Chapter 651. When I Was Young, I Had a Precious Love

“Yes. I found Esme, thanked her in person, and invited her to visit our country someday.”

Heather had secretly worried her son might fall for Esme or even bring her back home, but clearly she’d been overthinking.

“Good. Then this matter is settled. You should focus on state affairs now.”

“Of course. And this is a gift I brought back for you.”

Magnus handed over the present before leaving. Heather accepted it with a smile. “Go, help your father with his burdens.”

“Yes, Mother.”

Magnus left her chambers and made his way to the king’s study. There, he found his father bent over documents.

“Father, I’m back.”

Leif VI stopped writing, set down his pen, and looked up at the man entering the room. “Well? Did everything go smoothly?”

He maneuvered his wheelchair out from behind the desk. Magnus stepped forward to push him over to the sofa, then sat down to share every detail of his search.

Leif VI listened intently. Magnus had been