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After having such a hectic afternoon, Abril was sleeping deeply, and Alessandro kept watch over her. He\u2019d only been away for a few days, but they felt like an eternity to him; it was getting harder and harder for him to be away from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro loathed the idea of starting a war. He knew that when that happened, he would have to be on the battlefield for a long time, and although at first, he had thought of using Abril\u2019s power to win the war, he no longer thought that way. The very thought of Abril on the battlefield, surrounded by death, terrified him because he could no longer imagine a life without her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the war was imminent. Alessandro knew they had to put an end to King Venobich before he continued unleashing more horrors in his kingdom. What Alessandro didn\u2019t understand was why\u00a0<\/p>\n
King Venobich was conducting his experiments in his kingdom; he should have known Alessandro would find out and be ready for what was coming, or perhaps that was just a small part, the leftovers he didn\u2019t need, and what was coming would be even worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro got up from the bed, and when he did, Abril woke up and asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was going to get something to eat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril glanced out the window; it was already pitch dark. She sat up in bed, pulling the sheet around\u00a0<\/p>\n
her, and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid we miss dinner?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so. Are you hungry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro gently kissed her lips and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go ask them to bring us dinner. I\u2019ll be right back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t take long.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I won\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Alessandro left, Abril got out of bed, went to the wardrobe, and took out a white silk nightgown. Then she went out to the balcony, and a soft, fresh breeze caressed her face. She lingered, gazing at the garden; it looked beautiful, the moonflowers glowed beautifully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She let out a heavy sigh; her journey was nearing its end. The next day she would be returning to the royal palace, something she wasn\u2019t eager to do. For the first time, she\u2019d ventured beyond the\u00a0<\/p>\n
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palace walls, for the first time she had tasted what freedom was, and for the first time, she wished her newfound freedom wouldn\u2019t be snatched away; she wondered how long she would spend locked behind the palace walls before going out again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m getting selfish.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro had returned to the room and had heard what Abril had said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro came over, wrapped his arms around her, and asked again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you say you\u2019re getting selfish?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause even though I had nothing before, now I want more things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know you can ask for whatever you want, and I\u2019ll give it to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why don\u2019t you tell me what you want?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, say it, tell me what you desire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould we choose not to return to the palace?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you want to go back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not that I don\u2019t want to return. It\u2019s just that this is the first time I\u2019m outside, where my eyes can look to the horizon without limits. I wish this could last a little longer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t give you that. I\u2019d love to keep traveling with you and show you new places, but as a king, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
have a responsibility to my people. I\u2019m bound to them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, and that\u2019s why I said I\u2019m selfish, because even though I know you can\u2019t abandon your\u00a0<\/p>\n
duties as king, I wish you would, that you\u2019d always be with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro kissed her, and as he pulled away, he gently caressed her hair and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019m selfish too, for wanting the same thing as you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril hugged him, Alessandro returned the embrace and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes I also wish I could be free of my obligations and relax by your side. But right now, that\u2019s not possible for me. Soon a war will begin, and my duty is to fight in it to protect my\u00a0<\/p>\n
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kingdom, its inhabitants, and above all, to protect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril pulled back a little to look Alessandro in the eyes and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWill that war be against my father?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro didn\u2019t want to lie, he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s right. Your father has been unleashing beasts created by darkness in my kingdom, and I\u2019m sure that\u2019s just the beginning. That\u2019s why we must attack before he gets stronger, before it\u2019s too late and he plunges everything into chaos, filled with violence and darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lowered her gaze and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father is a bad man. I don\u2019t want him to destroy your kingdom, much less its inhabitants. So, I also want to help you in this war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, when the war begins, everything will be in chaos, with death and blood everywhere. I don\u2019t want you to see that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the more reason to let me help you, so I can use my power to heal the wounded.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s too dangerous for others to find out about your powers. Your mother thinks the same, which is why she told you to hide your magic. So for now, we\u2019ll keep it a secret.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least until the right moment arrives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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