She hadn't merely said the woman resembled her mother. She had insisted she believed it truly was her.
The little girl remained quiet for several moments before slowly lifting her head. "If..." She hesitated. "...it really was Mom..." The brightness that usually lived inside her eyes gradually faded. "...then she left us." Her voice had grown so soft it almost disappeared beneath the distant sounds of the palace. "If she was alive all this time..." She looked directly at Thessian. "...she watched everything happen."
No one interrupted.
