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Abril, Alessandro, and the knights began cleaning the duchies that very afternoon. Since it was late, they only managed to clear the closest path, which was near the city and the mansion. For several days, they continued this routine, waking up very early and returning late. These were exhausting days for Abril, as
many of the areas where the monsters had appeared were agricultural fields that had died due to the darkness, turning into swamps of black mud. Abril had to purify the land and its surroundings, which was
even more tiring as it consumed a large amount of magic.
When there were no more monsters left in the city of Zathier, Abril blessed all the weapons of the duchy
and said to Duchess Mollin, “Your weapons have been blessed. If the monsters attack again, use these weapons to fight. Only these weapons can harm them.”
The duchess took Abril’s hands and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty. I will always be in debt for what you
have done for us.”
“You have nothing to thank me for; I have only done my duty as queen.”
“I see you have changed a lot since the last time I saw you. I am glad to see you have become a good
queen.”
“You were the first to treat me as a queen, even when everyone despised me for being the enemy’s
daughter. I will never forget that.”
“Now there is no one who would dare think ill of Your Majesty. You have become our savior; many
consider you a saint. Now, no one despises you.”
Alessandro wrapped his arm around Abril’s waist and said, “And they better keep it that way, unless they
want to lose their heads.”
“We must go. Please take care, Duchess, and continue looking after the children as you have been.”
“I will, Your Majesty. When all this is over, please come visit us.”
“I will, I promise.”
The knights were already prepared to depart when Sirius approached them and said, “We should go.”
Abril hugged the duchess and said, “See you soon.”
“I wish you a safe journey, Your Majesty.”
Abril and Alessandro returned to the palace. Kiara was waiting for them at the entrance, and the first thing she did was search for Barto with her eyes. When she confirmed that they were uninjured, she focused her gaze on Abril and Alessandro, who were standing in front of her.
“How did everything go in our absence?”
“Boring, there was nothing to do. There were no attacks.”
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“That’s good,” Abril said, as she was a bit worried that people in the palace might get hurt if Cira attacked.
“And how did it go for you?”
“There were many attacks, but everything is under control now.”
“You must be tired, so I’ll leave you.”
Kiara turned around and started to walk away. Barto followed her, and when they were out of sight of
others, she asked, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”
“Are you still upset?”
“No.”
Barto tried to take Kiara’s hand, but she pulled it away. “But that doesn’t mean our relationship continues.
It’s over.”
“Why are you doing this? I love you, and I know you love me too.”
“It’s true, I still love you, but I don’t want to continue because I know you will never love me the same way I
love you. I will return to my kingdom. I only stopped to tell you this.”
“Why are you leaving?”
“I have nothing left to do here. There’s no reason for me to stay.”
“You plan to run away from me like this.”
“I’m not running away.”
Barto stepped in front of Kiara and forced her to look at him. “Look me in the eyes and tell me you’re not
running away.”
“This is not good for either of us, Barto. Our relationship never should have been and never will be. Everything separates us; it’s like swimming against the current, and I’ve realized I’m doing it alone, and I’m
tired.”
“I’m sorry, I was wrong. Don’t leave me.”
“You didn’t hesitate to leave me first.”
“And I regret it. Give me another chance, Kiara. Don’t leave me. I don’t want to be without you. If you go to Arkala, I’ll never see you again, and that would kill me.”
“It took me a lot to make this decision. Why are you making it even harder than it already is?”
“Because I love you and don’t want to lose you.”
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