“I don’t have magic.”
“Of course you do, you just didn’t know it.”
“I have gone to the temple to verify magic twice; I do not possess magic.”
“Of course you do, it’s just that your magic is ancient and pure. No artifact could detect your power.”
“But I have never felt my magic.”
“That’s because I blocked your magic when you were born.”
“Why?”
Abril’s mother caressed her face and said, “I couldn’t let your father use you as a tool. He is you had no not a good man, something dark and twisted hides within him. He had to think magic; it was the only way he would let you go, so you could escape him.”
“Mom, what is my magic?”
The power to heal, you are light in the midst of darkness, you are hope, something any king would desire to possess.”
Abril remembered that Alessandro had insisted she start studying magic. He had been very firm about it, no matter how much she kicked, cried, and complained, he did not change his mind. She wondered if he already knew.
“Why is my magic overflowing?”
“I placed several seals on you, the first one has broken. At this moment, you have no control over it.”
“Why did it break?”
Abril’s mother placed her hand on her heart and said, “Because you have fallen in love.”
“What?”
“The seal that broke is the seal of your heart. You have finally found someone to give your heart to.”
Abril thought of Alessandro. Although she had tried to keep her feelings in check, in the end, she couldn’t help but fall in love with him.
“When your heart and his became one, the seal broke. That’s why your magic started overflowing like a river that can no longer contain the water. You possess a great amount of magic, but if you do not control it properly, it can be very dangerous for you.”
“And what should I do?”
Abril’s mother removed the earrings she was wearing and placed them on Abril. “This will limit your magic until you learn to control it. When another seal breaks, another earring will appear on your ear.”
Abril did not have pierced ears, yet she felt no pain when her mother put the earrings. She hugged her again and said, “I will always be watching over you, my child. Even if you cannot see me, I will be there for you whenever you need me. You are not alone, you never have been. Never forget that.”
Abril heard Alessandro’s voice calling her, begging her to wake up. Her mother said, “I there it’s time for you to return, someone is waiting for you.”
Abril felt sad to say goodbye to her mother. She gently caressed her face and asked, “What’s wrong, my little one?”
“Will I ever see you again?”
“Physically, no, as I do not have a physical body. But now that the first seal has broken, I can visit you in dreams.”
Abril was happy to hear that she could see her mother again, even if only in dreams, because it made her feel that she was not alone, that she would never be alone again.
Abril’s mother kissed her on the forehead and said, “See you soon, my child.”
When Sirius arrived and saw Alessandro deeply affected, he approached him and asked, “How is she?”
“She still hasn’t woken up.”
Sirius was about to touch Abril, but Alessandro stopped him and said, “Don’t do it. Her magic went out of control when Cassian touched her.”
“That’s why you’re wearing gloves.”
“Yes, although her magic is still overflowing.”
“Why do you say that? Everyone who enters this room leaves revitalized. Her magic is spreading even more. Just being near the door for a few minutes makes them feel better, all their fatigue, tiredness, and pain disappear.”
Sirius also felt better upon entering the room. To get there, he had to use several scrolls and a large amount of magic, but at that moment, he felt as good as new. He couldn’t even remember the last time he had felt so well.
Sirius put on a pair of gloves and began examining the princess. Her magic seemed to have increased; it was as if her almost non-existent power suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
“How is she?”
“Her magic has increased.”
“I’ve already noticed that.”
“I’m not talking about that. Her magic was almost imperceptible before. I even doubted she possessed any magic. However, now her mana is strong, as if her dormant magic had awakened.”
“What?”
“It’s like when magic awakens in a child, but much stronger. Her magic seems to have awakened, although out of control. She has too much magic; her body doesn’t seem capable of containing it. Her magic is too much for her.”
“I don’t know. We can only wait for her magic to stabilize.”
“And if it doesn’t?”
“I don’t know how much magic the princess possesses, but if she completely exhausts her mana, I don’t think she’ll survive. Mana is like life for a mage.”
The awakening of magic
“I exhausted my mana, and I’m fine.”
“Your Majesty is an exception in many things. Your vital force is stronger than your mana. You can live perfectly well even if you lost all your magic, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with the princess.”
“And you want me to just watch as her life drains away?”
“I don’t think there’s anything else we can do, other than wait for her to wake up.”
Abril slept for three days. During that time, Alessandro stayed by her side, holding her hand and waiting for her to wake up. Cassian, seeing his brother so desolate and downcast, wondered how his brother could be so oblivious to the fact that he had already fallen in love with the princess.
Cassian approached his brother, put a hand on his shoulder, and said, “You should rest a bit, you haven’t slept in three days.”
“I’m fine.”
“Lessan.”
“I’ll stay by her side until she wakes up, Cassian. Besides, I don’t think I could sleep anyway.”
Cassian knew it was useless to insist that he go rest, so he decided it was best to leave him alone. Alessandro continued to look at his wife’s sleeping face, wishing she would wake up.
“Abril, wake up, please.”
Alessandro saw a small light shining on Abril’s ears. He brushed her hair aside and saw she had red teardrop-shaped earrings. He was sure she hadn’t had anything on a few minutes ago. He wondered where they had come from. He was distracted looking at the earrings and didn’t notice when Abril woke up until he felt her hand touching his arm.
Alessandro couldn’t believe she had woken up. Overjoyed, he hugged her, forgetting that he couldn’t touch her, but immediately remembered and pulled away. He caressed her cheek with his gloved hand and asked, “Are you alright?”
“Yes.”
Abril tried to sit up, but Alessandro stopped her and said, “Don’t move, you might get dizzy.”
“I’m fine.”
Abril insisted, she sat up in the bed, but ended up getting dizzy just as Alessandro had said.
“I told you, you’re not alright.”
Abril saw that it was morning; the warm morning light filtered through the windows.
“Maybe it’s because I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. I ended up sleeping through the whole night.”
“You’ve been sleeping for three days.”
“Three days?!”
“I thought you wouldn’t wake up.’
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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