Part II: Don\u2019t kill her\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril was getting ready to leave when someone knocked on her door. She and Sirius looked at\u00a0<\/p>\n
each other, wondering who it could be and if they should open up or pretend not to be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbril, it\u2019s Enzo. Can I come in?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing it was Enzo, Abril opened the door. Seeing she was wearing a cloak and carrying a travel\u00a0<\/p>\n
bag, he asked, \u201cAre you going somewhere?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to go back to Laios.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many monsters in the city. Can\u2019t you stay a little longer?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I must return to Laios. My daughter is sick; she needs me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems that got to you. You were always sick as a child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Enzo mentioned she was always sick as a child, Abril understood why. It was because her magic had been suppressed, just as she had done with Lissana. Abril clenched her hands into fists and thought, *I\u2019m an idiot. Why didn\u2019t I think of the consequences this would have for Lissana?*\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe weapons you blessed have been a great help. We\u2019ve finally been able to stand up to those monsters, but there\u2019s still something I need your help with. Please stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but I can\u2019t. I have to go back to Laios. My daughter needs me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s an entire kingdom here that needs you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, and I wish I could do more for this kingdom, but I can\u2019t. My daughter is my priority. I\u2019ve blessed your weapons and closed the rift to Hades. I can\u2019t do anything more for you right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand. If that\u2019s what you\u2019ve decided, I won\u2019t insist any further.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat surprises me. I thought you\u2019d try to force me to stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd would it have worked?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I thought. I know this kingdom isn\u2019t a pleasant place for you and that you\u2019re not obligated to help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right. I don\u2019t have a single good memory of this place, but that doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t want to help. But my family needs me, and I\u2019m not going to abandon them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish you good luck, and be very careful with Cira\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou be careful, too. She wants revenge on you as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Parti Don\u2019t fall her\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee you, Enzo,\u00a0<\/p>\n
$25 Ports\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril headed for the door. Before she crossed the threshold, Enzo said, \u201cAbril, if you can, save Cira.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve changed, Last time you told me to kill her,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve realized it\u2019s lonely to have no family, Cira harassed me all the time and wanted to kill me every chance she got, but I know that was never her will at least, not the killing me part. Otherwise, I\u2019d be dead already. We both grew up fighting for the throne, fighting to prove who was better because if we didn\u2019t prove our worth, we\u2019d end up like you: forgotten in a corner of the palace. We\u00a0<\/p>\n
were just children who longed for our father\u2019s love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess none of us had a good childhood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right. None of us had a loving father. We were all forgotten by our father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s true. Our father was being controlled by the darkness, but even though he didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
show it, he did love us,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to know that. Thanks for telling me. By the way, if you\u2019re in a hurry, you can use the shortcut. You\u2019ll only need a scroll to get to Cosset. Although right now it\u2019s blocked by monsters, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
think you\u2019ll be able to open it again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour goodwill makes me think you just want to use me to open that path again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI only mentioned it because you said you were in a hurry. It\u2019s your decision which way to go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Enzo didn\u2019t seem to be the wicked and twisted person she thought he was, he was undoubtedly brilliant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich way is the shortcut?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the same path you used when you were taken to Cosset. Do you remember?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril had an excellent memory, so she did remember.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I remember. Thanks for the information.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril left the room with Sirius. As they walked down the hall, they ran into Enzo\u2019s assistant, Hans. He approached them and bowed before Abril. She responded to his greeting with a slight nod and continued walking until Hans\u2018 words made her stop\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPrincess Abril\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril turned to face him and said, \u201cI\u2019m not a princess anymore. I\u2019m the Queen of Cosset now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, and I didn\u2019t call you \u2018Princess\u2018 because I don\u2019t know that or your title. I did it because I want to recognize you as the princess of this kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part # Don\u2019t kill her\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a request, although I don\u2019t know if you can fulfill it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hans continued, \u201cDon\u2019t kill Princess Cira. Make her the way she used to be. Free her from the\u00a0<\/p>\n
darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you care so much about Cira?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I love her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you her lover?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, my love was never reciprocated, but that doesn\u2019t change how I feel about her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hans bent at the waist, lowered his head, and began to plead, \u201cPlease, don\u2019t kill her. Help her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do my best to help her, but I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s anything left to save, so I\u2019m not promising anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven so, please try. I beg you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you so much for accepting my request, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril turned and began to walk away. As they did, Sirius said, \u201cYour brother and that guy are hypocrites. Even though they know she wants to destroy your life, they\u2019re asking you to save her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf saving her is in my power, I will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t show so much kindness. It will only bring you trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not kindness. Whether I like it or not, I also share blood ties with Cira. Although I see nothing\u00a0<\/p>\n
good in her, there are those who do and are waiting for her return. That\u2019s why, if I can help her, I will.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope you don\u2019t regret that decision later on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope I don\u2019t regret what I\u2019m saying either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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