You\u2019re a liar\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
After dinner, Alessandro stood up. Abril didn\u2019t know what to do, whether to follow him or remain\u00a0<\/p>\n
seated. Seeing she wasn\u2019t following, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s late, let\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril said goodbye to Cassian and trailed behind Alessandro. When they reached the king\u2019s chambers, Alessandro removed his jacket and loosened his shirt, making himself comfortable. Abril stood still, unsure of what to do. Someone knocked on the door, and Alessandro opened it to reveal two maidservants carrying the princess\u2019s nightclothes. Alessandro let them in without a word and sat on the sofa while the maidservants helped the princess change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The maidservants were always rude to the princess. However, they weren\u2019t that day. They must have been terrified of making a mistake and being punished by the king.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they finished changing the princess\u2019s clothes, they practically ran out. Alessandro was having a glass of wine and offered one to Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you like some?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril took the glass the king was offering her. Upon tasting the wine, she wrinkled her face and said, \u201cThis tastes horrible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaven\u2019t you tried wine before?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see. You\u2019ll have to get used to the taste.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I can get used to it. It\u2019s bitter. Why does Your Majesty drink something like that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty has strange taste.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you drink it every day in small doses during meals, you\u2019ll end up liking it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Abril replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe butler told me you started your lessons on the principles of magic today. How did it go?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose it was fine, although I still think it\u2019s a waste of time. What good is it for me to learn the principles of magic if I\u2019ll never use them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven so, you must learn it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 don\u2019t want to learn them. Now I have to spend more time in the palace. I don\u2019t like to!\u00a0<\/p>\n
T\u2019ve been wondering about this for a while now. Why do you hate the imperial place to mesto\/\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril didn\u2019t know whether to tell the King the truth, though she doubted he would believe he anyway. She fidgeted with her hands nervously and said in a low voice, \u201cYou\u2019re not going to believe\u00a0<\/p>\n
me anyway!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you whispering about? Speak property!\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 know I\u2019m not welcome in this place. Everyone looks at me with hatred and treats me with contempt. I don\u2019t want to be in a place like this. I prefer to be alone!\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 thought that had already been taken care of. I ordered them to be nice to you. Tell me who has been rude, and I will see to it that they are punished!\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 don\u2019t want that. I just want to go back to my little house. Your Majesty promised that I could stay there until I got pregnant, but I\u2019ve had to stay in the palace. I don\u2019t want to be here\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been living as you please, but you must understand something. You are a princess. You cannot live as you wish!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018But Your Majesty promised.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sorry, but you must continue with your magic lessons and your wife\u2019s education classes. I will not discuss this issue any further\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril\u2019s eyes welled up the more. She lowered her head and whispered, \u2018Liar. Your Majesty is a lar\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stood up, took her by the shoulders, and said, \u201cWhy are you always murmuring? Speak properly and look me in the face when you do!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril lifted her face and stared at him with tears in her eyes and said, \u2018Liar. Your Majesty is a liar You haven\u2019t kept your promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a nuisance. You\u2019ve lived without obligations for several years, but that\u2019s over. You can do as you please in your free time, but you must fulfill your obligations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril continued crying. Alessandro was tired of her tears. He gave her a long, deep kiss that left her breathless and said, \u2018Stop crying, or fill continue kissing you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don\u2019t you let me go? I\u2019m a nuisance, aren\u2019t I? Find another wife who will do everything Your Majesty needs. Someone who meets the requirements to be your wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Princess, Alessandro called.\u00a0<\/p>\n
23\u00a0<\/p>\n
You\u2019re a liar\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFind someone else who can become your queen.\u201d Abril said angrily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro grabbed Abril\u2019s left hand, where the marriage mark was, and said, \u201cLook at this mark. This represents our union. Don\u2019t think you can leave. That will never happen. You will be with me forever, until death do us part. So stop talking nonsense and go to bed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro let go of Abril and went to bed. It took her a long time to fall asleep that night. She stared at the marriage mark on her left hand. Until that day, she hadn\u2019t thought much about it, but that mark was like a leash that would keep her tied down for the rest of her life. That day, she realized that she could never be free, that no matter how much she wished it, her destiny was to be a prisoner for life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From that day forward, Abril did not complain again. She went to her magic lessons in the mornings, and in the afternoons, she received wifely education lessons, though she paid no attention to any of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
C\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius went to look for Alessandro and said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t working. The princess isn\u2019t paying any attention to my classes. She just sits there listening like a doll.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro understood perfectly what Sirius was referring to. From the day he had argued with her, Abril had stopped talking to him. Whenever he arrived at their chambers, she was already lying in bed, pretending to be asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius sighed heavily and said, \u201cIt\u2019s easier to catch bees with honey than with vinegar.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what does that mean?\u201d He asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want her to cooperate with you, wouldn\u2019t it be better to be sweet and affectionate with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stared at him intently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I mean is, if she falls in love with you, she\u2019ll do whatever you ask. She might even agree to help us win the war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a suggestion. Think about what I\u2019ve said.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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