“I was raised as the One from the minute I was born,” Prince Shayne started. There was no sound but the crackle of fire, giving the Erphian prince’s whispers and accent additional charm.
Sapiens listened intently as his guest’s voice went on, “In fact, it turned out recently that my birth had been planned, and not by the Prophecy. My mother is Eutopian and my father is Externus from the lineage of Promeus. He was a widower, so my mother, as I found out later, was … recruited,” he said in pain, “to marry him and give birth to a boy. My tutor was a recruit too. He was the one to raise me, more than anyone else. He’s the one who gave me a sense of purpose: to be the One, with all my heart, to give my life for it if needed. He passed on to Beyond three years ago.”
“I’m sorry,” Sapiens found
