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Part 3 â The Empty Chair The kingâs eyes filled with pain.
Then, to everyoneâs shock, he knelt beside the little girl.
Kings did not kneel.
Not for nobles.
Not for anyone.
But Aldric brushed the wet hair from Linaâs face and quietly said:
âYou are not in trouble.â
He took her small hand and led her toward the head of the royal table.
The nobles stared in disbelief.
Because beside the kingâs chair sat another seat.
Empty for eight long years.
Princess Elaraâs chair.
No one had touched it since her death.
But King Aldric slowly pulled the chair out for Lina.
Then he placed warm bread into her shaking hands and said words the kingdom would never forget:
âShe eats with me.â
The hall went completely silent.
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No one dared speak.
