Chapter 106

108 If you treat me well I will keep you company After closing her eyes and falling asleep, April found herself in a beautiful garden.
The flowers there had beautiful, vivid colors.
She had never seen flowers as beautiful as those, and her mother was in the middle of them, smiling warmly.
_Hello my little one.
_Mom, why haven’t you visited me before? _Appearing in your dreams is not easy.
_ How have you been? _GOOD.
Sophia approached April, took her hand and asked her.
_ Are you ready? _ So that? _To learn how to use your magic and break the next seal.
April was a little nervous, but she was determined to do her best to be of help to Alessandro, she nodded and said to him.
_Yes, teach me everything I need to know to control my magic, I’m ready.
The next day April woke up at noon.
She had done the training to control her magic in her sleep, however, she was completely exhausted, Koda had climbed on top of her, April caressed his ears.
_Good morning Koda.
April sat on the bed, Koda must have been hungry like her, as she didn’t have the strength to get up she stretched a rope that was next to the bed, shortly after one of the maids arrived.
_Your Majesty, I’m Vero, may I come in? _And.
That servant girl bowed and asked.
_Have you sent for me? _I’m hungry, could you bring me some food? _Of course, I’ll bring it right away._ Before leaving, Vero asked him.
_ Would you like me to help you get dressed or ask one of the other maids to come? April used to dress herself most of the time, that’s why she had asked for her clothes to be easy to put on since she didn’t like to depend on someone else to get changed, but that day her body felt so tired and heavy that the simple act of getting out of bed was a problem for her.
_I’m still tired from the trip, I’ll stay in bed, you don’t need to help me get changed.
_Then I’ll bring your food right away.
_Thank you.
Maya was very bored, she had been alone all morning and at lunch time she thought that maybe she would see April or Cassian, however, neither of them showed up at the dining room.
After finishing her meal she went for a walk around the palace, it was beautiful everywhere she looked, however, it was also quiet and that made it boring, she ran into Cassian in one of the hallways, she approached him and said.
_I haven’t seen you all morning.
Where have you been? _I was meeting with my brother, is something wrong? _ Am I bored? Although the palace is beautiful, it is quite boring and tiring since I get lost all the time.
_Then I’ll ask someone to escort you so you won’t get lost.
_I want you to be the one to escort me, let’s take a walk in the garden, it seems to be very beautiful.
_I’m sorry, but I can’t.
_ Why not? _I’m leaving right now.
_ Where are you going? _I will soon be leaving the palace so I will go see the territory that will be granted to me when I become a duke.
_Then let me accompany you.
_ Are you sure? He might not come back today.
_Anyway, I have nothing better to do, I prefer to go with you than stay in this boring palace.
_Okay, even though you might be bored, it’s not like I’m going to do anything interesting.
_If I’m with you I’m sure I won’t get bored, there are many things we can do to have fun.
Cassian started walking and said to him.
_Hurry up or you’ll be left behind.
_Wait for me, don’t walk so fast.
As they left the palace there was a carriage, Cassian opened the door.
_Get in, we’ll go by carriage.
The interior of the carriage was large and the seats were soft, she was grateful not to have to travel on horseback as she found it very uncomfortable, when the carriage started moving Maya asked.
_ What territory will they give you? _The territory of Kover.
_Those lands are near the palace, I heard they were very fertile and prosperous.
_That’s how it is.
Maya, seeing the little interest Cassian showed when talking about the lands he would be receiving, asked.
_You don’t seem very excited.
_I’ve always been close to my brother in the palace, I’m not excited about having to separate from him.
_You seem very close, it has always been that way.
_Not really, when we were kids we used to fight over everything, but when the war started we used to spend a lot of time together and became closer, and when our parents and siblings died, that made us closer.
_I heard what King Venobich did to your family, that must have been very hard.
That man destroyed my family and I will make him pay for it.
_There is something I have always wondered, why did King Venobich start the war and why is he about to start it again? There are many other kingdoms, why is he so obsessed with conquering the kingdom of Cosset? _That’s something I don’t know either.
_ Do you think there is something in this kingdom that he is looking for? _Maybe you’re right, but what do you want from Cosset’s kingdom? _I don’t know, if I were you I would find out.
If we knew what he was looking for, maybe we could find a faster way to defeat him, don’t you think? _That won’t be easy.
_There’s nothing to lose by trying.
_I guess you’re right.
_I’m a smart person, you should listen to me.
When they arrived at the lands of Kover, at the mansion that Cassian would be residing in upon becoming Duke, Maya told him.
_Wow, your new home will be great.
_Yes, it’s not bad, although I would prefer to continue living in the palace, although this house is smaller than the palace, it seems like it is even bigger.
_If you treat me well and pamper me, I might think about it and stay with you, then you wouldn’t feel alone.
_Thanks, but no.
_Think about it.