"So the one you spoke to… was the one responsible for waking His Highness?" Afton asked, adjusting his glasses as his eyes remained locked on Heinz. "And the one who was silent, terrified—that's the Prince Florian we see now?"
Heinz gave a single, solemn nod.
He had already done his best to explain things to Afton—to describe the two versions of Florian without exposing the truth: that there were two souls inside that single body.
And above all, Heinz kept one vital secret buried deep—he never once mentioned that the original Florian remembered everything from their first life.
He couldn't. Not yet. Not until he knew what he wanted to do with that truth.
"And they have... completely different personalities?" Afton asked, his voice more measured now. Curiosity laced with something else. Respect, maybe. Awe.
Once again, Heinz nodded. No words this time. Just tired confirmation.
