A Home for Children\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Alessandro woke up and saw Abril looking at him, he wrapped his arms around her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
kissed her cheek, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Aby. Why are you awake so early? You should be resting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just woke up a moment ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you sleep well? Are you feeling rested?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I feel fine now. I\u2019m not as tired as I used to be when using my magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u05d5\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
guess so. My mother said I need to learn to control my magic to break the next seal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did your mother say that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI dreamed of her last night. She also told me that dark times were coming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe also said she would teach me what she could, but that everything would depend on me. My magic not only heals wounds, but it also cleanses, purifies, and restores everything to its original form. She told me never to forget that. Sometimes I don\u2019t understand what my mother says; she says strange things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think your mother just wants to help you and seems to know more than we imagine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m scared that this will end, that what we have might be over because of my father or something else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, sometimes I\u2019m afraid too, but if we\u2019re in this together, we\u2019ll overcome anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try hard to learn to use my magic so I\u2019m not a burden to you, but a help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not a burden to me, and you\u2019re already my help. You\u2019ve saved me several times. If I\u2019m here, it\u2019s because of you. When you found me wounded in the forest, you took care of me, even when I didn\u2019t deserve it because I had been mean to you. You saved me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t let you die; you\u2019re my husband.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBelieve me, anyone else in your place would have let me die. But not you. Your heart is so good and kind; there\u2019s no malice or resentment in it. That\u2019s one of the things I love most about you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Abril felt happy to hear those words from Alessandro, to know that she wasn\u2019t a burden to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hugged him and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I can\u2019t do much right now, but I\u2019ll try my best without complaining. This time, I won\u2019t protest about my magic lessons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stroked her hair and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can do whatever you want. You shouldn\u2019t force yourself to do anything you don\u2019t want to, because I\u2019ll always be there for you, my sweet Aby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro thought for a moment about whether to tell Abril about what he had discovered about her magic, about her roots, but in the end, he decided it wasn\u2019t the right time yet. He would wait a little longer before telling her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we could have breakfast with the children. I couldn\u2019t see them all day yesterday.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSounds good to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril wanted to get up, but Alessandro didn\u2019t let her; he held her in his arms and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s stay like this a little longer. I want to stay by your side a bit more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you have any work to do?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy work can wait a bit longer; there\u2019s no rush.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, Abril and Alessandro got up and went to see the children, who greeted Abril\u00a0<\/p>\n
with lots of excitement. Joe asked her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you come to see us yesterday? We missed you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I wasn\u2019t feeling very well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joe got scared, fearing that the same thing that happened to his parents might happen to Abril, and asked with tears in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going to die too? Are you going to leave us alone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril realized she had been careless. For those children who had lost their parents due to an illness, hearing that she wasn\u2019t feeling well must have been alarming. She caressed his cheek and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cOf course not, Joe. I\u2019ll be around for a long time; I was just tired. After a good night\u2019s sleep, I\u2019m feeling as good as new.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you serious? You\u2019re not lying?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not lying, I\u2019m fine. I won\u2019t leave you alone, I promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro said to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two children responded at the same time, very excited. They went to the dining room. Cassian joined them and asked Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFeeling better now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, and how have you been doing? We haven\u2019t spent much time together lately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine. My leg\u2019s stopped bothering me, so I\u2019m helping Lessan with his work. I want to help out now that I\u2019m back to my old self.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve always been a help to me, Cassian.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, but it\u2019s not the same as now. I feel more useful than before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGot anything to do today? We could take the kids for a walk around town.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, but I\u2019ve got something to do. I\u2019ll head out after breakfast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother mission?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I might be gone for a few days this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess it\u2019ll have to be next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0<\/p>\n
you want, you can come with me. I think the kids would like to see their friends before we leave town.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Otis asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we leaving?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cYeah, we\u2019re just passing through. We\u2019ll leave this afternoon or maybe tomorrow; I haven\u2019t decided yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy friends, are they okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, they\u2019re fine. I\u2019ve made sure of it. This time, they won\u2019t go through any more hardships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After breakfast, Alessandro asked for a carriage to be prepared. They gathered at the entrance with Cassian, who had a bag slung over his shoulder, and he said to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll see you in a few days. Don\u2019t get into trouble while I\u2019m away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro responded, \u201cSame goes for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake care.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian mounted one of the horses that had been saddled for him, rode for a short distance, and then used a teleportation scroll, disappearing. Otis and Joe were very surprised, and Alessandro had to explain to them that Cassian had used magic to disappear, that he hadn\u2019t been swallowed by the ground as they thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon after, they got into the carriage and headed into town. The carriage took them to a small mansion near the town; Otis recognized it immediately. That mansion belonged to Baron Terren, although it was said to always be empty. He rarely used it, as his main mansion was much larger, although it was a bit further from the town. Upon getting out, Otis\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we doing in this house?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be the new home for all the children who were kidnapped in Baron Terren\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
mansion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, this place will serve as a home for all those children who don\u2019t have one, so they will no longer be alone. They will have a home and a family, they will no longer suffer from hunger or cold, and everything they need will be provided here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Otis began to cry, unable to hold back his tears. He was happy to know that the other children would have a roof to shelter them from the rain and cold, that they would stop living on the streets, scavenging through garbage to eat. Abril placed a hand on his shoulder and asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Otis?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s nothing. I\u2019m just happy that my friends now have a place to call home. Joe and I haven\u2019t been living on the streets for long, but we know it\u2019s not easy. You endure hunger every day, and sometimes you\u2019re mistreated because, to everyone, your life has no value, you\u2019re seen as nothing more than a street rat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t happen to any child again, I\u2019ll make sure of it. I won\u2019t let any other child go through what you had to go through when your parents died, I want to correct that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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