The Union Chapter 291

Retchid, Calgari

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Wilson's robe dragged against the earth as he ascended to the top of the hill . The vegetation had grown since the last time he was here . The fledgling grass was now a blanket . The small trees now had towering canopies .

He stepped the final step . He was winded but the scenery took his tiredness . He could see the entire city from here . The wide streets and bustling alleys of Retchid was an alluring sight . The tall houses, the old towers, the lofty walls- he had grown fond of this city despite being here for a mere three days .

Advertisement"Is the city more beautiful than me for you to stare at it like that in my presence?" A woman's voice said .

She was leaning against the trunk of an oak overlooking the city . Her legs were hanging on the cliff where a steep drop awaited below . A crown was on her side, the diamonds on top glinting under the sunlight .

"Should I address you as Your Majesty now?" Wilson asked . He went to her side and sat near the crown . She was still looking at the city below .

"Well that is how you should address monarchs . Your Majesty, Your Grace, My Queen . It gets tiring you know . By the way, condolences and congratulations . I heard your brother died but your nephew now has a son . Strange luck . "

"Timothy named the boy after Leopold . Strange indeed . "

"Must be hard for you . " She turned her head to him . "Hearing about your brother's death . "

"I was devastated . Leopold and I shared memories . "

"And yet you are here, talking with me . Tell me, why are you not in Nirvana with your nephews?"

Wilson sighed . The breeze was cool . The leaves were rustling . The sun was beautiful . "Ever since I was a child, I had a memory of this place . It confused me for years . I have never been here and yet the scene of a hill overlooking a small town was so vivid . I always felt that something was missing, that I wasn't really a prince of Castonia . I searched for this place . Years, I spent . I traveled everywhere . I even abandoned my wedded wife . I finally found it after all those years of searching . Now that small town had grown into the capital of Calgari . I want to go back to Nirvana but I am not one of them . We are not one of them . "

"So you now remember?"

"Every terrifying thing . "

"Good for you then . The self-righteous man inside the mountain has started a cull . He thinks it would be the solution" She looked up, childlike mannerisms showing . "That is so dumb and boring . "

"So," Wilson said, bending close to her, feeling the jarring loss of intimacy . He looked directly into her eyes . "What now?"

"What indeed . " She pushed his face away and sighed . "We need to find the others . "

"The others are gone . Dead or missing . "

"Not all . And what choice do we have but to find them? It is coming again . No, not this stupid cull . I can feel it . All those tragedies are going to happen again . The cycle will repeat and it will be soon . Oh it will be soon . "

"Do we have time? It would take us long to find them . "

"It will take us longer if we slack around . " She rose, teetering in the cliff before finding her balance . "Well come on . We better get started . "

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