Stella hugged her hands around herself and bowed her head as she tried desperately not to cry! Twenty years! Stella had held this guilt inside her heart for twenty years, and she felt it eating her slowly from the inside! But the moment she heard her prince say those words to her, it was as if all the guilt and shame slowly began to melt away again. Stella felt true happiness for the first time in years, and she rubbed her cheeks with the back of her hand while speaking.
"I still had a bit of doubt a few minutes ago, but now I know you are truly the King's son. That wisdom of yours isn't something that can be forged."
