Unlike the crown prince who hated history class and slept through them while Sir Dewitt did his best to teach the lazy heir some knowledge, Arianell's memory was quite good. The chronicle of the kingdom's past was also her only companion during the nights in the west for a long time.
"Are you talking about your uncle, who was sick since birth and died more than forty-five years ago?" She remembers the book mentioning him, but that was about all the knowledge that she had.
"Ah, so you actually know more than me…" Asher was surprised. Someone was interested in history, but he only looked at live people.
"But if you learned from the book then you will never know the whole truth. Our bloodline is special and even if there are just a few of us, all members of the royal family are exceptionally healthy. The crown prince Caiden was poisoned since a young age."
"Was it… the demon's blood?"