Gathering with the Nobles\u00a0<\/p>\n
*25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gathering with the Nobles\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Alessandro woke up, he found himself alone. Abril had gotten up at some point without him noticing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked around the room for her; she was on the balcony receiving the first rays of the sun, her auburn hair flowing in the breeze. She looked beautiful, and he stared at her intently. For a moment, he feared losing her, as if she were going to fly away off the balcony, leaving him behind, and that terrified him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril returned to the room and, seeing that he was already awake, greeted him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Lessan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Aby, how are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine, I just needed a good night\u2019s sleep; I\u2019m feeling totally refreshed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you dream of your mother last night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril knew that every time she told Alessandro she had dreamed about her deceased mother, he would worry. She didn\u2019t want to lie to him, but she thought it would be for the best; otherwise, he wouldn\u2019t stop worrying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, she doesn\u2019t always visit me in my dreams; sometimes days go by without her appearing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro got out of bed, approached her, removed a small leaf from her hair that had flown over to her, showed it to her, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you been awake for long?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I woke up a little while ago, saw the sun rising, and wanted to watch the sunrise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you wake me up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you seemed tired. I know you were busy, so I didn\u2019t want to disturb your precious sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to sleep very little; for me, three hours of sleep does the trick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not, three hours is far from enough. If I only slept three hours, I would end up getting sick, so don\u2019t do it; I don\u2019t want to see you fall ill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about that; your husband is full of life, I won\u2019t fall ill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adni sat on the erge of the bed and said to him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
* don\u2019t do it I can\u2019t bear losing you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro caressed Abril\u2019s cheek, kissed her forehead, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t happen, I\u2019ll always be by your side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stayed with Abril for a while, then had to get out of bed even though all he wanted was to hug Abril and stay like that with her for the rest of his life. But he knew that was impossible, as king, he had many duties to fulfill, and that day in particular, he couldn\u2019t stay with Abril and escape from his work, as he had a meeting with the nobles. That day, he would be announcing that Cassian would soon be appointed as a duke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro knew this would cause displeasure among the nobles, but Cassian seemed to have made a decision, and he wanted to respect it. Especially because it would be of great help, the war could start at any moment, and the last thing the kingdom needed was internal strife, causing it to fragment. They needed to be united to face what was coming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew that with Cassian, who has fully recovered from his injury, many nobles who had formed factions before the war would rise again, as there were many nobles who hated him for not being a puppet they could manipulate. What they didn\u2019t know was that his brother was even worse than him; Cassian never bowed to anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro hugged Abril tightly, and she gave small taps on his arm to get his attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, not so tight, I can\u2019t breathe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I got carried away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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