed enough, she started,

"Prince Edric was the firstborn, so naturally, he was expected to become the next King. However, when the Princess was born, things changed.

While the King didn't say anything, his love for his daughter wasn't hidden.