The jester's joy

It was the last time he ever saw him! His jester away with his beloved son. Only because he, the king, would not be able to even imagine that the jocker, the one who people always laughed at, could have uttered such a simple question, and what is more, that he could not answer it propperly.The jester, a lame laid man, had always light up the king and his son’s lifes, even though he was not part of it, just an ornament. Or that was what the king thought. He never noticed that his son would not laugh at the joker, but with him; he would look up to him, and not down on him. And when the king realized it, it was too late to stop it, blue blood mixed with filth, nothing to be borne. The worst part of it was that he loved his son above all things in life: his wife had died time ago and there was no one to trust when being a king but your own flesh.
Despite the king’s grief, he could not allow this to go on, so he decided to tempt all men flaw: greed.
One day, on enjoying a party with all his servants, the king decided to try his jester’s loyalty: if he showed his love to be more important than money, the king would turn a blind eye to their insane affair; if not, the jester would be cast into shame because of his greed, and expelled out of the kingdom.
“My jester, should you propose a riddle I am not able to answer right, I would give you a privilege, chosing between half my fortune, or freedom with your beloved one, whoever that one is.” The king smiled to the audience, who looked in awe to them, waiting for an exciting interpretation of the jester. He, on the other hand, could only feel the eyes of his lover upon his, and his blood freezing on the fear of failing. His voice, though, was firm and clear when he shouted, so that everyone in the hall would hear him, “my lord, how many stars can you now count in the sky?”.
The king looked at him seriously, “don’t try to tease me, jester, for the stars in the sky are numberless and even I wouldn’t be able to answer that”. The jester, with a great smile towards the prince answered “my lord, my beloved lord; let me choose now my beloved one, because at this very moment the only star in the sky you can count is the sun”.

And then, the king closed his eyes and nodded  sorrowfully.