Queen Zena's lips curved into a self-deprecating smile when she realized that even a single glance from her could make her child tremble in fear.
Sadly, she could blame no one but herself for what she had done in the past.
Her actions had instilled the image of a stern and cold-hearted mother in the mind of her daughter who now was unable to look at her for longer than a few seconds without panicking.
King Ophire had been busy discussing the state of the Brodie fief with the Duke so he missed this sight but the Prince who was sitting idle had witnessed everything without fail.
Though he too had been initially stunned when he noticed the sudden changes in his mother's behavior as it wasn't something he had expected at first, he later realized that she was making an effort to restore the strained relationship between herself and Felicia.