Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 393

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Light’s Protection

“I see.”

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Abril was worried about Alessandro. She knew he was strong, yet she couldn’t help but fear something might happen to him. She tapped her cheeks to focus on what was in front of her at that moment. Lionel said to her, “Why are you hitting yourself?”

“I just wanted to focus.”

“You’re nuts.”

Abril continued treating the wounded, and when she finished with the last one, she left the tent and looked toward the battlefield. Beyond the invisible barrier that separated them, she saw a gruesome scene of monsters and fallen soldiers. It reminded her of the prophecy her mother had once told her. Until that moment, Abril hadn’t thought much about it, but she wondered how her mother knew that would happen.

Sirius approached Abril and, seeing her so distracted, asked, “Is something wrong?”

“No, I’d better go check on how the wounded I treated yesterday are doing.”

“They’re fine, they have fully recovered, today they joined the battlefield.”

Abril looked toward the battlefield. “I hope they survive.”

“That depends on their luck.”

“Maybe I shouldn’t have healed their wounds completely, so they wouldn’t have had to return to the

battlefield.”

“Do you know why we, as mages, stay behind the barrier?”

Abril had also wondered about it, since mages were good at attacking magic and some were even

excellent warriors, but she hadn’t asked anyone.

“The truth is, I don’t.”

“We are the last barrier; if the soldiers fail, we must protect the city and its citizens. Our duty is to tend to the wounded, but we do it knowing that if they all perish, the army will fall, leaving only us. But as you can see, we are few, so the only thing we could do is exhaust all our magic to create a strong and impenetrable barrier, sacrificing ourselves, so others may live; that’s why, if you can heal someone, do it fully, not halfway, to prevent them from returning to the battlefield, because if we all remain behind the barrier, who will fight the enemy?”

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.”

“You didn’t know, but I hope now that you do, you’ll use your power to help us win this war.”

“That’s why I’m here.”

“No, you’re actually here for Alessandro, but I hope you don’t just want to save him. Think of the people who live in these lands as well, and fight for them too. Remember, as the queen of Cosset, it is your duty to fight for them, even if you don’t know them.”

Darkness Resides in Everyone

“Please.”

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“Okay, I’ll take care of the wounded while you fight. I’ll be waiting for you on this side of the barrier, but if

you need me, remember I’ll be here for you.”

“Thank you for understanding, Aby.”

Cassian entered the tent without warning, cleared his throat to get their attention, and said.

“Um… Sorry to interrupt, but it’s total chaos outside.”

Abril, seeing Cassian, moved away from Alessandro and went to him, gave him a hug, and said.

“I’m glad to see you’re okay, Cassian.”

“I’m also glad to see you, Aby. How have you been?”

“Good, and now that I’m reunited with you, my family, I couldn’t be better. You don’t seem surprised to see

1. me. Did you already know I was here?”

“I ran into Sirius, and he told me.”

“But let’s leave the chat for later; there are many wounded people outside.”

“You’re right, we’ll have time to catch up later.”

Abril approached Alessandro, gave him a soft kiss on the lips, and said.

“See you later.”

“Yes, but before you go, change your hair color back; it’s better if they don’t recognize you.”

“Yes, you’re right.”

Abril changed her hair color back to its original shade, and before she left, Alessandro said to her.

“Aby, try not to get close to the elves and avoid using your magic while they are around.”

“Yes.”

After Abril left, Cassian said.

“She seems to have changed.”

“Yes, she seems to have matured while we weren’t around.”

“I’ve assembled the generals, we need to restructure.”

“We’ve had many casualties.”

“Yes.”

“And the elves?”

“They’ve hardly suffered any casualties; they’re excellent warriors. It seems those guys weren’t just all talk.”

Darkness Resides in Everyone

“I’m glad we’re allies, at least for now.”

“Aren’t you afraid they might discover Abril?”

“Of course I am, but I will try to make Abril leave.”

“That’s harder than ending this war without any casualties.”

“Exactly, she can be very stubborn.”

“We’d better go; we can’t keep the generals waiting. They must be tired.”

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Alessandro sighed. The war had been going on for a week, but for him, it felt like an eternity. He felt completely exhausted and knew the others must feel the same, even if they didn’t show it.

“Yes, let’s go.”

Alessandro spent a good while meeting with the generals, and when he returned to his tent, he was greatly surprised to see Abril waiting for him. She smiled at him and said,

“Welcome.”

Alessandro approached her, hugged her, and said,

“I never imagined I’d have you here. Just seeing you makes my fatigue disappear; I already feel renewed.”

“You’re not being honest.”

“What?”

“You’re exhausted.”

Abril touched Alessandro’s cheek and used her light magic to make his fatigue disappear. Alessandro felt

as if the warm rays of the sun were warming his entire being. His fatigue vanished, and he felt renewed.

“I see it wasn’t a lie that you can control your magic.”

“I don’t lie. I worked hard to learn to control my magic because I really wanted to be useful to you, to be

your help.”

“You already were before learning to use your magic. To me, you have always been my help.”

“That’s not true. Before, I was just a burden to you.”

Alessandro shook his head.

“That’s not true. I never considered you useless. To me, you were my help because only by your side could

I feel at ease. That’s something only you can give me; you are my light in the midst of so much darkness.”

Abril hugged him and asked.

“Do you really think that about me?”

“Yes, I always have, although at first, I refused to accept it.”

Darkness Resides in Everyon

“The important thing is that you did, now nothing else matters.”

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“You always say the same thing. You don’t hold back even a little bit of resentment about what I did in the past, for having hurt you so much.”

“That’s because I’ve already forgiven you. When I forgive, I forget. I only keep the good memories and

discard the bad ones.”

“Sometimes I feel like I don’t even deserve you. You’re very good and wonderful, while I’m an idiot.”

“I won’t deny that sometimes you act like one, but we’re human. We’re imperfect beings who constantly

fail.”

“That’s why I fell in love with you, because of the way you think, your warmth, and your kindness.”

“I’m not that kind, Lessan. There are times when I’m selfish too, times when my thoughts might scare you. Within each of us, there’s something dark and twisted, although some of us show it more than others.”

“I don’t think there’s anything in you that could scare me.”

“Perhaps there is.”

Abril tilted her head and, seeing that Alessandro’s armor was stained with blood, she became alarmed.

“Are you injured?”

“No, I’m fine.”

“Take off the armor, let me check your body.”

Alessandro began removing his armor, joking as he did so.

“Do you really want to see me without my clothes that badly?”

“Lessan, I just want to make sure you’re okay.”

After Alessandro bared his torso, Abril took a damp towel and began to clean the blood from his body.

“Lessan, have you confronted my father?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“Curiosity.”

“Actually, no. Your father has gathered a large army, he’s sacrificing his own soldiers and some of the

monsters to weaken us.”

“Lessan, my father is a dangerous man. When you fight him, be extremely cautious.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, I’ll make sure of it.”

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Abril continued cleaning Alessandro’s 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.

“You must be very tired, we should sleep”

Alessandro hadn’t been sleeping properly since he had been separated from Abril, and at that moment, all

the accumulated fatigue seemed to hit him at once.

“Yes, we should rest, tomorrow will be a difficult day.”

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,

“You can’t imagine how much I’ve longed to hold you like this, how much I’ve missed you.”

“I can’t 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’t imagine how furious I was when you didn’t respond to my letter when I asked you if I