A woman who appeared neither too young nor too old slowly stepped out from behind them. She was the Queen Mother's personal head maid, someone who had faithfully served her for many years.
The woman immediately bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty seems rather excited about the arrival of the royal heir," the head maid said carefully.
"And why shouldn't I be?" the Queen Mother replied with a slow smirk forming on her lips.
Her once warm expression had completely disappeared, replaced instead with something cold and calculating.
"That child will become my newest puppet, after all."
The head maid lowered her gaze silently.
"Since the King has begun ignoring my authority and refusing to obey my rules," the Queen Mother continued darkly, "then it is only natural for me to create a new ruler that I can fully control."
The head maid hesitated briefly before asking softly,
"And… what will happen to His Majesty?"
