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Early the next morning, the queen and the prince set out to the shrine secretly. The queen had wanted it that way to avoid questions from Morudin. Obviously, he would get to know the boy wasn't his son but that could wait. That man could cause a ruckus and ruin things if she was not careful. So early that morning, she woke her son up, had him dressed, and together they left the palace quietly.
At the shrine, the chief priest was seen sitting dejectedly on the rough floor, his eyes shut like he was meditating. The queen seeing this, decided to stand aside with her son to avoid disrupting his communion with the fire-god. However, the priest's eyes flew open immediately she took the first step out and in a blink, he was on his feet and approaching them. There was an expression of resi
