I don't expect an answer since I've taken his voice, but the anger at my words is clearly written on his face. His fists are balled at his side. "I will say she takes the punishment without complaint, but the wounds do take some time to heal. If you care for her at all, you will tell her not to visit when she comes again. Next time I will double the punishment."
After a few seconds, he nods. I move closer and grip his chin with my fingers. "I wish I could have killed you that day along with your parents. Nothing of your pathetic father deserves to live on, but it's fitting because you are nothing. You will never have a beloved. You will die alone in this little room, nothing but a slave. It's so satisfying to see the boy who was meant to be king turn into nothing but a pathetic servant,
