Ch. 7: Chance, and Bewilderment (SUN)
I told Edmond what had happened and he looked incredibly shocked.
However his expression returned to normal after only a moment, hiding his emotions, before he spoke.
Edmond: "…let's go."
En-route to the boy's house, Edmond told me the reason he had been so surprised.
Before, when he would come to this area, one of the adults he knew very well was the boy's mother…
Boy: "Miss!"
The boy immediately ran out of his house.
Boy: "It's the real prince! Prince Edmond!! Mo-m!"
With a hurried pounding of footsteps, we went with the boy to his mother's side.
Mother: "It couldn't be…is it really…Prince Edmond…"
The boy's mother opened her eyes wide upon seeing Edmond, then started to cough violently.
Edmond: "It's been a while. Please, lay back down."
Edmond gently put his hand on her back and eased her down into bed.
Mother: "Prince Edmond, that time…what happened then…how can we ever apologize enough…"
At those words, Edmond cast his eyes down, full of sadness.