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Early Life[]
Dain had an affair with one of his father’s consorts, Liriope, who became pregnant. The unborn child's prophecy was "If the child is born, Dain will never become king." Wanting to maintain power, Dain sent one of his spies, the Ghost, to poison Liriope with blusher mushroom in an attempt to kill both her and the child. Dain believed the child to be dead, but Oriana responded to Liriope's plea of aid to save the baby and raised him as her own, naming him Oak.
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Early Life[]
At some point, Prince Dain had an affair with one of his father's consorts, Liriope, who became pregnant. The unborn child's prophecy was that "if the child is born, Dain will never become king." Wanting to secure his position as the future High King, Prince Dain sent one of his spies, the Ghost, to poison Liriope with blusher mushroom in an attempt to kill both her and the child.
Prince Dain believed the child to be dead, but Oriana, a close friend of Liriope's, had responded to Liriope's plea of aid to save her child and raise him as her own. Many were lead to believe that the child, named Oak, belonged to Oriana, including Prince Dain.