I\u2019ll Come When You Need Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian went to Maya\u2019s room, and when he knocked on the door, she took a while to open it. Maya seemed somewhat upset, and when she saw it was him, she said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a surprise, lately, you\u2019re the one coming to find me. Is something wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, can I come in?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya sat on the bed, Cassian remained standing and asked her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, why wouldn\u2019t I be?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, it\u2019s just that during dinner you were very quiet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I had nothing to say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I\u2019m fine, don\u2019t worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian sat next to Maya, took her hand, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSince I met you, you\u2019ve helped me a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you ever need my help with something, just say it, I\u2019ll be there for you, just as you have\u00a0<\/p>\n
been for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what if I ask you for something crazy and reckless?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve asked you for something like that too. We\u2019ll go to the lands of the fairies to find one of the keys to Hades.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose I can also ask for something equally crazy when the time comes, no matter where I ask you to go, you\u2019ll come for me on your white horse, like the princes in fairy tales.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re lucky, I\u2019m a prince, although I\u2019ll soon renounce my title and I have a white horse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen is it a promise? When I need you, will you come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
< I\u2019ll Come When You Need Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya rested her head on Cassian\u2019s shoulder and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had better keep your promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
After several kisses, Alessandro took Abril back to the palace, they went straight to their room, and after crossing the door, he captured her mouth in a long and deep kiss, sweet and demanding. As their panting mouths parted for a moment, Alessandro asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure you\u2019re okay doing this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, today I\u2019ve felt very well, I think I\u2019m getting used to my magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen one of the seals breaks, my magic flows throughout my body. At first, it made me feel unwell, but now I feel better, and I no longer lose consciousness like I used to. I\u2019m improving.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not just saying this to make me feel better, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not. This time I\u2019m really okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo can we continue?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril stood on tiptoe, gave him a soft kiss on the lips, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we can continue from where we left off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro picked her up in his arms and carried her to the bed where he gently laid her down. Although Abril said she was fine, Alessandro didn\u2019t want to put too much pressure on her body, so he was extremely gentle in making love to her. He covered every part of her body with his kisses, his caresses were feather\u2013light, soft and delicate. He made love to her slowly and unhurriedly that day, as if they had all the time in the world to love each other, to be happy, leaving behind all the problems that loomed over their heads.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian sat next to Maya for a while, and neither said a word, there was so much silence that Cassian thought Maya had fallen asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, are you awake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m still awake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I should go and let you rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
< I\u2019ll Come When You Need Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points 6\u00a0<\/p>\n
Normally, Maya would have invited him to stay with her, but Abril\u2019s words kept echoing in her mind: \u201cSharing your body means sharing your feelings, creating a bond that is hard to break over time.\u201d Maya couldn\u2019t create such a bond, which is why she didn\u2019t usually stay too long with one person, her relationships were always short, she needed to start drawing a line\u00a0<\/p>\n
between her and Cassian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I think it\u2019s best if you go. I\u2019m tired, I\u2019m sleepy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian was very surprised by Maya\u2019s response. He had actually thought she would invite him to stay, but since she didn\u2019t, he left a bit puzzled, and before closing the door, he said. goodbye to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood night, see you tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya replied and closed the door. He stood by the door for a while, hoping she would open it and say it had all been a joke, but that didn\u2019t happen, so he returned to his room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Abril fell asleep, she dreamed of her mother again, and her mother had a worried expression on her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, what\u2019s wrong? You look worried.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, today I felt a strange power in the palace, I sensed a darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt something strange this afternoon, but I don\u2019t know if it was the darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you were safe here, but I\u2019m not sure anymore. Maybe the darkness is also in this palace, so you must be very careful, Abril. Vritra must not discover your power, not yet. I think. it\u2019s time for you to break another seal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril did everything her mother told her. She broke another of the seals that contained her magic. It was strange, but this time she didn\u2019t feel tired; on the contrary, she felt full of power.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sophia took Abril\u2019s hands and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you feel it? Your magic is filling you, giving you power.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I can feel it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom now on, you won\u2019t get tired when one of the seals breaks. Your body is getting used to your magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut how should I use my magic?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
376\u00a0<\/p>\n
< I\u2019ll Come When You Need Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will teach you how to use it, how to defend and protect yourself, because I feel that the danger might be closer than we think, and you must be prepared for what comes. But only use your magic as a last resort. Remember, you must hide your power from others, at least until the final seal is broken.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will do so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Cassian went to Maya\u2019s room, knocked on the door repeatedly, but she didn\u2019t answer. One of the maids approached and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPrince Cassian, if you\u2019re looking for Miss Maya, she left a while ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo where?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, she didn\u2019t say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian wondered where she had gone so early. He went to the training room, and upon arriving, he was very surprised to see Maya. She was using a bow, shooting several arrows, and all hit the target. Cassian was fascinated by her skill and wondered what else she might\u00a0<\/p>\n
be able to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dorian, one of the soldiers, was standing close to Maya, praising her for her skill with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
bow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re very good at this, your skill is undoubtedly incredible. Who taught you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father, he gave me a bow as soon as I was old enough to hold it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dorian was a tall young man with blond hair and blue eyes, very attractive. Cassian approached them, interrupting them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dorian gave a formal greeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning, Your Highness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you have to train?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, with your permission.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Dorian left, Maya said to him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou seem very grumpy today, didn\u2019t you have a good night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true, I\u2019m like usual.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mays shot another arrow and replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not trus, you seem upset today\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve stready said no\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 don\u2019t want to fight, so let\u2019s leave it at that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018But I\u2019m not ups\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mays looked at him as if to say, \u201cDo you really want to keep this up?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian, seeing that Maye was starting to get annoyed, changed the subjec\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 thought we would have breakfast together\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t ask me, so I didn\u2019t know you wanted us to have breakfast together\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, we usually do, so I didn\u2019t know i had to ask?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next time, tell me, or I won\u2019t know. You must be clear about what you want?\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Heartfelt Wonds\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heartfelt Words\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya ignored Cassian for the rest of the day, leaving him to wonder if he had done something to offend her, as she seemed distant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He often sought her out, but she would excuse herself, saying she had things to do. He barely saw her at meals, and when he went to her room at night, she would say she was tired and that they would talk the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian had just returned to his room, pacing back and forth, trying to remember what he had done to make Maya avoid him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone knocked on his door, and he thought it was Maya, so he hurried to open it, but was disappointed to see it was Alessandro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAh, it\u2019s you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you expecting someone else?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, come in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro entered and closed the door behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow is the investiture ceremony. How are you feeling about it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNervous, it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve attended any social event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, that\u2019s why I\u2019m here to keep you company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShouldn\u2019t you be keeping Abril company? This will be her first social event; she must be very\u00a0<\/p>\n
nervous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than nervous, I would say she\u2019s excited, very excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen she won\u2019t be able to sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, she\u2019s already asleep; she\u2019s broken another magical seal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut is she okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I think they don\u2019t affect her as much as before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut why do you seem worried?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril is eagerly awaiting the ball; I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be just as she dreams. All the eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
of the nobles would be on her, malicious and resentful eyes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1-4\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Heartfelt Words\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you afraid she\u2019ll get hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
425 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nobles are cruel; they feel too much hatred for King Venobich, and I know it\u2019s the same hatred they feel for Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true, maybe it\u2019s not a good idea for her to make an appearance during the investiture ceremony.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t want to hide her; I want everyone to recognize her as my queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say that either, I just think her entrance should be more dramatic, avoid the ceremony and appear during the ball. You want her to be recognized as your queen before all the nobility, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I have an idea to make everyone bow before her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m listening then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had been a week since Abril managed to break another of the seals that contained her magic, and since then, her mother had taught her a lot about her magic, how to manipulate it and how to attack if necessary. She still struggled a bit to control it, but she wasn\u2019t doing too badly. After everything her mother taught her, she always said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember, Abril, you must never reveal your power; it must always remain hidden.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Those words had become like a spell that Abril had to repeat every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI must not show my power, I must hide it from others.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the end of her training that night, Sophia caressed her daughter\u2019s cheek, gave her a sweet look, and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you\u2019re ready to break another seal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you really think I\u2019m ready?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you\u2019ve become strong, and your power hasn\u2019t fully awakened yet. Abril, you are very powerful, your magic has no limit, but that makes you dangerous. Many will see you as their enemy. Your path will not be easy. That\u2019s why I want to prepare you, because there will come a time when I won\u2019t be able to help you, when you\u2019ll have to walk alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you leave?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
s Heartfelt Words\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, I shouldn\u2019t be here anymore. I died a long time ago, but I couldn\u2019t leave completely because I didn\u2019t want to leave you alone, I wanted to protect my little one, but when the last\u00a0<\/p>\n
seal breaks, I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril couldn\u2019t hear the last thing her mother said because one of the maids shook her shoulder, waking her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, you must wake up, today is the ball. There are many things to prepare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat time is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost noon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril jumped out of bed in a panic and said to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you wake me up sooner? The investiture ceremony is at noon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The maids exchanged glances, none of them daring to mention that the king had decided she wouldn\u2019t attend the naming ceremony. Just then, the door opened, revealing the king in a white suit adorned with gold and a red cape draped over his shoulders. Abril had only seen Alessandro in formal attire on their wedding day, and she was captivated by how handsome\u00a0<\/p>\n
he looked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may leave now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro ordered the maids to leave. Once they were alone, Alessandro approached Abril,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and she said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look very handsome.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI overslept. I\u2019ll ask the maids to help me get ready quickly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro placed his hands on Abril\u2019s shoulders and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait a moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s already late. If I don\u2019t hurry, I won\u2019t be ready in time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I came to tell you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want you to be at Cassian\u2019s naming ceremony.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Heartfelt Words\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want the nobles to see you before the ball.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flood of negative thoughts rushed through Abril\u2019s mind, and she asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you ashamed of me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took her face in his hands and, with a firm look, he replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand. Just yesterday, you agreed I should attend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Fondo\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly high\u2013ranking nobles typically attend the naming ceremony. When you make your first social appearance, I want all the nobles to be present. I want them all to be speechless when they see you. That\u2019s why I decided it\u2019s best to wait until the ball, so that they will all know you are my wife and my beloved queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noticing Abril\u2019s downcast expression, Alessandro said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby, I know you were eagerly waiting for this, but I want to make it very clear to them that they must respect you, and this is the best way to do it. Do you trust me on this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril couldn\u2019t hide her clear disappointment, but she trusted Alessandro, so she replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I trust you, let\u2019s do things as you say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro explained to Abril the plan he had devised with Cassian, then he kissed her and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for trusting me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI always will. I put my faith in your hands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her sincere words, Alessandro felt guilty, as he had initially considered using her as a weapon, a secret he had never shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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