The King hurried to Casper's bedroom and what he saw made him stop at the doorstep. Queen Thalia was crying as she held the lifeless body of her son in her arms. A knife was pierced through Casper's heart, and with his lips that had turned black, it didn't seem to be an ordinary knife but one with poison.
King Martin knew that Casper's condition was a hopeless case. They had sought all the healers in different lands but no one could cure the boy's illness. He had long accepted that Casper would not live for long but he never thought he would be murdered. The boy was already dying, why was there a need to kill him? He could not understand.
Back in the castle's main hall, the remaining guests dispersed after the shocking news of the young prince's murder while some of the ministers joined the guards in the dungeon to witness Eloise's execution.
