One day, it was raining in Governia. Galeforce was putting Charles in his crib. Dmitri enters the room. Charles reaches for Galeforce with his tiny hands.
"Don't worry Charlie" Galeforce said. "Not going anywhere" When Dmitri appears next to Galeforce, Charles stands up.
"папа" Charles said. Dmitri taught Charles how to say Dad in Russian which turned out to be a mistake since now Charles calls him that all the time.
"Now Charlie it's time for bed. You can play with Dmitri tomorrow" Galeforce said. Charles whines as he lays back down. Galeforce pets his head.
"Hubert, we need to talk. Away from the child" Dmitri said. They step away from the crib as Baby Charles sleeps.
"I can't take this anymore," Dmitri said.
"What do you mean?" Galeforce said.
"It's the child. It's not our child. Why are we raising it like it's ours" Dmitri said.
"Dmitri, Charlie has no one left" Galeforce said. "His parents died in the Toppat raid. We couldn't leave him there to die. He's just a baby."
"A baby that's not ours!" Dmitri said. "You said we would only take care of the child until we found his parents. That's it"
"Dima! You'll wake up the baby" Galeforce said.
"Forget the Baby! What about us?" Dmitri said.
"What about us?" Galeforce said. "I don't love you any less since Charlie came into our lives"
"That child has done nothing but tear up apart," Dmitri said. "You spend so much time with that baby than you do for your own kingdom. Don't you care about this country?"
"I do. Probably even more than you!" Galeforce snapped. That did it for Dmitri. He begins to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Galeforce said.
"I can't do this anymore," Dmitri said. "It's clear that you put yourself before others"
"So that's it then" Galeforce said. "You're just gonna leave me here to raise this child by myself?"
"A child that's not ours! Or isn't of royal blood" Dmitri said. He slams the door, the sound of the door slamming wakes up Charles, who begins to cry. Galeforce was frozen in place, not being able to run after Dmitri. The flashback ends. For the first time in his life, Charles sees his father cry.
"He never came back," Galeforce said. He wiped away his tears. "Last I've heard of him. He found an old dungeon and spruced it up a bit. That dungeon became the Wall"
"Father" Charles said, now crying. He cries into his dad's arms. "I'm sorry that I caused all this," Galeforce hugged his son.
"It's not your fault Charlie" Galeforce said. Another flashback plays. It's after Dmitri leaves and Galeforce is holding a crying baby Charles in his arms. He can't calm down the baby because he's also crying himself. He can't believe the love of his love, the one he trusted the most, would leave him like this. The king couldn't raise a child, let alone raise one by himself. To make matters worse Charles was crying for his папа. Who just left them behind.
Dmitri is outside in the rain, now in the forest. Had it not been for the rain, you couldn't tell that Dmitri was crying himself. He didn't hate the child, he was just afraid. He never had to take care of a kid and he was under the impression that Galeforce cared more about the child than him. Dmitri wiped his face of tears and rain. It was too late to go back and apologize. He was probably never allowed back. Dmitri could only continue walking in the rain. Eventually he finds an abandoned building to take shelter. He goes inside and finds another man already inside. The man stands up.
"Who goes there?" The man said. Dmitri freezes.
"I just need a place to stay for the night," Dmitri said.
"Wait, you're the Lord of Governia aren't you?" The man said.
"Not anymore," Dmitri said. "The King and I had a fight and I ran out of there. And you are?"
"They call me Grigori" The man spoke. "You can only stay for the night and after that, you're on your own"
Back at the castle, Galeforce was now passed out on a chair, holding a sleeping Charles. The scene fades back to present day, where Galeforce and Charles are hugging in the same position.
"He never came back," Galeforce said. "He and Grigori became and decided to turn the building into a dungeon. Which became the Wall. A dangerous place where no one gets in or out. And if they get out, they don't make it alive. That's what happened to those Chaos Kingdom guards and almost to you. That's why I didn't want you to go to the wall. I wanted to protect you"
"Father…" Charles said. Their conversation was interrupted by the sounds of footsteps entering the room.
"Sir" A woman said. "Sorry to interrupt but you're needed at the throne room"
"I'll be there. Thank you Victoria" Galeforce said. He lets go of Charles and stands up.
"We'll talk later," Galeforce said. He leaves the room along with Lady Victoria. Charles states out of the window. His father and the Dungeon master had an old flame.
Can he reignite it?