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Chapter 411 [Bonus chapter]Children’s Outing (1)(unedited)
The children are sitting by the grass after playing for a while. It is still hours away until the banquet that will be held at night for the twins tenth birthday.
"I am bored." Aliyah sighed. "We have been playing in the garden for quite a while now."
"It would be great if we can go and see the festival in the capital." Deimos said.
"Oh yes. I remember father had ordered a week long festival in the capital city to celebrate our tenth birthday. Right, Al?" Aerith said.
"Yes, I remember father making that order." Alphonse replied. "But we cannot go without any escort knight. As you know, all the knights and apprentice knights have their own tasks for today. Even Philip also has not come back."
"I know right. It is quite weird that he has not come back yet." Aerith said.
"Maybe he caught a cold after getting wet from your trap Rith." Aliyah teased.
"But that was just a little prank." Aliyah felt guilty.
"He is not that weak to get sick because of such a little thing." Alphonse replied. "I am sure he must be given some task."
When they were talking to each other, they saw Philip walking towards them.
"Oh, speaking of the devil." Aliyah giggled.
"Your highnesses." Philip was running towards them. He was panting hard when he got to them. "I-I am sorry for being late. I was not able to find a replacement uniform fast."
"I thought you got sick." Aerith started to cry. "I am sorry for making your uniform wet." She hugged Philip and started to cry.
"P-Princess… you do not need to cry. I am alright, see." Philip did not know what to do and started to pat the crying Aerith on the head. "And do not worry about my uniform. Fortunately, one of my co-apprentice knights have a spare and I was able to borrow it. The size is a little big because he is older, but at least I can use it."
"You are not mad at me for soiling your uniform?" Aerith was sniffing.
"Of course, not princess." Philip smiled. "I will never get mad at you."
"Promise?" Aerith insisted.
"Yes, I promise." Philip replied.
The children around all giggled, knowing Aerith's little crush on Philip.
"Now that Philip is here, why don't we go to see the festival in the capital?" Aliyah said with a huge grin on her face.
"Yeah, let's go Philip." Aerith looked at Philip with joy.
"I think that is not really advisable, your highness." Philip said and awkwardly scratched his head. "If you want to go, then we would need approval from all your parents. And after that, knights should be assigned to guard you. As of now, all the knights have their duties. I am the only knight to watch over you."
"But we will not have fun if there are so many knights watching us." Aliyah said with a pouting lip. "We can just go for a while and be back without our parents knowing it."
"T-That cannot be possible!" Philip was alarmed with what the children were thinking. "For sure your parents will look for you."
"I can make it that they will just see us sitting here in the garden." Alphonse proposed. "My illusion magic can last for at least an hour or two."
"Yes! And we will be back before that ends." Aerith said with her melodious voice. "Please Philip. We promise we will just be quick." She made a cute face that no one cannot resist.
"But… your highnesses…" Philp was confused on what to do. He cannot resist the princess charm and plea. He was fighting over what to do.
"I also want to walk around the capital while there is a festival." Leon hart said with puppy dog eyes. "I have never gone to a walk on the capital before. I often just ride thru it inside a carriage."
Philip was conflicted right now. With Princess Aerith and little Prince Leonhart's cute attack, he was not able to resist their pleas.
"Alright." Philip sighed in defeat. "But we will be quick, okay? And promise me to stay together at all times."
"We promise!" The children replied in unison.
"Haah…" Philip sighed. "I can be kicked out from becoming a knight if we are caught." He scolded himself.
"Do not worry to much Philip." Alphonse said. "I am also here. I will protect them as well."
"That is a relief to hear Prince Alphonse." Philip replied. "I am sure I can rely on you."
Philip was confident of Alphonse's skill even if he was just a ten year old kid. He had been sparring with a sword with the prince when they are being thought by the emperor himself. Philip may be stronger now, but he knew that Prince Alphonse will definitely catch up to him in skills when he grows up.
"I will start the illusion magic now, so do not move." Alphonse said.
I light mist started to form from the grass and slowly floated up. The mist looked like it was enveloping their bodies until it disappeared.
"Okay, we can go now. But slowly." Alphonse said.
The children started to walk away from where they were sitting one by one. Alphonse pointed to a bushy place in front of them and they quietly hid behind them and walked away out of their parents' sight.
"I-Is this okay?" Thalia who was the new addition to the bunch of little misfits is a little reluctant to go without her parent's approval.
"Do not worry Thalia. I will surely protect you." Alphonse offered his hand to Thalia with a smile. "I promise nothing bad will happen to you."
Thalia was a little reluctant. She looked at the direction where all their parents were gathered and was happily chatting and looked at Alphonse with his hand offered to her. She blushed seeing that Alphonse looked like one of the princes in her picture books. She decided to take his hand, that made Alphonse smile brightly.
"Let us go then." Alphonse smiled sweetly at the little Thalia and pulled her gently.
The children together with Philp sneaked out of the palace discreetly. This was not the first time the siblings with their little aunt and uncle had sneaked out of the palace. They have been doing this frequently with Philip in tow. They have a little dog hole at one of the palace's high walls that was covered by bushes. They were the only ones that knew of the existence of this dog hole, or that is what they assumed.
The children disappeared from the palace gardens and what was left was the illusion of them seating on the grass. Alicia looked at the direction of the illusion and sighed softly.
"And there they go again." Regaleon smiled seeing the illusion that was left.
The imperial couple knew that what they were seeing at the palace garden is just an illusion done by their son Alphonse.
"He is getting better using this kind of magic." Alicia said. "It is kind of alarming." She smiled and looked at Regaleon.
"I wonder where our children got that from." Regaleon whispered on his wife's ear. "I remember someone always sneaking out to the capital as well when she was young." I mischievous smile was drawn on his face.
Alicia blushed hearing Regaleon's words. It was in fact her, that loved going to the capital of Alvannia before when she was still in her teens.
"You are teasing me aren't you." Alicia looked at Regaleon with her lips pouted.
"Oh, if you pout your lips even further, I would love to kiss it even with this many people around." Regaleon teased again.
"Oh, you…" Alicia slapped Regaleon's chest and he chuckled seeing his wife's cute irritated face.
"Well that side, the children had gone out of the palace." Regaleon said.
Regaleon was in link with Tempest, who was hovering above the palace. Regaleon can see what he sees, and Tempest can see the children running and giggling towards the capital.
"I think they want to see the festival dedicated to them." Regaleon said. "Tempest, look over them."
'Yes, master.' Tempest replied telepathically to Regaleon's order.
"Snow." Alicia called.
The little white cat that was having a nap on a tree branch came down at Alicia's call.
"What is it Alicia?" Snow asked.
"Can you go and look after the kids for me?" Alicia asked. "Make sure they are safe, okay?"
"Of course." Snow replied. "Leave it to me."
Snow ran towards the bushes and then disappeared.
"I will not worry about the kids too much with Philip and our familiars watching over." Regaleon assured his wife.
"I know." Alicia replied. "But I am a mother, and I cannot help but worry."
"They also need to experience the world outside my love." Regaleon said. "We cannot shelter them forever."
"I know Leon." Alicia sighed. "I just cannot help but think they are still young. Why do they grow so fast?"
"I know my love." Regaleon comforted the worried mother. "But we cannot stop time. They need to learn about the world for their own. They are strong kids. They are our children after all."
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Chapter 412 Playful Children (2) (unedited)
Note: if you have read the previois Playful Children (2), please do not open so you will not pay again.
After eating lunch, the couples let their children play at the palace gardens because the inside of the palace is still quite busy with the preparations for the banquet tonight.
"Be good to your cousins and little aunt and uncle, okay." Alicia said to Alphonse and Aerith. "I know how rough you two play, but because they are younger than the both of you play nice."
"Yes, mother." Alphonse, Leonhart, and Aerith replied in unison.
"Do not worry your majesty, we know what to do." Aliyah replied with a big smile.
"That is correct." Deimos replied. "We have been playing with them for a long time now."
The twins Aliyah and Deimos have been going back and fort to their home in South Atlantia and to the capital of Grandcrest because of their father Dimitri's work. Dimitri have made a good job as the grand duke of South Atlantia, but he cannot leave his old task of being by Regaleon's side. He has promised Regaleon's mother that he would look after him until death has taken him, and so he goes back to Grandcrest quarterly to help Regaleon with his work. He stayed loyal as the emperor's most trusted man.
"Thank you, Aliyah, Deimos." Alicia patted both their heads. "Take care of little Thalia, okay? She is the youngest of you here."
"Yes!" All the children replied in unison.
After that, the five children ran towards the direction of the palace garden.
"The children had grown so fast." Anatalia walked towards Alicia. "I am afraid that with just a blink of an eye they will grow more, and they will leave our side."
"Yes, you are correct." Alicia replied. "But I wish them to stay like this for a while longer."
Alicia's face showed a sad smile. She was looking at her twins thinking of the future.
"What are you thinking, my love?" Regaleon put his arms around his wife's waist.
"It is nothing." Alicia smiled to her husband.
"I know you are thinking about something." Regaleon replied. "I know you. We have been together for so long now."
"Well, it is just that… I am afraid of Alphonse's future." Alicia let out a sigh. "You know what kind of burden he is tasked upon his little shoulder since before he was born. I am just afraid… afraid of pushing him in such a path. What if the path he takes is full of danger? What if he experiences many difficulties and cannot handle all of them? I am afraid that…" She became silent at the last word.
"Hush now my love." Regaleon comforted his worried wife. "We are helping him in all ways possible. We are preparing him for the road ahead. He is our son, Lili. I am confident that he can overcome any difficulties that comes his way."
"I know Leon. We have done our best to teach him to become stronger." Alicia looked at the children playing on the garden and had a smile on her face. "We have given him both love and strict guidance. I just wish that is enough for his road ahead."
"I am confident he would overcome everything that comes his way in the future." Regaleon kissed the top of his wife's head affectionately. "We raised our children to become strong and we showered them with all our love."
The imperial couple joined their family in having tea at the garden gazebo.
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"Got you, hahaha…" Leonhart who was it, caught Aliyah.
"Hahaha, you are quite fast Hart." Aliyah giggled.
"Even though he is still young, my brother is quite agile." Aerith looked like a proud mother. "He is practicing sword as such a young age with Al."
"Wow really?" Aliyah replied with delight. "Ahh, I am so jealous. Deimos has been starting to train with the sword since he was eight, but my mother does not want me to learn until I am twelve." She pouted her lips.
"Why would you want to learn the sword?" Aerith asked with confusion. "You are a girl. You should be focusing on your magic skills. I am learning to be a great mage. My mother and grandmother are helping me with it." She smiled proudly.
"It is because she is such a tomboy." Deimos replied nonchalantly. "That is why mother does not want her to learn until she turns twelve. She wants Aliyah to be more graceful as a girl of royalty should be."
"HEY! I am not a tomboy!" Aliyah punched her twin brother by his arm.
"Aww…" Deimos playfully acted in pain. "See what I mean. Mother is afraid that she will not get a suitor when she grows boyish even more."
"HEY! I am confident with my looks. Hmph." Aliyah hummed in irritation. "I like swords and fighting and that must make me boyish, but I also have a crush you know on a boy."
"What, really?" Aerith looked thrilled when she heard such gossip. "Tell me, tell me."
"N-No, I won't tell." Aliyah blushed red. "It is a secret…"
"It is a knight directly under our father." Deimos said nonchalantly.
"HEY!" Aliyah punched her twin brother yet again.
"Ouch…" Deimos flinched in pain. "If you act like that, then no one will ever like you." Aliyah was fuming with anger at her twin brother.
"Hahahaha…" The other children laughed at the scene.
"Well I also have a crush on a knight." Aerith blushed thinking about her crush. "Well he is still an apprentice, but I believe he will be knighted in no time." She smiled innocently.
"I think we all know who that is, right?" Alphonse replied and the children all nodded.
"A-Am I that obvious?" Aerith blushed and felt embarrassed. "What will I do if he finds out?"
"I guess he won't for now sis." Leonhart replied. "He seems like more focused on his job and the apprenticeship. The exams are just around the corner for the knightage."
"You are right." Aerith sighed. "Well, I do not have any plans confessing. He will just think it childish love. I am planning on confessing when I get older."
"Yeah, me too." Aliyah replied. "How about you boys, you have crushes?"
"Hah, crushes are for girls." Leonhart scoffed. "I just want to train hard on the sword and become as cool as brother and father." He was holding an imaginary sword and made poses.
"Hart is right, crushes are childish." Deimos replied. "I plan on studying hard and help father in the future."
"Ahhhh… you guys are such a kill joy." Aliyah replied. "What about you Thalia, you have a crush?"
"U-Um…" Thalia said shyly. "W-What is a crush? Is it something you eat?"
"Ahhh, she is such a cutie." Aerith was smitten with the doll like Thalia that she cannot resist but hug her. "You do not need to think about crushes. Just be cute the way you are."
"O-Okay." Thalia smiled cutely like an angel.
All the while, Alphonse has his eyes looking at Thalia unknowingly.
"How about you, Al?" Aliyah asked.
"W-What?!" Alphonse was startled that he was on the spotlight all of a sudden.
"You have any crushes, puppy love, the sorts?" Aliyah asked.
"W-Well… I haven't had such emotions before." Alphonse replied shyly.
"It is because brother has a huge responsibility ahead." Leonhart said with such adoration for his big brother. "He is the reincarnation of the Almighty One after all. He is meant to do great things in the future." He said with a proud expression.
The information that Alphonse is the reincarnation of the Almighty One is no secret within their family. The adults know what burden the little boy has and the children knows what power Alphonse possess.
"I still have a long way to go. I am still far away from the expectations the adults have in me." Alphonse replied awkwardly. "I am confident with my magic skills, but I still need to improve with my sword skills. Philip sill beats me when we practice."
"Of course, he will. He is still older than you." Aerith said. "I know you are worrying about the expectations of the adults. But do not forget that you have us. We have your back, Al. Right?" She asked the other children present.
"Yes!" The children replied in a heartbeat.
"We are here for you." Aliyah replied.
"We have your back." Deimos said.
"I will always be there to back you up brother." Leonhart replied with confidence.
"And I will become your support and will always stay by your side." Aerith replied. "And Thalia is also here to help. Right, Thalia."
"Y-Yes." Thalia replied shyly. "I will do anything in my power to support the heir to the throne."
"No need to be so formal. Hahaha." Aliyah said and all the children laughed.
"We are family, and we are here by your side. For better or for worse." Aerith said with confidence.
"Thank you all." Alphonse felt shy and blushed, but deep inside his heart swelled with warmth and love.
This little group of children are the hope of the future. They still do not have any idea of the future that will come, but they are sure that their bond with each other will overcome any hardships and difficulties to come.
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Chapter 413 Children’s Outing (2)(unedited)
The children sneaked out of the palace undetected. Because they have been doing this for several times now, they were at ease with their little secret outing. Unbeknown to them, Tempest and Snow, the imperial couple's familiars, are keeping an eye on them and making sure that they are safe.
They arrived at the busy streets of the capital. They can see the colorful decorations around, something that is not common at regular days in the capital.
"Whoaaaa…" Leonhart said with an excited expression. "I never saw the capital this lively before. I mean, it is normally a busy place but now it seems so lively and colorful."
"I know, right." Aerith replied with the same enthusiasm as her little brother. "There are so many side stalls that sells different kinds of stuff. I bet merchants from all over the continent are here to do business."
"Yes, I believe so." Philip replied with a smile. He was happy to see these royal children happy. "Your highnesses' imperial father had opened the capital for the week long celebration of your tenth birthday. It is also a good way to boost the economy and do business."
"I do not understand what you are saying about business, but I am happy to see many stuffs I have never seen before." Leonhart giggled. "Come, let us see what kind of things they are selling." He pulled his sister's hand excitedly.
"Alright, alright…" Aerith giggled. "Let us look over there." She pointed out to a stall that were displaying toys.
"Sure, let us go." Aliyah and Deimos both nodded in agreement and followed Aerith and Leonhart.
"How about you, your highness?" Philip asked Alphonse who was still standing still and silent.
"I-I will follow them shortly." Alphonse was woken up from his reverie.
"Is there a problem, Prince Alphonse?" Philip looked at him curiously.
"Not really…" Alphonse trailed off. "It is just that when you talked about business, I thought that father have worked hard to make Aerith and I's birthday something to celebrate and also make sure that it will be profitable to the economy of the empire. I cannot but help think that I should not be playing now and start to learn how to be a good leader like my father." Philip smiled while hearing Alphonse's words.
"You sound as if you are an adult, your highness." Philip replied. "You just turned ten years old. You can play to your hearts content since you are still a kid. If you are worrying about the future, then you can learn them in your studies. I believe that playing is one of the tasks a child like you should do. So, you do not need to worry about something in the future, your highness. I believe you are walking the right path, just take it slowly and enjoy the journey." He patted Alphonse's head and smiled.
"I believe you are right." Alphonse sighed and smiled. "Let us just enjoy this festival while we are here." He smiled and seemed that his worries were lifted.
"I believe little Lady Thalia is waiting for you." Philip pointed out to Thalia who was shyly holding the sleeve of Alphonse's short. "You have promised to protect her after all."
"Ahh yes! I am sorry Thalia. Would you like to follow them?" Alphonse saw the shy Thalia beside her and got startled. He offered his hand to her and she nodded shyly. "Then let us go." Thalia took Alphonse's hand and ran towards the other children. Philp followed them silently.
The minutes went by and the children were happy walking around the capital. They bought some toys with the little money they have in their pockets and Philp bought them street food snacks that they have only seen for the first time. Some of the stall owners were foreigners, they are merchants from the countries found in the east across the seas.
"What are this called Philip?" Aerith asked in wonderment.
The children were holding steaming white buns. They were just the right temperature to hold and touch. The children were looking at them with confusion.
"They are called meat buns, your highness." Philip replied. "This are some of the food that are being sold by the people from the country of Xing."
"The country of Xing?" Leonhart asked with a confused expression.
"Oh, you do not know about the other countries outside of the continent yet because you are just starting with your elementary studies." Aerith replied. "It is a country from the east, across the eastern seas."
"Wow, really?" Leonhart asked with an excited expression. "So, there are other countries across the eastern sea?"
"Yes, there is another continent in the east." Alphonse replied. "Can you see that stall? The people you see there are foreigners from Rabanasi."
The stall Alphonse pointed to had people with brown skin and black curly hair. They were selling silk colorful fabrics that is different from the cotton ones that they use in their clothes.
"Why are there skin colored like that?" Leonhart asked in curiosity.
"I heard they live in a very hot place with deserts all around." Aliyah was the one to reply. "We seldom see merchants like that in South Atlantia because they do trade with us."
"I see." Leonhart nodded in understanding.
A Rabanasi woman saw the children looking at them and waved them to come. The children came to their stall with excited expressions.
"Hello little ones. I cannot but help to see your cute little things." The Rabansi woman said looking at the cute little faces.
"Oh my. These little angels are so cute." Another Rabanasi woman in the stall said.
"This color will look good at these little girls." The other Rabanasi woman said while holding pink and yellow silk and wrapping them around the little girls.
"And these will look good with the boys." The other Rabansai woman wrapped blue and green silk around little boys.
"W-We are not buying, I am afraid." Philip said with an awkward face.
"Oh, what a shame." The Rabanasi woman said with a sad face. "Then how about this, I will give you these to these beautiful girls as a freebie." She took golden chained bracelets with little red jewels.
"T-That looks expensive!" Philip was about to reject but the Rabanasi woman put the bracelets to the little girls' wrists.
"This is just cheap accessories." The Rabansai woman said. "Take it as a sign of good will." She patted the heads of the children.
"Then thank you, big sister." Aerith said smiling happily while looking at the bracelet on her writs. ""We will surely repay you for these. bracelets"
"No worries." The Rabanasi woman replied. "It is not every day I see such cute children."
The children were grateful to the Rabansi women and waved their hands goodbye. Philip was inspecting the bracelets for anything odd, but it looked like they were regular accessories and there was nothing to worry about.
"Do not worry. I did not feel anything bad with the bracelets." Alphonse told Philip.
"It is my job to inspect anything you are eating and wearing." Philip replied. "There is no harm in being cautious."
"Those Rabanasi women were so kind." Aliyah replied.
"I heard they have been doing trade with out continent for a long time now." Deimos said.
"How about them?" He pointed out to the people from Xing in the stalls.
The people from Xing had black hair and fair skin but in a yellowish tone, different from the white skin that they have. They also have slanted eyes.
"Xing is a country near the sea. I heard they practice alchemy." Aliyah whispered in a low voice. "I heard that their country had magic in the past, but it vanished some hundred years ago. They replaced magic with the form of alchemy."
"Shhh, lower your voice." Deimos replied. "You know that they are a strict people. They may have started doing trade outside of their country recently, but they are still a closed country not letting others inside. They may have secrets that they do not want other people to know."
The children all become silent. The older kids knew about the country of Xing through their studies, but they learned other things from rumors and hearsay.
The children started to eat the meat buns Philp bought them and they enjoyed the delicious treat. They resumed their walk along the streets of the capital happily.
Unbeknown to them, there were hooded men that were watching their every move.
"Is that the child?" One of the hooded men asked.
"Yes, there is no doubt about it." The other hooded man asked. He was holding a board with strange writings on it. There was a compass like pointer at the center and it was pointing towards the children's direction. It is moving slowly as the children were walking around.
"Then we will commence our operation." The other hooded man replied, and the other man nodded in agreement.
"We will get back what was ours." The other hooded man replied.
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Chapter 414 [Bonus chapter]Kidnapping in the Time of the Festival (1)(unedited)
The capital is very lively with the hustle and bustle of the festival. Music is playing everywhere you go. Entertainers and musicians are scattered around. At the town square, the biggest wide space that can be found in the capital, is now packed with many people.
The square was filled with food stalls while at the center was a stage where a stage play is being played. The stage play portrays many stories such as the emperor and empress story, the war against Atlantia, the war against the late Queen Patricia, and the unification of the four great countries into one single and strong empire.
Right now, the play is about the Almighty One. They are playing it as it was written in the books. After winning the war against Queen Patricia, Emperor Regaleon and Empress Alicia had written a book about the story of the Almighty One. The book published had two versions. One was the version where the physical book could not leave the palace private library which only royalty could access, and the other version was the one that went public.
"Ah look…" Aerith pointed at the stage play being played. "It is the story of our parents."
"Keep it down Rith." Alphonse said with a hushed voice. "We are here incognito, remember."
"Oh yeah, sorry." Aerith giggled.
There were many people watching the stage play. The actors were busy with their acting and the audience were watching intently. The music that was playing in the background was a good nix with every act of the play.
"I smell something sweet." Leonhart said. "Ah, I can see someone selling crepes over there." He pointed out.
"Are you not yet full of everything you have eaten so far?" Aliyah playfully scolded Leonhart.
"Of course, I eat plenty. I am a growing kid after all." Leonhart said with pride. "And can you not smell that sweet delicious scent?"
The children paused and smelled the air. It was in fact the smell of the crepe being cooked. It was mouthwatering, especially for children that liked sweets.
"Then let us go buy some." Aliyah raised her hand excitedly and pointed to the crepe stall. "Follow me!" She marched like a leader and the others followed her.
Philip was about to follow the little ones when he realized that Alphonse was so intent watching the play. Even he did not realize that Thalia, who was holding his hand firmly was now following the other kids to the stall that was selling crepes.
"Your highness?" Philip called out. "The others have gone to the crepe stall. Do you wish to come?"
"Ah yes… in a minute, I guess." Alphonse replied but his eyes were glued at the stage play.
The actors on the stage were at the last act of the play. It was an act where the main actor who was playing The Almighty One, was kneeling at the side of a bed where his elderly wife was at death's door.
"My love." The actor was holding the hand of the actress and was in tears. "What will I do if you leave me?"
"I am afraid that my time is up." The actress replied. "I am just sad that I cannot accompany you to fulfill your prophecy. I am sorry that I cannot be by your side."
"No, my love. Do not apologize. You have done well standing by my side all these years." The actor said, tears running down his cheeks. "I am not sure I can go on living without you. How can I move forward without you by my side?"
"Do not say that, my love." The actress replied with tears also streaming down her face. "I have lived my life while you are still looking your prime. I have accompanied you for years as your wife and I have aged much. But you… you still have a young face and filled with youth. To tell you the truth, I am a little embarrassed to stand by your side while I aged, and you stayed the same."
"If my young features bother you, then I will become old just like you." The actor said.
With some stage and light effects, the actor's looks were change into an old man.
"I appreciate you doing this, but even so you cannot stop the flow of life." The actress smiled sadly. "I am at the end of my string of life. I just wish that I was by your side in helping you fulfill your prophecy."
"No, do not say that." The aged actor said. "I need you… I need you by my side."
"I am sorry." The actress replied in a weak manner. "I love you… goodbye." And that was her last line.
The light effects dimmed, and the sad music was played. The play went into a close and the audience applauded at the ending. All the while, Alphonse did not realize that tears had streamed down his cheeks. He just realized when he heard the booming applause of the audience.
"Ah, what is this? Why am I crying? I must be quite taken with the ending of the play. Haha." Alphonse wiped away the tears on his cheeks, but tears were still falling from his eyes. "I better go to the others."
Alphonse turned around and walked towards the crepe stall. The audience of the play dispersed, and crowd thickened in the town square. He tried hard looking for his companions until he saw the platinum blonde hair of his sister which is the most noticeable in this sea of people.
"Rith!" Alphonse called.
"Al!" Aerith heard her twin brother miraculously even with the flood of noise from many things in the town square. The twin's connection was something quite amazing.
When Alphonse was near, he saw Aliyah and Deimos eating their crepe happily. Leonhart and Thalia were holding theirs tightly while the people were bumping into their small bodies.
"We need to get out of here." Philip said. "The crowd is getting thick. And we only have an hour before Prince Alphonse's illusion magic fade. We need to head back now."
The children nodded in agreement and went with the flow of the crowd to exit the town square. Aerith took her little brother's hand while Alphonse held little Thalia's.
They were walking with flow of the many people when suddenly someone bumped into them. Without knowing who, the twins let go of the hands they were holding.
"Hart… Hart!" Aerith was searching for her little brother. She was getting nervous when she cannot find him.
"Thalia, where are you?" Alphonse also called out.
"What is the matter, your highnesses?" Philip heard their dire calls.
"I was just holding Hart's hand when I felt someone bumped into me, then I lost my grip on Hart." Aerith was genuinely getting anxious.
"The same with me." Alphonse was scanning the sea of people in the town square. "I believe someone made us let go of them on purpose."
"Then we need to find them!" Aliyah said.
"Aliyah is right." Deimos replied. "With this many people, it is common for kidnappers to be present."
"K-Kidnappers?!" Aerith's anxiety peaked up even more.
"There are still some bad people that do such things in the empire." Deimos replied. "Even if our parents are working hard to sweep out evil in the empire, some hide so deep that they are hard to chase."
"They are going to pay." Alphonse clenched his fists hard. "I will not let them get away with this." He gritted his teeth in anger.
"I cannot let you go on your own to find his highness Prince Leonhart and little Lady Thalia." Philip said. "I need to get you back to safety first and ask the other knights for help."
"No!" Alphonse rejected. "We do not have time for that!"
"Al is right Philip." Aerith replied. "That will just give the kidnappers time to run with Hart and Thalia. Let us help you."
"Yes, let us." Deimos said. "We are no ordinary children."
"We can protect ourselves Philip." Aliyah said. "Unlike Hart and Thalia who has not awaken their magical powers yet, we are trained well with both magic and the sword."
"Hah, okay." Philip sighed in defeat. "But if it gets dangerous, do not go out rushing. Come straight to me, understand?"
"Yes." The children replied in unison.
The children separated in groups. The twins Aliyah and Deimos were together while Aerith and Alphonse are in one group. Philip was the only one who was alone and searched around.
"Hart, Thalia!" Alphonse and Aerith started to go around the radius of the town square.
"Hart, Thalia!" Alphonse called harder.
The twins were frantically searching around for any clue that they can get. While they were busy looking around, a white cat suddenly jumped in front of them.
"Little prince and princess…" Snow called out.
"It is you Snow." Aerith was happy to see her.
"Your little brother has been taken away by hooligans." Snow said. "Come with me. Tempest is currently on their trail."
"That is good to hear." Alphonse lighted up when he heard Snow's words.
The twins followed the white cat while it was running and jumping around through the streets. They took many turns like it was a maze. Alphonse looked above and saw his father's falcon, Tempest. It was a sign that they were close.
Their path led to the harbor of the south sea. Not many people where here because many had ended their shift early to spend the night at the festival in the capital.
"Shhh… quite." Snow said.
The twins nodded in understanding and crouched low. Snow led them to what looked like an old harbor factory that was abandoned. They snuck inside a torn wired fence and quietly got in a hole on the wall just the size of their little bodies.
Inside, they were crouching low behind wooden boxes and crates to avoid detection. The twins took a peak and saw Leonhart and Thalia with their hands and feet tied behind their backs.
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