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Cold, it seemed that this winter too was going to be strong, he liked that, the guards were looking a him, unsure of what to do." My mother decided to let me be here, retire yourself". They left as fast as they could, the snow was beginning to fall again, its cold embrace was so gentle to him, he started walking, his naked feet felt cold to the stone. He should have taken his cane, the frozen path was too slippery for him to walk at a normal pace, but he settled with slowly walking, he sometimes wished to be able to see, people told him about colors, warm and cold, vibrants and pale, of how the light blinds the eyes, Talus speaked about a lot of things and of all of those things, colors were the most interesting.
The plants liked this, they were after all made for cold ambiences, he always wanted to live at the south, hear the voice of plants there, how many animals and insects talked." Flourish little ones, your path is yet to start". He smiled, they didnt saw him a lot, unfortunatly the cold harmed him if prolonged, he continued walking, the winter's air blew sotfly, it felt so good to walk again, after Selena ends with her duty they could go to the city, together." Dont be foolish, take them, who knows if you will need them". The little birds were taking the food, little by little, one of them flew to his fingers, what color would it be, maybe cold and vibrant , or warm and pale, the bird flew to the tree, with the rest of their family.
Water, it didnt freeze, it must be the spells, it sounded so clear, he liked that sound, Talus said that water had no real color, sometimes was a faint blue, but it was transparent most of the time, what transparent means he never said it, he liked the pond, the cold water was nice to use for magic, and the sound was relaxing, Talus always said that the stars reflected on the water made it look beautiful, he wonders, how can something that is not a sound nor a feeling be beautiful, he wondered also what was the stars, how do they looked, colors in the night guiding mortals to their destiny, he now wanted to talk with Talus, last time he told him that lord Krisnna himself summonded him, he wished his return.
The forest was the biggest part, so full of life, a deer appeared from the woods, a young female, he streched his hand, waiting for the animal to get near." Come little girl, im not going to hurt you". Unlike the animals that lived in the gardens, the ones in the forest sometimes didnt knew him, the deer came to him, he rubbed her head and continued walking, she came with him, he could hear birds and other animals, the trees too intrigued about his visit, normally he entered the forest for magical reasons, or to help any hurted animal, he breathed the air, it smelled like pine, the sounds from the castle and its smells were so different, the change always were so amazing, since he was a child, he still wishes to see the forest, the trees, all of it,
They arrived to a small table and chairs, his mother always had these for relaxing when drinking tea, or speaking with lord krisnna and Lady Celestia, it came well it seems,he sat in one of the chairs, he rested, he wanted to sleep a little, he let the sound of the forest take him, surround him and danced, the voices of animals and plants, their laughts and thoughts, a symphony of sounds so beautiful that he wanted to live here, free of being a prince, suddenly a new melody joined, it smelled of cinnamon, a spicy savor that was different, but also sweet, it was looking for him, it smelled like the knights, but it wasnt just a normal knight, sweet and spicy he smiled when he identified the owner.
"Dont fall sleep now, i have lot of things to tell you". He rose from the chair, hugging Talus tightly, he was always warmer than him." The battle is won, lady Giraldine summoned lord Krisnna to the capital so we returned faster, and i have some time off". Barbatos could only smile, Talus was beautiful, more than the trees and animals, he really wanted to see him, to be able to look in his eyes, to see his smile." Tell me, about Alarnys, and the war and the battles, about you". He wanted to learn, how those things looked, sounded and smelled, he wanted to know the world, but for now, Talus was his world." Coleus is dead, and Weatherproof is destroyed, I also saw Royce or should i say Lotus, they are different now".
Even if it was a victory, it was sad that the city is gone." You shouldnt risk yourself like that Talus, if something happened to you it would be a disaster". Talus smiled, Barbatos was just like the empress, a sweet talker, but unlike her, he was honest in every word he said to him." Dont worry your majesty, i will make sure to always be safe for you, and for me". Talus knew this was wrong, Barbatos needed to marry a princess, and have children so they could rule, a lowly peasant squire should never aspire to love someone like him
they continued talking until the night, they wanted to stay together, but a prince has is duty, and a knight had his, Talus returned to his room and looked in the mirror, his burned scar covered his left part of his face, he was not the daring knight in shining armor, he was a monster scarred and deformed.