" What else would you like?”
" It's not up to me to teach my king.”
" I know, but I can't be different. I'm already surprised at myself for how I let myself be conquered by our son. Maybe someday…”.
" Perhaps " granted the queen " I can wait.”
The king was silent for a long time, then asked: "Is there anything else I don't know?"
" Do you think you have the right to know all the secrets of my soul?”
" Yes " he replied forcefully " There must be no mysteries for the king.”
" Good: if the king wants to know them, he should try to discover them on his own.”
" Are you challenging me? Be careful.”
" You are the master of my life, but not of my mind.”
"I could force you," the king began abruptly, but then immediately, in a flash, he saw his son again with pain in his eyes at the though
