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When Cassian finished organizing the guards, he went directly to Maya\u2019s room, knocked on the door with his knuckles, and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, are you awake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya was awake; she couldn\u2019t sleep. Upon hearing Cassian\u2019s voice, she got up and opened\u00a0<\/p>\n
the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone can sleep tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I come in?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, come in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon entering the room, Cassian saw Maya\u2019s dress lying on the floor beside the bed, torn. He asked, \u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve already told you yes, I just have a few bruises from the fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShow me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have them all over my body. Do you want me to take off my clothes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you did was reckless. You should have informed the guards if you saw something strange on the roof. There was no need to expose yourself to danger like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can fight my own battles, Cassian. I\u2019m not as weak as I seem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian took Maya\u2019s hand, noticing several bruises starting to form.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should go to Abril to have\u00a0<\/p>\n
go to Abril to have your wounds healed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have any wounds, just a few bruises.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven so, you should do it. I don\u2019t like seeing you hurt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I don\u2019t like seeing you dirty. You look awful; your face is so full of dust and dirt that I can\u2019t even see it clearly. You need to take a bath.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, I\u2019ll go now, but I couldn\u2019t go to sleep without checking that you were okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya pulled Cassian\u2019s hand and led him to the bathroom. The bathtub was full of water. She started to undress him and said, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you thanking me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cFor caring about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian felt the urge to kiss her. He took Maya\u2019s chin, making her lift her face, looked directly into her eyes, and asked, \u201cCan I kiss you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian\u2019s question left her a little surprised, since it was usually her who did the asking to kiss him or simply did the kissing. It seemed strange to her that he asked for a kiss, but deep down she liked it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian leaned in to kiss her, but Maya stopped him before he touched her lips and said, \u201cBut first, clean up, you\u2019re a mess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya headed to the door, and before crossing the threshold, she said, \u201cWhen you\u2019re clean, you can touch me, not before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She closed the door after leaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian laughed at Maya\u2019s response. After taking a bath, he returned to the room wrapped in a robe which was too small for him but covered what was necessary. Maya was lying on the bed. She patted the bed and said, \u201cCome, now that you\u2019re clean, I\u2019ll share my bed with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian got under the sheets, rested his head on his arm, kept looking at her, and repeated, \u201cCan I kiss you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya gave him a kiss in response. \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian captured her lips again, his kiss was deep, long, and passionate, leaving Maya breathless. It wasn\u2019t until that moment that Cassian realized how deeply he longed to kiss her, to taste her soft lips. He only let Maya take a breath and then kissed her again, hungry and voracious, wanting more, wanting to keep kissing her until their lips were tired, until the night ended, the moon disappeared, and the radiant sun rose. But she gently stopped him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a few kisses, in a breathless voice, Maya said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s stop for tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian wanted to ask why, but he didn\u2019t dare. She hugged him, buried her face in his chest, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s just sleep tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wrapped her in his arms, satisfied to feel the warmth of her body. That night they only limited themselves to sleeping in embrace, feeling each other\u2019s breath and shared warmth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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When Dantriel and Ethan arrived at the palace, they noticed a strange atmosphere throughout the palace. There were more guards, and they all looked somber, as if something had happened. Ethan and Dantriel went directly to the main palace and requested an audience. with the king. Gabriel led them to a room and told them to sit and wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They waited for quite a while, Ethan began to get impatient and said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m tired of waiting; they\u2019re the ones who need us. Why do we have to wait for them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis war concerns us all, Ethan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur kingdom can fight against the darkness; we don\u2019t need humans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan, in the past when the darkness was fought, all the kingdoms were united. Eleves, fairies, humans, and sorcerers, all fought under one banner, as one people; now the fairies have isolated their kingdom and hate anyone who isn\u2019t a fairy. The sorcerers have scattered\u00a0<\/p>\n
and now there are only a few. We cannot win this war alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe darkness is still weak; if we strike first\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel interrupted him, saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe darkness is not so easy to defeat, Ethan, don\u2019t let your judgment be clouded by your\u00a0<\/p>\n
disdain for humans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t ask me for something I can\u2019t do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I order you. Collaborating with humans is a direct order from our queen. We are here to form an alliance, not to start a war. Don\u2019t forget that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door to the room opened, Alessandro entered, Ethan said, very annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve kept us waiting too long. If you don\u2019t need our help, we\u2019ll be on our way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel replied to silence him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was tired. That night he had only slept a few hours, he said to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a king and have more things to attend to. I can\u2019t come running when you call me. Yesterday we were attacked by monsters, monsters created by the darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan was alarmed to hear they had been attacked and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is Sophia? Is she okay? Is she not hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Annoyed by Ethan\u2019s use of \u201cSophia,\u201d Alessandro replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not Sophia, it\u2019s Abril, and she\u2019s fine, she took care of the monsters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan was more at ease upon hearing she was okay. Dantriel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell us what happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Ports\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday we had a ball, and King Venobich took the opportunity to send monsters created\u00a0<\/p>\n
by the darkness; there were many deaths and injuries.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWere they easy to defeat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, they weren\u2019t; fire no longer affects them as it used to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means they have grown stronger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why they should have killed that man before he got stronger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan said as he let himself fall onto the sofa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they had done so, this wouldn\u2019t have happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActing recklessly wasn\u2019t an option.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven without the darkness, King Venobich is a terrifying and extremely powerful man; it would be suicide to invade a kingdom you know nothing about. I\u2019ve sent several spies, but none have come back. There\u2019s no way to know what\u2019s happening in the kingdom of Laios or what King Venobich is plotting. What we do know is that with yesterday\u2019s attack, he has openly declared war on us. It\u2019s only a matter of time before he sends his troops here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we mustn\u2019t waste any more time; we need to find the keys to the Underworld before he does and prepare for war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need more warriors; your kingdom will send troops to fight in this war, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, that\u2019s why we wanted to speak with you. Our kingdom will send its warriors to fight in this war and will also supply weapons blessed with light magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reinforcements should arrive in a few days; they will join your army, although we will also need help from the mages. I understand you have mages at your service.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mages are currently reinforcing the barriers throughout the kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen they finish, have them join your army, the mages will be of great help during the\u00a0<\/p>\n
battle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know; I\u2019ve already ordered that any mage not currently occupied should come to the palace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we\u2019ll depart today, if possible, to the fairy kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll summon Cassian and Maya; they\u2019ll accompany you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we\u2019ll wait for them here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro headed to the door, and before he crossed the threshold, Ethan said to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake good care of her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to tell me, I will; she is my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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