Magnus didn’t object to that. However, he warned his mother not to threaten or scare Alora. “It may upset me if you do that, Mother,” he stated with a stern and left the chamber.
Once Magnus left, the Queen decided to resume her conversation with Alora.
“It is strange for everyone that only Magnus can look into your eyes,” Margaret pronounced. “The King and I consulted a few knowledgeable people, who know about curses. We are concerned that you may become a threat to our kind. I mean the royals,” she asserted.
Alora furrowed her brows together, feeling upset to learn that. “I will never do something which may cause anyone to lose their lives,” she stated.
“You don’t know what circumstances become in the future, Alora,” Margaret affirmed. “You killed two vampires when you were young. Do you remember?” she asked.
Alora nodded her head hesitantly. Her grasp on her hands became stronger. “They wanted to kill me. I didn’t mean to burn them, but somehow my blindfold dropped and…” she paused as the memory was still vivid to her.
Margaret contemplated and wondered if Alora’s eyes were fatal to only those, who wanted her to get harmed. However, it was difficult to come to such a conclusion.
“I have made a decision for my son’s betterment. I hope you do support it,” Margaret said.
“What is it, Your Majesty?” Alora’s inquisitiveness grew.
“You should leave his life soon,” Margaret said. “Also, don’t get intimate with my son. I don’t wish my grandkids to be born with such eyes.”
That was a total 360? change in Margaret’s attitude. Alora thought she liked her, but it wasn’t true.
“Magnus is head over heels for you. He doesn’t wish to listen to anyone, but I, as his mother, am worried for his safety. You need to think about it, Alora. If you truly love my son, you need to choose his safety above everything else,” Margaret asserted.
Alora comprehended a mother’s concern. She accepted what the Queen told her. “Prince Magnus can read my thoughts. If he reads what I talked with the Queen Mother, he may get angry at you,” she said.
“I know. That’s why you must tell him and show him how friendly the conversation we both had. Magnus reads only if you think about that. If you don’t think about it, then everything will remain good,” Margaret affirmed.
“I understand, Your Majesty,” Alora said. She realized her happiness was short-lived. She planned a happy life for her and turned selfish in those moments.
“Alora, I wish you had eyes like us. You are humble and persuasive. However, because of your flawed eyes, we cannot accept you wholeheartedly. As a human, you don’t have a long life. You also know this well. Another way to bring an end to everyone’s misery is disappearing,” Margaret pronounced.
“I didn’t expect you to see here,” Alaric said as he put the quill pen down and clasped her fingers. His elbows rested on the desk and he straightened his back.
“I thought to meet Brother Alaric before returning to my residence,” Magnus stated. He looked at the parchments and various documents lying on the desk. “Brother Alaric has taken a lot of work,” he asserted.
“Summer season usually has lots of work,” Alaric replied. “Did you come alone? I thought Brother Izaak would follow you here,” he remarked.
“Brother Izaak has gone somewhere. I wonder if he has gone out to work or something else,” Magnus murmured. “Alora has come here. I thought to tour her around the palace and then, later take her outside.”
“That’s wonderful to hear,” Alaric lowered his hands and leaned back on the chair. “So, where is my sister-in-law?” he asked with a curious gaze.
“With mother. She asked me that she wished to talk alone with Alora,” Magnus asserted.
“Father and Mother are concerned about you. They let you marry Alora, but her eyes bother them,” he shared with him. Alaric’s tone was a bit serious.
“I can look into her eyes, so what’s the problem with that?” Magnus opined.
“They think she can be destructive to our race. You’ll have kids in the future. What if they inherit the eyes like Alora? I heard them speaking about it after they met the older vampires,” Alaric explained to him.
Magnus’s brows furrowed together as he began thinking whether his mother would manipulate Alora to leave him for that reason. He knew how manipulative his mother was!
“You love her deeply, don’t you?” Alaric amusedly asked.
“Yes, I do,” he admitted.
“I am happy for you, Magnus. You made the right choice for pursuing what your heart told you,” Alaric said with a smile. “If you need any kind of help, knock on my door any time, Brother.”
“Uh… I do want help,” Magnus said.
“Hmm? Say it,” Alaric encouraged him.
“Can the Second Brother be a friend to Alora?” Magnus requested. “She doesn’t have a friend and I think you will be a great friend to her,” he asserted.
“Sure. I’d love to converse with a human too in my free time. Did you ask Brother Izaak to be her friend?” He was inquisitive to know.
“Izaak scared Alora the first day he came to the residence,” Magnus said and rolled his eyes. “Also, he doesn’t like Alora because she possesses such eyes,” he explained.
“Brother Izaak must be worried for you same as our parents,” Alaric replied. “I will see Alora tomorrow then,” he affirmed.
“Thank you, Brother.” Magnus rose to his feet. “I won’t take any more time of yours,” he added.
“Why don’t you join the High Council?” Alaric suggested to him.
“The people there annoy me,” Magnus answered. “Currently, I’m on a bigger mission,” he stated.
“A mission to find the answers to Alora’s eyes?” He queried.
“Yes,” Magnus admitted.
“Good luck, Brother. I know you’ll succeed,” Alaric provided him with his best wishes.
*****
“Alora! How are you?” Lillian asked as she entered the common room of the palace, where usually she and her siblings would meet.
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