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Alessandro was heading to his office when he saw Abril walking in the garden with Noah, There was no maid accompanying her, which seemed strange to him, so he said to Gabriel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo ahead, I\u2019ll come later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel, seeing where the king was heading, thought to himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLooks like it\u2019s going to be another day where I have to handle everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel knew that when the king met with his wife, he left all his work behind; he would disappear for the rest of the afternoon. That still seemed strange to Gabriel; he found it hard to believe that the king, who diligently fulfilled all his duties, would leave everything for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Alessandro arrived where Abril and Noah were, he saw that Abril had red marks on her\u00a0<\/p>\n
arms, as if she had been grabbed very forcefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened to you, why do you have red marks on your arms?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah knelt and replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Majesty, if I had arrived earlier, she wouldn\u2019t have been hurt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro, in a fury, asked Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho dared to lay a hand on you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCalm down, Lessan, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah, who was it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the maids; she was a spy in the service of Lady Victoria Vampel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSend that maid to the dungeon and ban Victoria from the palace; I don\u2019t want to see her here\u00a0<\/p>\n
again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah went to carry out the king\u2019s orders. Alessandro approached Abril, stroked the red marks on her arm, and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo they hurt a lot?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t hurt, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought all the rats had been eliminated; I suppose there are still some left. A second\u00a0<\/p>\n
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cleaning will have to be done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, what will happen to that maid?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sin of touching a member of the royal family is death.*\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want anyone\u2019s blood to be shed because of me, don\u2019t harm her, just expel her from the palace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s too light a punishment; if you don\u2019t want me to kill her, I\u2019ll cut off her hands for daring to touch you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I don\u2019t want you to hurt her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe hurt you first, Aby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t do it, Lessan, please, I don\u2019t want to be like my father, I\u2019m asking you, don\u2019t harm her expelling her from the palace is more than enough, I\u2019m fine, it\u2019s not as if she mortally wounded me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro felt his blood boil with rage; he saw expelling that maid as too light a punishment. Abril, seeing that he didn\u2019t respond, said to him again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPromise me, Lessan, that you won\u2019t harm that maid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro caressed her cheek and through clenched teeth said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, I promise, I won\u2019t harm her, I\u2019ll just expel her from the palace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis time I\u2019ll be lenient because you\u2019re asking me, but there won\u2019t be a next time. You are very valuable to me, Abril; if anyone hurts you, I won\u2019t hold back and will make them regret ever being born, no matter who they are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBloodshed only brings more blood, and I don\u2019t want that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you don\u2019t like it, sometimes shedding blood is necessary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as I can avoid it, I will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will soon start the war, and in war, bloodshed is inevitable. Even if you ask me not to participate or to hold back, I won\u2019t be able to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but this time you can choose whether to do it or not, so don\u2019t do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alessandro still had a lot of work pending, but he didn\u2019t want to leave Abril alone, so he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to head to my office to finish my work. Would you like to come with me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a burden.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re never a bother. Besides, there are too many nobles in the palace today. I\u2019d feel more\u00a0<\/p>\n
at ease with you by my side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, then I\u2019ll go with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived at the office, Gabriel was surprised as he didn\u2019t expect the king to return so soon, much less accompanied, he greeted Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took his place behind the desk and said to Abril.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can make yourself comfortable. Gabriel, what are the most important matters for today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel responded by handing him some documents and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to approve the budgets to start working on the granaries we will use to store provisions for the\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel fell silent, unsure if he should say what they were for in front of the princess, Alessandro said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cContinue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo store provisions for when the war begins.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe borderlands are always the most affected during war, when the war starts, we must move those people to a safe place. I want my people to suffer as little as possible during the\u00a0<\/p>\n
war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had also thought about that, Your Majesty, but I haven\u2019t yet decided where we could\u00a0<\/p>\n
relocate them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro stood up and went to look at a large map of the kingdom hanging on the wall and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lands of Marquis Parret are far from the border but not too far. If we move them there,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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they will be safe during the war\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s true, that\u2019s a good idea, but do you think he will agree to host all those people?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d better if he still wants to keep his title of marquis\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro returned to his seat behind the desk, signed the budgets after reviewing them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
nel left, and when he did, Abril said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tm sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you apologizing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Im not the only one who wants to avoid bloodshed, you do too. You also want to protect your people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I can seem cruel at times, but that\u2019s not the case. I just want my kingdom to be at peace, and to achieve that, war is imminent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril approached Alessandro and said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou work hard for this kingdom, I would also like to do the same. How can I help you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust having you by my side is more than enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I don\u2019t have the required skills to help you, but I learn quickly. If you teach me, I can also be of assistance. I don\u2019t want to be just a pretty doll decorating the room; I want to be your partner and support.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really want to help me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I want to stop being the useless princess who just strolls around the garden.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro saw conviction in Abril\u2019s eyes. He knew she was very serious, so he agreed to her\u00a0<\/p>\n
request.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, if that\u2019s what you want, I\u2019ll ask Gabriel to teach you how to handle some tasks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if it doesn\u2019t seem like it, I\u2019m a quick learner. You only need to tell me something once, and I won\u2019t forget it. My teacher when I was young, despite not liking me, always praised me for that. I learned to read and write at an early age, although they stopped teaching me when I turned 6 when they found out I didn\u2019t possess magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was surprised to hear what Abril was saying. Although royalty started their studies early, they usually didn\u2019t learn to read and write until the age of 7. He asked her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, how old were you when you learned to read?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think it was at four years old.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were really young.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
425 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, well, the heirs to the throne of the kingdom of Lalos usually take classes at an early age, although according to my teacher, I was the first to learn to read and write at such a young age. My brothers, for example, learned to read and write when they were 6 years old. They hated me for learning before them and never forgave me for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou almost never talk about your brothers, didn\u2019t you get along with them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t care for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro saw a certain discomfort in Abril; it was clear she didn\u2019t want to talk about them, so he decided not to insist further on that topic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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