Heart Racing\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian watched Maya, who was sleeping peacefully beside him, but he couldn\u2019t fall asleep. He was nervous. Maya turned over and draped her arm across his abdomen. Cassian felt his heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
race, from having her so close. In the end, he couldn\u2019t take it anymore, he got out of bed, placed a pillow on the floor, and settled down to sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, when Maya woke up and saw him sleeping on the floor, she gently shook his\u00a0<\/p>\n
shoulder to wake him and asked, \u201cWhat are you doing sleeping on the floor? Don\u2019t tell me you fell\u00a0<\/p>\n
out of bed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not, it\u2019s just that the bed wasn\u2019t comfortable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the floor was more comfortable?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stood up and replied, \u201cYes, it\u2019s better for the back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you insist.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian brushed off his clothes and said, \u201cI\u2019ll go order breakfast for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he left the room, Cassian covered his face with his hand, feeling embarrassed that Maya had seen him sleeping on the floor. One of the guards who was on duty in the hallway approached him and asked, \u201cPrince Cassian, are you alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian composed himself and asked, \u201cDo you know if my brother is already awake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, a moment ago he ordered us to prepare the carriage and horses; we\u2019ll leave after breakfast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll go order my breakfast; I\u2019m sure we won\u2019t take long to leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want, I can go order your breakfast for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks, but I\u2019d prefer to go myself; it\u2019ll help clear my head.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian headed to the inn\u2019s tavern, approached the bar, and asked the innkeeper to send breakfast to the room. On his way back to the room, he was surprised to see Ethan, the elf they had met at\u00a0<\/p>\n
the information guild.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instinctively, he hid and asked himself what that man was doing there. He kept watching for a moment until a guard approached him. It was Rafael, who said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPrince Cassian, His Majesty has summoned you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian did not respond, his gaze fixed on Ethan. Rafael followed the prince\u2019s gaze and, upon\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heart Racing\u00a0<\/p>\n
seeing a blond man with golden eyes in the tavern, said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat could that man be doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe blond man with golden eyes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, do you know him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really know him, but he approached Her Majesty Abril when we escorted her into town.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe called Her Majesty Sophia. I think he mistook her for someone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go back, and don\u2019t approach that man.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you wish, Prince Cassian.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian went to find his brother. He knocked on the door insistently, and when it opened,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Cas?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to talk to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing him so anxious made Alessandro worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHas something happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby, would you mind leaving us alone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Abril left, Cassian said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe elf I met at the information guild is here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s looking for Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently, he has already seen her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d better talk alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, I\u2019ll be right back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
0\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Heart Racing\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cham\u00a0<\/p>\n
After leaving the room, Alessandro and Cassian headed to Cassian\u2019s room. Seeing the king, Maya\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you give us a moment? I need to talk to my brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Maya left the room, Cassian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe elf I met at the guild of information is here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, apparently elves have a unique characteristic, their golden eyes; they can\u2019t hide them even with magic. I\u2019m sure it was him, and I think he\u2019s looking for Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would he be looking for her? He doesn\u2019t even know her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re wrong about that. It seems when Abril went for a walk in the town where she picked up Otis and Joe, he saw her. She used magic to change her hair color, remember?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat day, Abril mentioned she looked a lot like her mother with blonde hair, as if she were seeing herself in a mirror.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you getting at?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the guards who accompanied her that day told me that theman called Abril Sophia. That\u2019s the name of Abril\u2019s mother. I think he confused her and is now looking for her, thinking Abril is her\u00a0<\/p>\n
mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro remained silent for a moment, and Cassian broke that silence by saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the best thing would be for us to leave immediately. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s true or not, but Maya told me that elves don\u2019t let their descendants wander around since they consider them of noble blood. If they discover Abril\u2019s identity, they might try to take her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t let them take her. I\u2019ll stop anyone who tries to take my wife from me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t let them take her either, but we must be cautious. It\u2019s best if we leave quietly. We don\u2019t know how much strength or power the elves possess. In reality, we don\u2019t know anything about them. Starting a war with them isn\u2019t wise, especially since we already have a powerful enemy to defeat; King Venobich.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro knew his brother was right, that the best thing was to flee at that moment. He didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
|||\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heart Racing\u00a0<\/p>\n
want to risk that man seeing Abril and trying to take her away from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re totally right, I\u2019ve already asked them to get the carriage and horses ready, we\u2019ll leave\u00a0<\/p>\n
immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
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