A great magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stayed in the small house, staring at Abril intently. His gaze was unsettling her, so she\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you planning on staring at me all day?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am watching you.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know why my brother hasn\u2019t posted guards to make sure you don\u2019t escape or try anything.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t run away, I have nowhere to go, and I\u2019m not planning anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to stay here and live a peaceful life with three square meals a day, a roof to shelter me, and warm clothing during the winter.\u201d Abril said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t trust the daughter of King Venobich.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose my father has caused a lot of harm to your kingdom, so it\u2019s understandable that you\u00a0<\/p>\n
hate me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said with sadness written all over her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt hungry, so she started preparing a soup with potatoes and carrots. It smelled delicious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the food was ready, Abril served herself a bowl. Cassian\u2019s stomach growled, so Abril asked\u00a0<\/p>\n
him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you\u00a0<\/p>\n
like some soup?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How dare you offer me something like that? He questioned her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril tasted her soup and told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose that\u2019s a no.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian\u2019s stomach was rumbling with hunger, so he said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose there\u2019s no avoiding it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try that concoction you\u2019ve made, but you try it first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be poisoned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril served another bowl of soup, tasted it, and said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee, it\u2019s not poisoned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
A great magic\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian\u2019s mouth watered. He had eaten very little for breakfast and was starving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he tasted the soup, he was surprised. It was delicious. He quickly finished everything he had been served, extended his plate, and said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cServe me some more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril showed him the empty pot and said, \u201cThere is no more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril collected the dishes, brought out some roasted sweet potatoes, and gave him one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian asked while poking it with his fingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are sweet potatoes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever tried them?\u201d Abril asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I thought they were oranges.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because they still have the skin on, you must remove it.\u201d She replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril started peeling it off with her fingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, you have to do it like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian felt doing that went against everything he had been taught, but in that place no one would see him, they were alone, so he did what Abril showed him. He spent the whole day with Abril and the pain in his leg almost completely disappeared. When it started to get dark, Cassian returned to the palace as he always had dinner with his brother Alessandro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During dinner, Alessandro asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s your leg?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine brother, it hardly hurts anymore.\u201d He replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro knew perfectly well that Cassian\u2019s leg pain never went away and that on cold days like\u00a0<\/p>\n
that, the pain was almost unbearable, so he said to him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to lie to me, if you feel bad, please feel free to tell me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not like that, brother, I\u2019m really telling you the truth, it hardly hurts, but thank you for your\u00a0<\/p>\n
concern.\u201d He said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In fact, the leg pain had almost disappeared that day. Cassian had started to wonder if Abril had something to do with his improvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
215\u00a0<\/p>\n
A great magic\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Cassian went to the kitchen and asked the servants to prepare a basket of food and some desserts. He went to Abril\u2019s house, like the day before, his leg was in terrible pain. But after spending some time with Abril, the pain was considerably reduced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When it was time for lunch, Cassian told Abril to serve what he had brought. When they finished eating, they continued with dessert. It was a chocolate cake. When Abril tasted it, she shed tears,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian asked her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you like it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the contrary, I love it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have never eaten anything so delicious in my life.\u201d She replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You are a princess, this kind of dessert should be common for a princess. Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although I am a princess, it is only in name. I have never been treated as one, she replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re lying, you are the beloved daughter of King Venobich, who would dare to ignore you in the kingdom of Laios.\u201d Argued Cassian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril laughed when she heard what Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter whether you believe me or not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have never received such affection from my father or anyone else and I don\u2019t think I ever will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough I don\u2019t care, I just want a quiet life and to go unnoticed until my last days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s possible,\u201d she replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian couldn\u2019t believe Abril\u2019s words. He had heard the report from the guards who had escorted the princess. They had said that the princess was the beloved daughter of the emperor, that they themselves had verified it when she had not bowed to the king, and he had only said loving words to bid farewell to his daughter, that he had even given her a blessing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But there was something that Cassian wanted to confirm, that\u2019s why he had to be close to Abril, it wouldn\u2019t be convenient for him to be on bad terms with her, so he said nothing and simply\u00a0<\/p>\n
remained silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian visited Abril daily throughout the winter, although at first she was uncomfortable with his visits, in the end she had become accustomed to him visiting every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian had a check\u2013up very often, to make sure that the consequences of his old injuries did not worsen. While the doctor examined him, Cassian asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
<A great magic\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoctor, is there any kind of magic that can heal any injury or relieve any pain?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Your Majesty, healing magic helps to heal wounds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, when an injury is too severe or the pain is too intense, it is not very helpful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, there is no such magic,\u201d the doctor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The doctor recalled a story and said to him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough some say that a magic like that existed long ago, I don\u2019t believe it to be real if I\u2019m honest with you.\u201d .\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you tell me a little more about that magic?\u201d Cassian pleaded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know much myself, as it\u2019s only a story my father used to tell me when I was a child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said that long ago, there was a magic that was a blessing from heaven, it was the magic of light, a power granted by the Goddess Juno herself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father also told me that magic could heal all kinds of illnesses and wounds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a magic that increased strength and spirit.\u201d He said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had never heard of such magic before,\u201d Said Cassian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I say it\u2019s just a story, I don\u2019t even believe it to be real.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe possessor of that magic was considered a saint, but there have been no indications that someone with such power ever existed.\u201d The doctor concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you very much for answering my questions.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to thank me, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn reality, I believe what I have said is useless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t help you any further.\u201d The doctor apologized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The doctor gathered his things and said to him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, if you\u2019ll excuse me, I must leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you very much for everything.\u201d Cassian replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the doctor left, Cassian stood thinking about what he had said and wondered if the princess possessed such power. Ever since he had been by her side, the pain in his leg had almost completely disappeared, and he had started walking better, and his leg had stopped failing him. If his suspicions were true, Cassian wondered why King Venobich would let such a valuable person\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
<A great magic\u00a0<\/p>\n
go to the enemy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s useless to make assumptions, it would be better for me to find out more about this.\u201d He said to himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That day, Cassian went to the library and spent the whole day looking for information about the magic that the doctor had mentioned. Unfortunately, he found nothing. He wondered if that magic was truly real or just a story invented by some storyteller to make a living.\u00a0<\/p>\n
27\u00a0<\/p>\n
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