It was a nice day, the sun shined bright on a cloudless sky, a sight most unusual for that time of the year, as the autumn approached quietly with the breeze becoming each day frizzier and the day shorter still, all the while the familiar perfume of the seasonal candies wafted all around the palace.
Everything made her happy that morning, including the innocent pranks Clavis threw at everyone who wandered in the garden, even more since she got the news that the King had taken a day off his duties with the official announcement he had to take care of private matters, and in a way it was.
For someone like her, it was easy to discover the truth behind the facade.
He was doing it for her, to spend some precious time with his family, the one they created together with their love.
She knew he never did things he deemed worthless, nor wasted his time, something that made the love she had for him grow stronger, even more at the sight of those icy eyes softening for her alone, revealing a secret she discovered long ago, one that he would have undoubtedly denied, but that was clear as day as he hugged her and their sons, because the truth was that those moments were priceless for him.
She sat on the sofa by the window reading, per usual, a romance, smiling to herself as she bathed in the blissful moment, their wonderful story much sweeter than any book ever could, a thought he shared, written as clear as day in his soft light blue eyes looking affectionately at her above the music sheets, so warm set her heart race in her chest as it was the first time.
She sat on the sofa by the window reading, per usual, a romance, smiling to herself as she bathed in the blissful moment, their wonderful story much sweeter than any book ever could, a thought he shared, written as clear as day in his soft light blue eyes looking affectionately at her above the music sheets, so warm set her heart race in her chest as it was the first time.
She really was immensely happy to be living her dream, one she never ever believed would have been even more beautiful than she ever imagined it in her fantasy.
One that wouldn’t have been possible if not for that peculiar task she was assigned to, one she was grateful for accepting that gave her the chance to meet love, for the first time outside a book, more real and strong than any written word could ever portray.
She knew it now, and thanks to her, he knew it too.
She smiled as she looked fondly around her, catching a glimpse of golden locks, hidden behind a book. Their elder son resembled his father so much every day, quiet and hard-working, he strangely had little interest in fighting but was a great strategist.
Right now he was reading and taking notes from a heavy tome that looked old and pretty boring for everyone else, but to him, engrossed in his reading, so much nothing could distract him, or so she thought, in fact, as she least expected it, he raised his light blue gaze on her smiling softly before resuming his work.
A serious personality in stark contrast to his little brother’s, who took way too much from her, a dreamer that did his best to make the others happy, much more like Leon in that regard, energetic a force to be reckoned with, a boundless creativity that colored everything in sight, his gaze glimmering with admiration as he admired the way Chevalier’s elegant fingers slide effortlessly on the piano keys.
A sweet melody he composed only for her, coming straight from his heart and from all the love they shared together, a tender smile on his lips as he invited him to play along following his guide, his deep low voice resonated in the still air of that lazy autumn afternoon as the sun bathed everything in its warm colors.
Affection poured from every word, leaving her astounded at his improvement, knowing deep down he did it for her and for their children, showing them that love he was always deprived of but always yearned for.
Undeniable proof that the brutal beast had a heart that beat only for her, and for that family he had the luck to create along the only woman who always believed in his humanity when no one else did, not even himself, proving him once and for all the deep value and priceless worth of true love.
