True identity

Aurora's POV

"Father" he had his back turned to me, his gaze fixed outside. I could remember the guards had said something about visitors but they were nowhere to be found.

"The visitor" I pushed on, wanting an answer, at least I wanted him to know that I had an inkling about the reason I have been called here.

"Princess" he turned around, his gaze meeting mine. The light in the room shined on him, illuminating his royal robe.

"They are gone"

I raised my brows, "So fast?" I had thought they were in some sort of meeting, so why did they have to leave so fast?

"They came here, to get a glimpse of the person who would succeed after me, but when you were taking so much time.."

" I didn't take that much time father" I interrupted him even when I knew that I shouldn't have, the king wasn't supposed to be interrupted while he was saying something important but that turned out to be something I and my mother do a lot.

"I came immediately I was called, not stopping, I came here straight aw