(This is a long chapter).
Aurelia sat quietly, her thoughts steadying after all she had just heard. At last, she understood how Vaelric came to Valkoron..how he had been found and claimed as Valerian's son. Yet, one question lingered in her mind.
"Who was his mother? "And what could have driven her to leave her child behind?"
"So… that's how it happened," Aurelia murmured after a long silence. "Vaelric wasn't born in Valkoron. He was found. And no one truly knows who his mother is."
Levina nodded, the faintest smile tugging at her lips. "We wondered the same thing. For years. My mother...Queen Aelira....was hesitant at first. She thought it unwise to bring in a child whose mother's bloodline was unknown. But Vaelric…" She paused, eyes softening as if seeing him before her.
