“Counselor Bim?”
“Yes, your highness?”
“What did you think of my mother?”
“Well, I was still too young when she was Queen but many say she was a kind queen.”
“I’m beginning to think that’s an insult more than it’s a compliment.”
“Why?”
“If she was so kind, why would those she trusted kill her?”
“Because there is evil in this world that we cannot defeat even though we try so hard to. Betrayal is one of the stains that fairies cannot do away with.”
“... Whatever.”
“Your highness?”
“What?”
Stop trying to take too much on your shoulders. I know you want to know exactly what went wrong with your mother but you’re going about it the wrong way. You’re being too impulsive.”
“I should think I’ve earned that right.”
“Being young isn’t always an excuse for everything.”
“Then what do you
