Holding on to Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Holding on to Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril continued cleaning Alessandro\u2019s body with a damp cloth, removing traces of blood. As her hands moved skillfully, Lessan began to feel drowsy and let out a big yawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must be very tired, we should sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro hadn\u2019t been sleeping properly since he had been separated from Abril, and at that moment, all the accumulated fatigue seemed to hit him at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we should rest, tomorrow will be a difficult day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took Abril in his arms and carried her to the bed in the middle of the tent, gently laying her down. He lay beside her, embraced her, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t imagine how much I\u2019ve longed to hold you like this, how much I\u2019ve missed you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t imagine it because I lived through it. I felt the same way as you while we were apart. Every day was torture, and you can\u2019t imagine how furious was when you didn\u2019t respond to my letter when I asked you if I could come back. I even thought you had forgotten about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro hugged Abril tighter and whispered in her ear,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI could never forget you; there hasn\u2019t been a single moment when you weren\u2019t on my mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril placed her left hand with the marriage mark over Alessandro\u2019s left hand, their marriage marks glowed faintly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven in the middle of this war, I\u2019m happy to be with you, to be by your side. I\u2019m very happy to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
your wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro pressed Abril closer to him, inhaling the scent of her hair. Abril remembered she had sweated a lot and hadn\u2019t bathed yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease don\u2019t do that, I\u2019m dirty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you\u2019re not, you smell very good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying that, Alessandro fell asleep. She tried to free herself from his embrace, but in the end, she couldn\u2019t. He had clung to her tightly as if afraid she would escape. Abril stopped trying to break free from his arms and fell asleep, enjoying the warmth of her husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Abril woke up feeling Alessandro wasn\u2019t there. When she opened her eyes, she saw him putting on his armor, and he apologized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, did I wake you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, what time is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
< Holding on to Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s early, you can sleep a little longer if you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not at home but on the battlefield, I\u2019m aware of that. I couldn\u2019t sleep in when there are so many\u00a0<\/p>\n
wounded who need care.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro sighed heavily and replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right, at this moment no one can rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going back to the battle?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked Abril, very worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m going to organize my men. The monsters usually attack at dawn.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBe very careful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After he was done putting on his armor, Alessandro approached Abril, kissed her forehead, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will, I promise I\u2019ll come back safe and sound.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d better make sure of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee you later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro left the tent, and Abril did shortly after. She was heading to the infirmary tent when she ran into Ethan. Even though she had her hair in a different color, he recognized her immediately,\u00a0<\/p>\n
although, as always when he saw her, it wasn\u2019t exactly her he was seeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSophia, what are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He asked, very scared, as if he had seen a ghost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m helping, aren\u2019t I?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan took Abril by the arms and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t be here, you must leave immediately. This place is very dangerous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan\u2019s hands trembled slightly; he seemed terrified that she was there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must leave. I don\u2019t want to lose you again, go immediately to a safe place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt a bit of pity. She knew all those words and concern weren\u2019t directed at her but at her\u00a0<\/p>\n
mother. She placed her hand over Ethan\u2019s and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate your concern, but I can\u2019t leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Holding on to Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t try to convince me to go, because I won\u2019t. That\u2019s the decision I\u2019ve made. I know when you see me, you see my mother, but remember I\u2019m not her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis place is too dangerous, don\u2019t you see?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I see, but everything I care about, everything I love is here. That\u2019s why I can\u2019t leave, even if it means risking my life, I\u2019ll fight for them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan released Abril, lowered his gaze, and then clenched his hands tightly. He couldn\u2019t deny that what Abril had said was true; every time he saw her he saw Sophia and couldn\u2019t help but worry\u00a0<\/p>\n
about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake care, and don\u2019t make any mistakes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan said, then left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lionel, one of the tower\u2019s mages, approached Abril and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAmara, where have you been? I\u2019ve been looking for you everywhere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs something up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the wounded, we need help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril glanced in the direction Ethan had gone, but he was already gone. Lionel led her to a tent where there were soldiers with severe wounds and injuries. Upon seeing their condition, Abril\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I treated the seriously wounded yesterday?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese soldiers were treated yesterday by the doctors and the other mages. However, their wounds are so critical that they were discarded. Usually, they attend to the wounded who have a chance of surviving; these are separated. Most die, and only a few survive such wounds. I suppose they are destined to die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt disgusted; the situation brought back bitter memories. In the past, she had been in a similar situation, yet she had never given up; she had clung to life, just like many of those soldiers who fought with all their might to survive. She rolled up the sleeves of her tunic and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNever say they\u2019re destined to die again. Can\u2019t you see they\u2019re fighting with all they\u2019ve got, even if everything\u2019s against them? Don\u2019t discard anyone; no one has the right to decide who lives and who\u00a0<\/p>\n
dies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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