Nobody could even process that information, as the beasts and human alike looked on in total and complete shock. All except for Stahl that is, who only placed a reassuring hand on Aster's shoulders, waiting for Aster to speak.
A long moment passed before he found the words through his jumbled thoughts.
"That... THAT CAN'T BE! I'M NO KING! I-I am just a soldier... I am nothing so important! This... This could ruin EVERYTHING. There is a mistake! Your father... He would have killed me for certain..."
He was struggling to accept this news. To accept that he was more than just some human runt picked up by the panther's kindness. He only wished to lay low and live his life of service peacefully.
This would draw attention if it got out, the bad kind. Prince Tyfin waded closer to the human, looking down at Aster with a look of sadness.
