"Hm? Come closer, young lady. I cannot see what you're holding," King Arthur beckoned as he squinted. Truthfully, he already had a very good guess of what it was, but he still refused to believe it until he held it in his hand.
Odette stepped closer towards the old king, and showed the rainbow flower once more, "This is… a gift from the one you love."
King Arthur finally accepted the rainbow flower from Odete's hand, and he stared at it unblinkingly for a while. There was no shock in his eyes, just a very deep longing and sadness that he hid for so long.
"So, you have met my wife in the heaven's realm, young lady," King Arthur uttered solemnly. There was a hint of a grin as he asked, "How is she? She is doing good, right?"
"She is… uhm…" Odette glanced at Prince Alexander, wondering if it was right to tell his father the truth about his mother. In her mind, she guessed that Goddess Asmara never told King Arthur about her true identity.
