I was now 17 years later Robert and Aurora were now on the thrown such as it was in the little kingdom, Aurora's mother and father having passed several years earlier. Princes Robert VI, and Liam II, and the lovely princess Lilith were Now 18 and full grown. The boys were strong tall and handsome, Robert had jet black hair, Liam was blonde, and Lilith's hair was a fiery red. All had their mother's glowing purple eyes.
That day, the court was greeted by a emissary from a nearby kingdom. Robert's old kingdom. He bowed low before them and presented them with a message. It seemed that for the last seventeen years the kingdom had lived under a series of "Protectors" who claimed to act for Robert in his absence. The last had recently died, and the elders had decided to send word to Robert for his will for them.