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Part II: Despair\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro was extremely worried. Abril had cut off communication abruptly. He hadn\u2019t slept all night. He tried to contact her countless times but had no success. His messenger bird arrived at dawn. Although he knew the bird was tired, he had to ask it to carry a message to Sirius\u2013he needed to know that Abril was okay, or he would go insane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro spent the entire morning feeling like his heart would stop at any moment because of the fear and anxiety he felt. He was in his office when Cassian arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLessan, are you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been knocking on your door for a while. Since you didn\u2019t answer, I had to come in. You look terrible. What happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Abril.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid something happen to her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro ran his hand through his hair and told him in a trembling voice filled with fear, \u201cI don\u2019t know. Yesterday, I was talking to her using the pendants Maya gave me, but suddenly there was a loud noise and a commotion. She cut off communication, and ever since then, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
haven\u2019t heard from her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you tried contacting her again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, all night, but she doesn\u2019t respond. Maybe she\u2019s not wearing the necklace; I\u2019m afraid something has happened to her, Cassian. I\u2019m really afraid of losing her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, brother. Taren and Sirius are with her. I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll be fine. Maybe she didn\u2019t know how to use the necklace, and that\u2019s why she didn\u2019t wear it. Did you explain how to use it to her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro remembered that his note had been very vague and that he hadn\u2019t told her she had to wear the necklace at all times. Cassian, seeing his brother hesitate to respond, said to him, \u201cI don\u2019t think you told her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t very clear in explaining how it works.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe she was in a place where she couldn\u2019t talk, and that\u2019s why she cut off\u00a0<\/p>\n
communication. She\u2019ll surely contact you soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cLessan, I understand your anxiety. I have also been far from the woman I love, and I know it\u2019s not easy. You always think of the worst, but think positively. Think that she is doing well and will soon be here with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right. Maybe it was just my imagination. It\u2019s just that knowing she\u2019s in such a dangerous place, facing monsters and who knows what other dangers, terrifies me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril is very powerful. The monsters are no problem for her. If they attack her, she\u2019ll turn\u00a0<\/p>\n
them into ashes with her silver flames.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but the monsters are not the only thing that worries me. She\u2019s going to meet her brother, and her sister is still free. We don\u2019t know when she might attack again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right, but I don\u2019t think Enzo is capable of doing anything. He\u2019s prevented by the bond that ties them together from the union they made. As for Cira, Abril has already defeated her once. If she gets in her way again, I\u2019m sure she can take her down again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian\u2019s words calmed Alessandro\u2019s anxiety a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Cas. You always know how to calm me down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what brothers are for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shortly after Enzo left the room, a servant entered and led them to their rooms, which were all close to each other. This brought them some relief as they didn\u2019t think it was a good idea to separate while being in enemy territory. Before entering their rooms, Sirius said, \u201cIf you need anything, don\u2019t shout unless you\u2019re dying. At the moment, I just want to have a good\u00a0<\/p>\n
bath and rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said it jokingly, but Abril and Taren understood what he meant: if something strange happened, they just had to give a shout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the servant opened the door, Taren and Sirius entered first. They checked the room to make sure there was no danger, pretending to admire how beautiful the room was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius said, \u201cI hope our rooms are as beautiful as this one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon hearing that, Abril entered confidently. Taren and Sirius went to their rooms and exaggeratedly praised their rooms to let it be known that everything was fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, the servant informed them that they could request whatever they wanted; they just had to call a maid by pulling a cord next to the bed. Everyone closed their doors, but that servant remained in the hallway as if he was watching them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril felt tired. She sat on the bed. It was so soft that for a moment she thought about lying down, closing her eyes, and sleeping like a log, but then she remembered that she had ended\u00a0<\/p>\n
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her call abruptly. He must be very worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took the pendant out of her pocket, put it around her neck, and started calling Alessandro, thinking of him and saying his name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlessandro, are you there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro always wore the pendant, so when he heard Abril\u2019s voice, he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off him. He felt like he could breathe again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby, are you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. I was really worried. I tried to reach you, but you didn\u2019t answer. What happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cA group of drunk people caused a big commotion in the streets, so I ended the call. I didn\u2019t answer because I had the pendant in my pocket and didn\u2019t hear you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro felt relieved to hear that nothing bad had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank God you\u2019re okay. I thought something bad had happened and that\u2019s why you weren\u2019t answering.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for worrying you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was partly my fault. I should have told you that the pendant only works if it\u2019s touching your skin. So wear it all the time, that way we can communicate at all times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAgreed. I\u2019ll keep it on at all times. I won\u2019t take it off again. By the way, I am at the palace of Lajos.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow has everything gone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood. I haven\u2019t had any problems with my brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease be careful. I don\u2019t trust him at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe neither, but at the moment, I don\u2019t think he would dare to do something to me. He needs me to save his kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill, be careful. We don\u2019t know if he might be helping your sister.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll have it under control.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHope to see you soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril still wanted to continue helping the inhabitants of Laios. That\u2019s why, no matter how\u00a0<\/p>\n
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much she wished, she would still take a little longer to reunite with her family. With a melancholic tone, she replied, \u201cI also hope to see you soon, my love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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