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Cassian was surprised by the firmness with which Alessandro had responded to him, even though Abril had not yet been crowned queen, he had already given her her place as his queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going to crown Abril?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, when we got married she was very young, I think this is a good time to crown her as my queen. Well, first I\u2019ll have to look into her education; I don\u2019t want her to be mistreated for lacking\u00a0<\/p>\n
the necessary knowledge.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you would never accept her as your queen, since her father is King Venobich.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is not her father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that perhaps the nobles will oppose her coronation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they value their lives, they better not. You know I\u2019m not very tolerant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian knew that his brother would need support if he wanted Abril to be accepted as his queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he wanted to help his brother, he would have to stop hiding and take his place in the nobility. Until then, Cassian found it annoying and had been putting it off, but that had to end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, when we return to the kingdom, I plan to rejoin the knights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that\u2019s what you want, I won\u2019t oppose it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019ll also take my place in the nobility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time I left the nest and spread my wings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you didn\u2019t want to be a duke.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not that I didn\u2019t want to, it just seemed annoying, but I can no longer run away from my obligations, I\u2019m not a child anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCassian, you don\u2019t have to do it if you don\u2019t want to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you\u2019re the king, you also need the support of the nobles; you can\u2019t be at odds with everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s for that, you don\u2019t have to become a duke, I\u2019ll take care of everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Lessan, I\u2019m a prince who still hasn\u2019t chosen what to do with his life. You know that now that my injury has healed, when the nobles find out, if you give them too much trouble, they\u2019ll want me\u00a0<\/p>\n
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to be the next king.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou would never betray me, Cas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Pounts\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the nobles would, they are like vultures circling for prey. I must make it clear that you are the\u00a0<\/p>\n
only king and swear loyalty to you before everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, now that my injury has healed, I want to be your right hand, the sword that protects the kingdom and the king.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that\u2019s what you\u2019ve decided, I\u2019ll accept it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, that\u2019s my decision.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we can hold the naming ceremony when we return; I\u2019ll grant you lands and your title.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sounds good to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you\u2019re named duke, you can continue living in the palace; you don\u2019t have to move out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I want to show everyone that I\u2019m serious about being a duke. I\u2019m going to leave the nest, Lessan, but that doesn\u2019t mean I won\u2019t visit you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou better make sure you do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril appeared, wearing a green and white dress that day. Her reddish hair was braided to one side, and she looked as happy as Alessandro. Cassian was truly happy to see them both so joyful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril sat next to Alessandro, the servants served breakfast, and Abril asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen will we leave?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll leave after breakfast, so eat well. The journey will be long since we won\u2019t be using any scrolls to travel,\u201d Aessandro replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scrolls put a strain on the body. If you\u2019re well, there\u2019s no problem, but if you\u2019re weak, it can make you feel unwell. Since you haven\u2019t fully recovered yet, it\u2019s better to use the carriage. Where we\u2019re going jsn\u2019t very far, so we\u2019ll arrive before nightfall.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for being a burden and delaying your journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not. Cassian overused the scrolls a few days ago, so it\u2019s not advisable for him to use them either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt relieved to know she wasn\u2019t the only reason they weren\u2019t using teleportation scrolls to\u00a0<\/p>\n
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travel. When they finished breakfast, they left the mansion and got into the carriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They traveled for several hours in the carriage without stopping. By noon, Abril\u2019s stomach began to growl with hunger. Lessan asked her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro asked the coachman to stop. He got out of the carriage along with Cassian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro extended his hand to Abril to help her down from the carriage. As she got down, Abril took in the beautiful landscape. They were in a vast meadow with mountains and ranges looming impressively in the distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll take a short break here and then continue our journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro said to her while holding her hand. Abril looked around in awe as she always did whenever they saw a new place, and she said to him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is beautiful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been lucky to stop in a good place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stretched his arms to the sky and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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