LAIT MATERNEL, SANG ROYAL

Clara, a commoner widow, flees after a night with Prince Gabriel, unaware of his identity. Threatened by a tyrant, she leaves her newborn and the royal signet ring on the castle steps. Gabriel returns to find an infant with sapphire eyes, the royal mark. Clara becomes the prince's wet nurse, unaware he is her own son. Isabella and Lilyan scheme against her; Gabriel intervenes, defying the King. The ring, eyes, and bond reveal she was his lover. Gabriel kneels and takes her as his queen.