I\u2019m not lying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the temple, there was a priest waiting for them. He bowed before Alessandro and Cassian,\u00a0<\/p>\n
completely ignoring Abril. The priest guided them to a room where there was a large glass sphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril had already been through this once. At the age of six, her father had taken her to the temple\u00a0<\/p>\n
to find out what type of magic she possessed, as her magic hadn\u2019t manifested yet. But she was greatly disappointed when they said she didn\u2019t possess any magic. That was the beginning of a life\u00a0<\/p>\n
filled with pain for Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the priest explained what they had to do, Abril wondered if she would go through the same thing again. If the king would treat her the same way her father did if it turned out that she didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
possess magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril got lost in her thoughts. Cassian touched her shoulder to get her attention and said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, you have to touch the sphere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro let out a sigh, looking annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t waste our time,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril touched the sphere with some fear. And just like in the past, the sphere didn\u2019t react, confirming what had already been said, that she didn\u2019t possess magic. Cassian was astonished. Alessandro, very angry, grabbed her arm so forcefully that she,cried out in pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this a joke?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you truly king Venobich\u2019s daughter?\u201d he questioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro continued squeezing her arm, and she began to cry due to the pain he was causing her. She felt like he was going to crush her arm. Alessandro was so furious that she wondered if her end had arrived, if he would kill her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian intervened upon seeing his brother hurting Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlessandro, let her go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re hurting her,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro ignored his brother\u2019s words, kept squeezing tightly, and asked in a voice filled with anger and rage:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me who you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian used his magic to separate Alessandro from Abril. Alessandro was left stunned. His brother had attacked him to defend Abril.Cassian spoke firmly like he had never done before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
<I\u2019m not lying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough, Brother!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril had lost strength in her legs, she fell to the ground and, with a trembling voice, said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if His Majesty doesn\u2019t believe me, I am the daughter of King Venobich, that is not a lie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll members of royalty are born with magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is it possible that you don\u2019t possess magic?\u201d He asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, my father was also very surprised when he found out that I was born without magic, but the color of my hair is proof that I am my father\u2019s daughter, a seed of king Venobich.\u201d She replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian was between Alessandro and Abril. He was protecting her with his body. A few months ago, Cassian had insisted on killing Abril. Alessandro wondered how his brother had ended up changing his mind and becoming the princess\u2019s protector.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro had a mix of conflicting feelings about what had happened. He turned around and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will send another carriage for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Alessandro left, Cassian helped Abril to her feet and asked her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs your arm okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril was still trembling, her arm hurt, but otherwise she was fine, so she replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me see it,\u201d Cassian insisted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian looked at the princess\u2019s arm, Alessandro had left finger marks on her and a bruise was starting to appear on her arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes it hurt?\u201d He asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be fine, thank you for defending me, I thought His Majesty was going to kill me.\u201d Abril said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy brother was furious.\u201d \u201cAll members of royalty possess magic, it\u2019s rare for you to not possess\u00a0<\/p>\n
any.\u201d He said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it a sin to not possess magic?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is my offense?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always been treated as defective and useless for not having magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
< I\u2019m not lying\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCommoners don\u2019t have magic, and they have a good life, but if someone from royalty doesn\u2019t possess magic, they are considered a fraud, a disgrace.\u201d Abril said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian could feel the pain in every word Abril said. At that moment he realized something. The princess had not lied when she said that she had never been treated like one, that her whole life had been ignored. When King Venobich, a cruel man who values strength and power above everything else, found out that she had no magic, he had treated her the same or even worse than his brother, she must have had a very hard time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are not a waste, and it is not a sin that you don\u2019t possess magic.\u201d Cassian said to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril found Cassian\u2019s kindness strange, but she felt very grateful. He was the only one who had cared for her and defended her, he was the first person who did not ignore her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you very much.\u201d She said again with a broken voice. Cassian patted her head to calm her\u00a0<\/p>\n
down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A carriage came to pick them up. When they were about to arrive at the palace, Abril said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat should I do?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m supposed to go to His majesty\u2019s chambers, but if I go, he will surely kill me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she uttered those words, Cassian saw Abril trembling with fear and said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to go, go back to your house and rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll talk to my brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you very much.\u201d She replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived at the palace, Cassian bid her farewell and went to find his brother, who was in his office and clearly seemed to be in a bad mood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrother,\u201d he called.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro did not respond. Cassian approached him and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Lessan, attacking you was not my intention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you defend that woman?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil recently, you hated her and wanted to see her dead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCassian, since when do you care about what happened to that woman?\u201d His brother questioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is not a bad person,\u201d he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro looked at him astonished and could not believe what his brother was saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not lying\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I didn\u2019t know that she didn\u2019t have magic, I would say she had enchanted you.\u201d The king\u00a0<\/p>\n
responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what I\u2019m saying may seem like madness, brother, but I can assure you that she is not the monster we thought she was.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stared at him and asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you know about that woman?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than you know for sure,\u201d he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you to stay away from that woman, Cassian,\u201d the king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but I can\u2019t stay away from her anymore,\u201d he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you saying, Cassian?\u201d \u201cAre you in love with that woman?\u201d The king questioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I could never look at my brother\u2019s wife that way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t stay away from her because when I\u2019m with her, the pain in my leg almost disappears completely and my leg stops failing me.\u201d He answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat nonsense are you saying?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat woman doesn\u2019t possess any magic,\u201d the king said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not so sure about that, brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why the test to determine if she had magic went wrong, but I\u2019m sure she has something special.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been visiting her almost every day for a few months now, and since then, my leg has\u00a0<\/p>\n
stopped hurting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when I don\u2019t go, the pain returns.\u201d Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro recalled something. When he had been attacked in the forest, he remembered that the wound he had received had been very deep. However, when the doctor examined him, he said that the wound was not very deep. Perhaps the princess had something to do with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said to him,\u201cI will find out if what you\u2019re saying is true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s not, I hope you don\u2019t\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian didn\u2019t allow him to complete the statement and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t hurt her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
< I\u2019m not lying\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d The king questioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was very scared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe thought you would kill her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was trembling just a moment ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said she had to go to your chambers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told her it wasn\u2019t necessary for her to go, so please don\u2019t take your anger out on her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Pomts\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m asking you as a favor, brother.\u201d Cassian said with eyes filled with concern for Abril\u2019s safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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