“How about a story of a Prince?” he asked and watched her nodding right away.

“Prince and princess?” she asked.

“More like a story of two princes,” he said and studied her reaction when she paused to think about this unfamiliar notion.

“That would be interesting!” she said.

...

The colours of the town that he visited were too perfect for an art teacher like him, they were vibrant, untethered by sun or wintry onslaughts. He hoped that his visit was just a tourist visit, but he had his reason and destination to achieve, someone to meet to disentangle from the imprisonment of the guilt and anger of more than just a few years.

But an encounter with a small human will change things for him. Who will change things for him, who will unknowingly unleash him from his delinquency.