The After-effects

A sad smile appeared on Aria Throndsen's lips as she watched the scene before him.

The effect of the potion had been broken. She felt it. The sharp pain in her chest was proof. The truth was the pain was going on for days. She knew that the royalty was in a dilemma between his mind and heart. And the latter was winning.

The potion she made altered the mind but not the heart. It makes the mind forget but not the heart. It controls the mind but it cannot touch the heart of a person.

The intense conflicting emotion of the prince outdoes the potion. His mind was full of thoughts about Seira. She knew this would happen but she didn't expect that she would feel this relieved when it finally happened. After all, potions don't last. The agonizing pain the prince felt was proof of him getting free from the potion and from the illusion he was under. From the lies, he once believed in.