"So… Emira is Ember's daughter?" Teacher Shim asked slowly.
Evan Aldren nodded at that. "Yes. I don't know for sure. I did not get a chance to confirm. But that is what she told me. And His Majesty confirmed it just now that she is my daughter. Which means she is a dark witch. Tell me, Teacher Shim, what were you thinking letting such a person follow them here? And she has also been living here for the last two months! So close to the Princes at that.
Teacher Shim sighed. "No. She doesn't look or smell like a dark witch. So how could I have known? I did think she looked a lot like Ember, but I didn't believe it was possible. After all, I saw Ember only once, and even then she had almost lost her mind after losing two children. And on top of that, everyone heard that you had lost your third child and mate as well. Didn't you bury the child with the other two? Then how could I have imagined that Emira was your daughter?"
