"Regina" she heard her name and snapped out of her stupor only to see the emotionless face of the king. Ema also snapped out of her daze looking at her father with shock. Neither of the women noticed when the king stepped in.
Queen Regina was shocked for a short while before snapping out of it. Since she was totally unaware that she was voicing out all her thought, she was the least bothered about the king hearing her. She immediately switched to her pitiful act.
"Oh, my poor child I wonder where she went. I know marrying the cursed prince is hard but why run away? Outside the Palace is not so secured and there are bandit everywhere," Queen Regina cried as she spoke.
Ema could not help but feel a little irritated by her mother's display. It was not the first time she watched her mother pretend before the king but it was the first time she realized that her mother was indeed a chameleon. And unlike her clueless mother, she was scared that the king heard all she said.
