“Lyra,” Mara began quietly, “I must tell you about your past. It is time you know who you really are.”
Lyra sat up straighter, her eyes filled with worry and hope. “Please, Mara, tell me everything,” she said in a low voice.
Mara took a deep breath and started to tell her story. "Your father was King Alaric, and he really wanted a child. He was so desperate to have an heir that he tried everything he could think of. He spent time with many different women, hoping to find someone who could give him a child. But sadly, every baby born to those women did not survive. Each time a child was lost, King Alaric felt even more heartbroken. He carried the heavy pain of losing each one in his heart.
There was one time when a maiden gave birth to a son. King Alaric was overjoyed and took care of th
