Damon froze and that question rang over and over in his heart till it completely consumed him. His silence made Russel smile and he started back towards the stairs. He just knew that he was not ready. Being a demon all your life and being a prince, all your life was different from when you just found out that you are a prince and you have powers. The weight of the throne and being a Velaryon was so heavy, it would outweigh the bearer and still kill him if he wasn't careful. He had to be very prepared, he had to know what he was going for, he had to understand that he was the prince and the supernatural realm was far from what the human was, or what the humans think. He had to know what life there was and be ready to survive, strive, take the throne and keep it on him since he was the right
