“Danika? Are you there?” Papa’s voice brought her out of her reverie and she turned to look at her with a puzzled expression. Then it all dawned on her that it was the flash of memories that was making her cry, the painful experience of having yet lost a mother in this life even though she was one of the people she hated the most in her life, but she was still her mother in this life. Wouldn’t she have forgiven her for that sake?
She wiped at her tears and tried to smile at Papa but wholly failed. “Yes, Papa. Sorry I got carried away.”
He nodded his head, realizing that she might be grieving over her loss. “I was telling you that she had once told me about a Queen she had served 500 years ago. Even though the dynasty had been destroyed by that Queen’s Step brother immediately after her d
