While the fallout was definite, the cracks had actually begun the moment certain opportunists caught wind of the Elven Prince's condition.
For the elves, that period was absolute chaos. Their king had passed away, their princess was gone, and the legitimate heir was rumored to be in a strange, possibly tragic state.
But the orcs were not far behind in their concern. They had learned something even more scandalous. The royal couple was no longer mated in the traditional sense.
Sure, they weren't pitching forks, but orcs weren't really creatures of subtlety. So when the ambitious ones caught wind of this, they marched right up and asked if they could take a shot at the Orcish Prince.
Naturally, those requests fell on deaf ears. Not only was the royal couple still deeply entangled with each other, but there was also the small matter of a literal life bond connecting them.
