[Mekatra]

Unlike the queen she didn't look horrified, or even surprised by his upbringing. "It's sadly all too common a story, isn't it? Children in the slums grow up...or don't make it that far, every day without someone to look after them. It's awful. I wish there was more being done for them, but most nobles believe that the poor are lazy. Some of them are, it's true, but not the children for sure. It isn't their fault they're not cared for." She looked down at the ground and sighed. "I have spoken several times to my father about donating more money to the church for the orphanage, but he says it's better spent on our defenses."