Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 84

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When Cassian got up, the first thing he did was go look for his brother. When he opened the door to his room, he found Alessandro; apparently, he had also come to look for him.

“Were you headed somewhere?”

“I was coming to find you.”

“Have you been able to find out anything?”

“You’d better come in.”

Alessandro entered the room, Cassian closed the door and said to him, “The intelligence guild couldn’t find any information about Abril’s mother; it’s as if she didn’t exist before marrying King Venobich.”

“That can’t be.”

“While I was waiting to get the information about Abril’s mother, I met a girl who had a strange book.”

“Have you found a girlfriend?”

“Don’t be ridiculous, Lessan, that’s not it. What I mean is that she told me about light magic, the magic that Abril possesses.”

“Really?”

“And you won’t believe what she told me.”

“What?”

“That only elves possess light magic.”

“Do elves exist?”

“Apparently, yes, but they live hidden in their kingdom, and that’s why no one knows about. them. But as I was saying, it’s a very rare magic, even among elves, only those of noble blood, the elven royalty, possess it.”

“But Abril is human.”

“I don’t think she is.”

“Are you telling me my wife is an elf?”

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“Yes, although not entirely. I think she’s only a half–elf. I think Abril’s mother was an elf, which is why no one knows anything about her besides her name, Sophia, and that she was King Venobich’s first wife.”

“That’s insane.”

“I’m not sure if that’s the case, but otherwise, how could you explain that she continues to communicate with Abril after death through dreams? No wizard has been able to do something like that.”

“So Abril not only has royal blood from King Venobich but also from her mother, who was an elven princess.”

“That’s what I think, but I’m not entirely sure. I’ll go back to the guild and ask for information about the elves.”

“Why didn’t

you

do it while you were there?”

“They charge you for every question you ask there! I ran out of money; if I had asked another question, I would have ended up losing my shirt.”

“I suppose that’s a good reason.”

“I really don’t understand why King Venobich gave you his daughter; he must have known about her lineage.”

“I think he sent her here to die. By sending her, he didn’t want to seal peace, but war. He wanted her to be the reason to start a war again.”

“But things didn’t go as he wanted.”

“No, because he didn’t count on me ending up falling in love with her.”

“And what do you plan to do? Will you tell her about her lineage?”

“I don’t know.”

“She talks to her mother; she could ask her, find out the true story behind all this.”

“Maybe you’re right, but what good would it do her to know her lineage? Besides, we’re not even sure of anything; we don’t know if elves really exist. Maybe it’s just a story.”

“What are you afraid of, brother?”

“Nothing.”

“Well, it doesn’t seem that way.”

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“Find out a bit more about the elves, then I’ll think about what to do.”

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“If that’s your decision, I’ll respect it, but keep in mind that lying leads to nothing good.”

“I already know that, Cas. I’m not saying I won’t tell her, just that I’ll do it when we have more than just simple suppositions, nothing more.”

Outside in the hallway, the voices of two children were heard. Cassian asked, “Are there children in this place?”

“Yes, they are two orphans that Abril found on the street and brought here.”

“And what does she plan to do with them?”

“For now, keep them.”

Cassian put a hand on his brother’s shoulder and said, “Well, you wanted a kid, now you’ve got two.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. If I take them to the palace as my adopted children, the nobles will make a big fuss and won’t stop until I have a blood child. You know they still haven’t given up on the idea of having another wife.”

“You’re not planning to do that, are you?”

“Of course not.”

Alessandro touched the marriage mark on his hand and said, “If I didn’t consider that idea before, I certainly won’t now. I just want to protect those kids; I’ll find someone to look after

them.”

“You could send them to the academy.”

“No, I promised Abril that I would find them a family, and that’s what I intend to do. I’ll keep my promise.”

Alessandro headed towards the door and said,

“Come on, I’ll introduce you to them.”

Upon leaving the room, Alessandro approached Abril and the children, who were touching her hair and asking,

“Is this really your hair color?”

“Yes.”