A Kings Duty\u00a0<\/p>\n
A King\u2019s Duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was sitting in his office reviewing some documents when his assistant, Gabriel Astrey knocked on the door with his knuckles and shortly after, entered the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for interrupting, Your Majesty, but there is something I would like to discuss with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro continued with his work, moving his hand and said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a topic that always comes up for discussion in the court lately,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat topic?\u201d The king asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that Your Majesty has been married for four years and still has no heir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro\u2019s hand stopped, and he looked at his assistant as if he wanted to kill him with his gaze, but Gabriel was not intimidated. He had become used to receiving that kind of treatment, so he\u00a0<\/p>\n
continued talking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, perhaps you are not aware that there must be a successor, although you may not like the idea, you must have a child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my problem,\u201d Alessandro replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease, Your Majesty, be aware that it is your duty to the kingdom, there must be a successor to the throne, otherwise the legacy of the royal family will disappear.\u201d Gabriel continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeday I will have a child, but that is not important right now.\u201d The king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, you will turn twenty\u2013eight this year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much longer do you plan to wait?\u201d Gabriel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro\u2019s gaze became more terrifying. Gabriel felt he would lose his life at any moment, but he\u00a0<\/p>\n
could not remain silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me remind you that children take time to grow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must also be educated from a young age.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty cannot continue to postpone the inevitable.\u201d Gabriel boldingly said, hiding his fears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro clenched his hand into a fist. His wife was the daughter of his worst enemy, a man who had killed almost his entire family. The mere idea of his child carrying his blood repulsed him. Gabriel was aware of that and told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI know it\u2019s not easy for Your Majesty, your wife is that man\u2019s daughter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you should get a concubine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that\u2019s not possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe heir to the throne being the son of a concubine is not something that speaks well of me or better still welcomed in our tradition.\u201d The king replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, then why don\u2019t you kill that woman and re\u2013marry?\u201d Gabriel asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro laughed bitterly and said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKilling her would give King Venobich a reason to start the war again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t put my kingdom in danger just for my selfishness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the idea of being with that woman repulses me, I have no other choice.\u201d The king\u00a0<\/p>\n
said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Winter had ended, Cassian had gone to visit Abril and was thinking about what they would do that day. When he arrived, he was very surprised to see her plowing the land and asked somewhat\u00a0<\/p>\n
confusedly:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpring has already begun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI must start cultivating my garden.\u201cShe replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a princess, how can you do such a thing?\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing it for three years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough it was difficult for me at first, now it\u2019s easy for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as I said before, I\u2019m just a princess in name.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been treated as such.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I don\u2019t cultivate my own food, I\u2019ll starve.\u201d Abril replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can you say such a thing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sounds as if no one takes care of you.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril continued plowing the land and said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
A King\u2019s Duty\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter coming almost every day, you still haven\u2019t realized it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSince I arrived here, there hasn\u2019t been anyone taking care of me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was left to my own devices.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I hadn\u2019t done this, I would have died of hunger a long time ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if I\u2019m honest, that\u2019s the only death I don\u2019t desire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian didn\u2019t know how to respond. That day, he returned to the palace early. He went to his brother\u2019s office, he peeked his head through the door, and asked:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrother, can I come in?\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, come in.\u201d He replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian sat down in the chair opposite him and hesitated for a moment before saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for interrupting your work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I was planning on taking a little break to eat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to join me?\u201d The king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes\u201d Cassian replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro and Cassian went to the dining room. In just a few minutes, the servants served a\u00a0<\/p>\n
grand feast for the two of them. When Cassian saw all the food that had been served, he\u00a0<\/p>\n
remembered that Abril had never had a meal like that since he had been visiting her every day. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
always made her own simple meals. Alessandro noticed that his brother hadn\u2019t touched his food\u00a0<\/p>\n
and asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay, Cassian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Lessan,\u201d he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t seem okay, you haven\u2019t touched your food.\u201d The king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrother, there\u2019s something I\u2019d like to ask you.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAsk whatever you want.\u201d The king replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know what kind of magic Princess Abril has?\u201d Cassian asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019ve hardly talked to her and never asked her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d The king asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that King Venobich has great magical power, and I was curious to know what kind of\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
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magic the princess has.\u201d Cassian replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
*25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro had never thought about it since the princess went unnoticed, but if she had the same\u00a0<\/p>\n
magic as King Venobich, she could destroy the royal palace. She could be the perfect weapon to bring down the kingdom from within.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hadn\u2019t thought about that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I realize I\u2019ve been too careless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have to take care of it.\u2018 The king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, what do you plan to do?\u201d His brother asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, I\u2019ll make sure of what kind of magic she possesses.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take her to the temple to find out, and then I\u2019ll decide what to do.\u201d The king replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to accompany you.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many steps in the temple which are not good for your leg.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s better if you don\u2019t go.\u201d The king replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, brother, I want to go with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease let me accompany you.\u201d He pleaded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the first time Cassian was going to leave the palace since his leg had been bothering him. He had always hated that others saw him limping, which is why he always stayed in his room or in the library. Alessandro couldn\u2019t refuse his request and told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay, you can accompany me.\u201d The king replied\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, brother.\u201d He replied, smiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I should be the one thanking you for making me see that I was being careless.\u201d His Majesty\u00a0<\/p>\n
replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian knew that the princess was not dangerous. However, he wanted to discover what kind of magic Abril possessed, since, thanks to her, he had improved a lot and his leg no longer failed him. Although this improvement was not lasting, Cassian had verified that if he stopped visiting the princess, the pain in his leg intensified to such an extent that it became unbearable and the closer he was to her, the faster the pain disappeared. She had become his medic and he wanted to know the reason why. He would not rest until he found out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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