Take After My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
I Take After My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro had become very curious about Abril\u2019s mother. Initially, he hadn\u2019t given it much importance since all his attention was on Abril, but the fact that Abril\u2019s mother spoke to her and did things that were almost impossible considering she was dead seemed strange to him, as he had never heard of anything like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That day after breakfast, he left the room, went to Cassian\u2019s room, knocked on the door, and asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCassian, could we talk for a momento?\u00a0<\/p>\n
up, Lessan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian had gotten up early to run and had just returned to his room, dryi towel when he heard his brother\u2019s voice calling him. When he opened the\u00a0<\/p>\n
just ro\u00a0<\/p>\n
aty face with a\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I come in?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon entering, Alessandro looked out the window to make sure no one was eavesdropping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to ask you a favor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, ask whatever you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like you to go to the information bureau and find out can about Abril\u2019s mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout Abril\u2019s mother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, she keeps appearing in Abril\u2019s dreams.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a dream, Lessan. I also dream about our mother sometimes; there\u2019s nothing strange\u00a0<\/p>\n
about that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just a dream, Cas. If it were, I wouldn\u2019t be so uneasy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on, Lessan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Abril\u2019s mother has warned her about the war, advised her to keep her magic a secret, and Abril told me it was her mother who stabilized her magic and gave her the limiters to ston it from\u00a0<\/p>\n
escaping.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, that is strange. Do you think her mother might be alive?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, that\u2019s why I want you to find out more about her. Who was she? Where did she come from, and why did she marry King Venobich?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe information bureau isn\u2019t far from here; I\u2019ll go today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
J Take After My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks, brother, you\u2019re the only one I can trust with this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what brothers are for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro returned to the room, Abril was standing by the window looking at the horizon. Alessandro hugged her from behind and said, \u201cI have work to do, I\u2019ll be back in the afternoon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I go for a walk while you\u2019re gone? I don\u2019t like being cooped up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, but you must hide your hair color; it\u2019s not a common color, so it draws a lot of attention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril had forgotten that her hair color was truly rare, a unique trait of the V\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I should stay here? I don\u2019t want to be a bother to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you\u2019re not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
hich royal family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took a ring out of his pocket, put it on Abril\u2019s ring finger, and said, \u201cIt\u2019s a magic ring; if you turn it once, it will change your hair color. If you turn it twice, it will also change your eye color.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril looked at the ring and asked, \u201cCan I choose the color I want?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you just have to think of the color you want when you turn it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril closed her eyes and thought of the hair color she wanted, then turned her ring. Her reddish hair began to change color from the roots, her beautiful reddish hair changed to blonde. Abril\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked, \u201cDid it work?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, do you want to see how you look?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Abril responded excitedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro looked for a mirror in the room but didn\u2019t find one. Abril said to him, \u201cThere\u2019s a mirror in\u00a0<\/p>\n
one of my trunks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took the mirror out of the trunk, held it up for Abril to see herself clearly. When she saw herself in the mirror, Abril began to cry, her tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls, glistening in the light. Alessandro asked her, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Aby? Don\u2019t you like that color?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril wiped the tears from her cheeks and replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
S\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not that, like this, I look just like my mother, for a moment it was as if I were seeing her in front\u00a0<\/p>\n
of me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro put the mirror aside, wrapped Abril in his arms, and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen without a doubt your mother must have been a very beautiful woman.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, she was.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
Take After My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Paints\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro hated the idea of having to leave Abril alone, but he had some matters to attend to and couldn\u2019t stay with her all day. He gave her a kiss and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate having to leave you alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be fine. I\u2019ll ask Cassian to accompany me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCassian won\u2019t be able to keep you company today. I\u2019ve asked him to run an errand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, I\u2019ll be fine alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t be alone. I\u2019ll leave two guards with you, they will look after you\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can go into town with them if you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked Abril very excitedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, this town is very peaceful, you won\u2019t be in any danger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro released her from his embrace, took her hand, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, I\u2019ll tell you who your guards will be.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
and keep you company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they left the room, Cassian could barely recognize Abril with her blonde hair. He said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat hair color suits you very well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, are you heading out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I have an errand to run. Where are you two going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m introducing her to the guards who will look after her while I\u2019m away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll accompany you to the door.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they walked through the corridors, Cassian said to Abril,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI barely recognized you with the blonde hair a moment ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I was also very surprised when I saw myself in the mirror. You know, I look like my\u00a0<\/p>\n
mother with blonde hair.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it because of your mother that you chose to have blonde hair?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I thought it would suit me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you were right, it looks very good on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2264 1 Take After My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
$25 Parts\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian said goodbye to them when they reached the entrance of the temple, where the guards\u00a0<\/p>\n
were dressed in simple clothes to blend in. Alessandro approached them and introduced the two\u00a0<\/p>\n
of them to Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, this is Noah Hudson.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro pointed to a tall young man with light brown hair and black eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this is Rafael Gannon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pointed to a young man with long dark blonde hair tied in a ponytail a\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will look after you while I\u2019m away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two guards bowed to Abril and greeted her courteously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will look after you well, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
green eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro gave them a deadly look that made\u00a0<\/p>\n
them a deadly look that made them tremble with fear and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d better, if anything happens to my wife, I\u2019ll make sure your heads roll on the ground.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two guards swallowed hard and responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will protect Her Majesty with our lives if necessary, we won\u2019t let anything bad happen to her.\u201d \u201cWe will protect Her Majesty with our lives if necessary,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro gave his wife a kiss in front of everyone, something the guards had already gotten used to. Alessandro handed Abril a bag of gold coins. She asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what it is, I\u2019m asking why you\u2019re giving it to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you can do whatever you want with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I spend it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s yours, do whatever you want with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro gave her one last kiss before leaving and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
Take Alter My Mother\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro mounted a horse, and the other guards followed him. Abril watched him until he vanished into the distance; he had only just left, and she already began to miss him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rafael asked the princess, who was lost in thought, gazing down the path the king had taken.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes your majesty wish to go somewhere?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I would like to go to the town.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll fetch a carriage, and we\u2019ll leave right away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah went to get a plain carriage that didn\u2019t resemble a noble\u2019s. When he returned, he opened the\u00a0<\/p>\n
carriage door and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis carriage is simple because we don\u2019t want to attract too much attention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I understand perfectly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril got into the carriage, Noah drove it, and Rafael went with her inside to protect her in case anything happened. The carriage was uncomfortable, constantly rattling and bouncing along the way. Rafael said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI apologize for the discomfort with this carriage, your majesty; please bear with it a bit longer; we\u2019ll arrive in a few minutes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about it, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril replied as she looked out the window, observing the rice fields where several people were\u00a0<\/p>\n
working.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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