[Now he's looking like he regrets this conversation, perhaps even a bit pained. He scowls at his reflection in the tiny pool of the fountain, but his voice is strangely dispassionate, like he's reciting a lesson.]

A prince was born, but he was unblessed - he had no gifts from Veros. He was... set afloat on the river, as the laws demanded. The queen died of grief, the king abandoned his throne shortly after and disappeared. The kingdom collapsed, and is no more.