Calhoun managed to dig a shallow body sized grave and he buried her.Normally children his age wouldn't be mature enough to think burying his/her mother and accept the truth that she was gone and never coming back.
His mother'd been a maid in the castle whom the king had taken advantage of and the queen had tried to get rid of due to jealousy but she managed to escape barely and started a life in a small abandoned cottage in the lonely woods. They barely scraped by in their living.
If people knew they existed in the society one would've thought the boy was heartless because he didn't cry or mourn but in truth he really loved his mother and he knew he had to be responsible,his mother was gone and there's no bringing her back.
He knew what he had to do he had to survive,train,and take his rightful place as king on the throne.He formulated a plan that he would train,learn to survive on his own then when he becomes older he would pretend to be a young lad looking for a job as a knight then slowly gain their trust and slay the king .
He swore to never let anyone or anything else kill the king except him.
*****MEANWHILE IN THE CASTLE*****
It was total chaos as there was an ongoing argument between the king and the queen whom the guards he sent to find ,found hiding in a bush .
"You do not have any rights over me you whore of a king,l didn't ask for us to be married l don't know how l ended up with you "Queen Madeline said in pure anger and jealousy.
"How dare you! l'm still your king not just your husband "King Zachary retorted but stopped seeing the scared little Kieth hiding behind her mother.
He had come to love this little daughter of his —or at least that was what he thought — .she looked a lot like him .