{"id":3355,"date":"2026-05-29T02:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2026-05-29T02:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:31:34","slug":"full-the-boy-who-killed-the-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3355","title":{"rendered":"Full &#8211; The Boy Who Killed the Prince"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince collapsed beside the royal table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blood spread across the marble floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver plates crashed to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobles screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musicians dropped their instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for one frozen moment, nobody in Ravenmere could understand what they had just witnessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince Cedric\u2014the future king\u2014stared down at the sword protruding from his chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then his knees buckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He fell heavily against the banquet table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goblets overturned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red wine mixed with blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And standing behind him was a trembling servant boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thin from years of labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still gripping the weapon with both hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire hall erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSEIZE HIM!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTHE BOY KILLED THE PRINCE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guards rushed forward immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child never resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He simply stood there while armored soldiers slammed him to the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the room\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Eleanor remained alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breathing hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A half-empty wine goblet rested near her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goblet that Prince Cedric had personally given her moments earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince&#8217;s final gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gift she had almost drunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gift that would soon reveal the first terrible secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before midnight, the servant boy was thrown into the deepest dungeon beneath Ravenmere Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chains bound his wrists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torches flickered against the damp stone walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And above him, the kingdom demanded answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why had a child murdered the future king?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer seemed obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But by dawn, everything began to unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because when the royal physician examined Cedric&#8217;s body, he found something strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneath the prince&#8217;s robes\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">hidden inside a concealed sheath\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">was a second dagger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A narrow blade coated with black poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The physician immediately summoned the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The royal council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Princess Eleanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence filled the chamber as the weapon was placed on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alistair stared at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What is this?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The physician swallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The poison is deadly. One scratch would kill within minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Eleanor slowly looked toward the dagger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then toward the goblet she had nearly drunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding struck her like lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The physician nodded grimly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Your Highness, I believe Prince Cedric intended to murder you tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room exploded with outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Impossible!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He was to be king!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Why would he kill his own sister?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Eleanor&#8217;s face had already gone pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because deep inside, she remembered things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Small things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strange things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince&#8217;s growing hostility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His secret meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way he constantly asked questions about succession laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way he watched her whenever nobles praised her popularity among the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">she was no longer certain she had ever truly known her brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, deep inside the dungeon, the servant boy sat alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His name was Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No noble knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most servants barely knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had spent his entire life invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrying firewood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cleaning floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serving meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching powerful people ignore those beneath them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now everyone in the kingdom knew his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a murderer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three days later, the royal investigation began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses filled the grand courtroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitchen workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every detail of the feast was examined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every movement reconstructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And slowly, an astonishing picture emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several servants testified that Prince Cedric had ordered everyone away from Princess Eleanor&#8217;s table moments before the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others reported seeing him place something into her wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kitchen maid remembered seeing the prince arguing with a hooded stranger weeks earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A guard recalled escorting an unknown visitor into Cedric&#8217;s private chambers late at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piece by piece, the perfect image of the future king began to crack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet one mystery remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why had Thomas acted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How could a servant boy possibly know the prince planned murder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When questioned, Thomas initially refused to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not out of defiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the truth sounded impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until Princess Eleanor visited his cell herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The young princess sat across from him behind iron bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a long moment neither spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally Eleanor asked softly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Why did you save me?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas stared at the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You won&#8217;t believe me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Try.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy hesitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then slowly began speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months earlier, while cleaning the eastern library, he had overheard Prince Cedric meeting with a nobleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They believed no one was nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Thomas had been hidden behind bookshelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince spoke of succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of removing obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of eliminating Eleanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">something even darker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something that made Thomas&#8217;s blood run cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cedric wasn&#8217;t merely planning murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was searching for proof of an ancient royal secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secret buried decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secret involving the true bloodline of Ravenmere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Eleanor listened carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What secret?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas looked directly into her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The prince believed the king wasn&#8217;t the rightful king.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolute silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Eleanor laughed nervously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s absurd.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas shook his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s what I thought too.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the more investigators searched Cedric&#8217;s private chambers, the more evidence they discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hidden maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burned letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fragments of ancient records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Names crossed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family trees altered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire pages missing from royal archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cedric had been obsessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not with becoming king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With proving something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weeks passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tension spread throughout the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rumors multiplied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People whispered in taverns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merchants argued in marketplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers debated in barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What exactly had Prince Cedric uncovered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then one rainy evening, the answer arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An elderly monk appeared at Ravenmere Castle carrying a sealed chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He requested immediate audience with the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the chest rested documents over forty years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original royal records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birth records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witness testimonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hidden during a civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forgotten by history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or perhaps intentionally erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monk delivered only one sentence before opening the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The throne belongs to the wrong family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What followed shattered everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forty years earlier, during a violent rebellion, two royal infants had been born on the same night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One was the legitimate heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other was the son of a powerful noble family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an attack on the castle, the infants had been secretly exchanged to protect the true heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a handful of people knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most died during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secret vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until Prince Cedric found traces of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And according to the records\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alistair himself was not descended from the royal line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The true royal bloodline had disappeared generations ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The throne had belonged to the wrong family for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaos exploded across Ravenmere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobles demanded answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some called for revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others called for executions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom stood on the edge of civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And still, one final mystery remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Cedric discovered this truth\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">why kill Eleanor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer emerged from the prince&#8217;s final journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Found hidden behind a false wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its final pages revealed a horrifying obsession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cedric had convinced himself that only absolute power could save Ravenmere from collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-864.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-864.png 517w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-864-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He feared the truth becoming public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He feared rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He feared Eleanor&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If she died before the coronation, he could secure power completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then bury the secret forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future king had become consumed by paranoia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumed by fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumed by ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it had destroyed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months later, the royal council reached a decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alistair publicly revealed the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No armies marched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No rebellion came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, something unexpected happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The people chose peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because despite the revelation, Alistair had ruled fairly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom had prospered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Ravenmere was exhausted by war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The throne remained stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the story should have ended there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because one final secret remained hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secret no one\u2014not Cedric, not Eleanor, not the king\u2014had discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest document inside the monk&#8217;s chest contained a symbol nobody recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small crest beside the name of the missing royal infant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A crest matching an old pendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pendant Thomas had worn around his neck his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pendant left by his dead mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the royal historians noticed the match, they summoned him immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy arrived confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scholars placed the documents before him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His hands began trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation that followed uncovered the impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas&#8217;s mother had not been a common servant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had been the final descendant of the lost royal line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The line everyone believed had vanished decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The line hidden during the rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The line Prince Cedric had searched for his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The line 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