“Who knows about this, Laira?”
"Only me, I keep it as a secret, Your Majesty. Tell me, where are my children?” the woman's pleading voice. “When will I see them before my husband precedes me? I don't want the two to know about their father. Our people will hurt them.”
"You know the law, Laira, but why did you marry the kind of him? What if the council finds out? You know the punishment. It's death," King Heron reminded her. Maybe she forgot about that thing.
“I know, Your Majesty. Please, help me. I need to see my children.” She suddenly knelt before the king, which King Heron did not expect. "I don't want to die and be forever away from my children. It was my mistake, and any punishment I will accept. Just don't lose me to them."
Her black eyes, full of tears, looked at King Heron, an
