" No matter how much I look at it, the center of this painting seems to be this knight, not the prince." Zarqa pointed at the man in question as she stood with Arslan at the top of the stairs, admiring him.
They had just returned from a walk in the garden, and the girl couldn't help but voice her thoughts as her eyes found the mural.
" You can tell?" The boy chuckled as he turned so he was facing the drawing. She wasn't exactly wrong. Anyone who would see the painting for the first time would find their eyes immediately drawn to the portrait of that knight. And he was made to stand out on purpose. " It was made at father's request. And he insisted that he be placed a little off-center, leaving that spot for the very knight you just indicated."
" Why?" Zarqa asked, confused. Why would a prince leave his spot for a knight in a royal painting?
Arslan smiled. " Because that knight once saved my father's life."...
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