Unpleasant Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unpleasant Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril sensed that Alessandro was very anxious, as if something was bothering him, so she\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou seem really anxious. Is something wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, nothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just don\u2019t want to leave you. I want to be by your side. Whenever I\u2019m away from you, I feel\u00a0<\/p>\n
anxious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be fine. You don\u2019t have to be anxious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro caressed her cheek and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that already, but it\u2019s something I can\u2019t help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone knocked on the door; it was Alessandro\u2019s assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, there are many things for today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro sighed and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be right there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He kissed Abril on the cheek and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDuty calls, I must go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you have lunch with me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it will be possible, but I\u2019ll try.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be waiting for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro changed and then left. His assistant was waiting by the door, and he bowed and greeted him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Your Majesty. I apologize for coming so early, but there are many things for today, documents that need your approval, and the meeting with the nobles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, today I have to meet with that pack of vultures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro started walking, and Gabriel followed a few steps behind and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Unpleasant Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t speak that way about the nobles, Your Majesty. They would be offended if they heard you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s the truth. They are like vultures waiting to devour my flesh at the first slip. I want you to speed up the temple. I want the coronation ceremony to be done as soon as possible, and make sure to find a dance teacher for my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA dance teacher?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, a female teacher would be better. I think Lady Elizabeth would be perfect for it. Ask one of the servants to bring her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, are you planning to bring the princess to the ball?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right. She will be formally presented as my wife and my queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel was very surprised by the king\u2019s words, as just a few months ago he had shown disdain and indifference towards the princess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro continued walking as he spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI also want you to start organizing everything for my wife to be crowned as my queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel stopped again and asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? Crown the princess as queen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, do you have a problem with that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, but I don\u2019t think the nobles will like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care. Abril is my wife and, therefore, my queen. Their opinions don\u2019t matter to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro continued walking, and Gabriel had to quicken his pace to catch up with the king.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, are you completely sure about what you\u2019re saying?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, are you also against my wife taking her place on the throne beside me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not, but I\u2019m not sure she\u2019s prepared to be queen. So far, she has never been involved in anything. When she becomes queen, she will have to start being part of social circles and take on her duties as queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about that. When the time comes, she will be ready.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel, seeing the confidence the king showed in the princess, couldn\u2019t say anything more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI also want you to organize a meeting for this week with the generals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWar is imminent, isn\u2019t it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is not the best place to talk about that. There are many ears and eyes watching us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Your Majesty, I was imprudent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChoose better places where you can ask delicate questions next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Alessandro left, Abril called for the maids. After breakfast, they prepared her bath. When they were done, Abril was sitting in front of the vanity and they were combing her hair, one of the maids asked her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful day today, Wouldn\u2019t Your Majesty like to take a walk in the garden?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if that maid hadn\u2019t suggested it, that was precisely what she had planned to do, but upon hearing the maid\u2019s suggestion, she couldn\u2019t help but recall that the first time one of the maids had suggested taking a walk in the garden, she still had some marks on her body from the thorns that had pierced her body that day. Abril shuddered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs something wrong, Your Majesty?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I just recalled something unpleasant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing like some fresh air to clear your head.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose you\u2019re right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the maid finished styling Abril\u2019s hair, Abril asked her to go get something for Koda to eat. After she left, Abril wrote a note and stepped out into the hallway, where another maid was present. She handed her the note and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you please deliver this to Guard Noah?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril returned to the room, and the maid who had been attending to her returned with Koda\u2019s food. After he ate, they headed to the garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they strolled through the garden, the maid insisted they visit the rose garden. Abril had bad memories of that place; she was reluctant, but the maid\u2019s persistence eventually led her there. When they arrived at the rose garden, a blonde woman emerged from the rose bushes. Abril had only seen her once before, but she recognized her immediately as Victoria Vampel, the woman who had been Alessandro\u2019s former fianc\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril looked at the maid who had brought her there, and she avoided her gaze. Abril didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bipasant Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
want to be there, she stepped back, but Victoria said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The maid seized Abril, stopping her from leaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere do you think you\u2019re going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have nothing to do with you, tell her to let me go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, you have matters to attend to with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Victoria approached Abril, lifted Abril\u2019s face with the fan she held, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems it\u2019s true that you\u2019ve started to gain His Majesty\u2019s favor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t let me go, you\u2019ll get into trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlessandro will always put me above you, and don\u2019t think that a few days of Alessandro\u2019s kindness can make you important to him. He and I were engaged for years; our ties are stronger than any you could ever have with him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t know anything about my relationship with Lessan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, are you trying to sound close to him by using his nickname?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can think whatever you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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