Love and Friendship, Part 1

"Someday you will understand what it is to love someone so much, that it hurts when you are apart, that you would do anything you can to be by their side, that everything time you look her smile, you would be again remembered what you got in love. I hope that when the day you met the love of your live, you Luciel, will be able to face any obstacle to be with that person, and that you have a beautiful and peaceful life together." – said an old man who each day that passed, he became weaker and weaker.

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"Armando!" – Priscilla was happy to see Armando back, safe from the days of adventuring when he was away from her.

The other four adventurers smile and laughed at seeing the scene in front of them.

"Look, Armando, you have a Lady waiting for you." – said with a smirk Clinton.

"Oh, so good to be young." – said Lino.

Pak and Lapz just nodded at Priscilla.

"Hello Priscilla, I'm back."

"Yes." – said the blushing lady with a smile.

"Let's go boys, we don't want to disturb the recounter of these two lovers." – said Clinton.

Armando hugged the blushing lady, in said to her: "I love you."

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It was a beautiful and decorated room, everything I saw was so expensive that I was careful to not break anything.

In front of me was Egil Bals, the man who took from me the person who I loved the most.

You see, I met Priscilla Arwyn earlier in the year of 9955, and for months our relationship went from acquaintances to friends, and then to lovers.

Before I met her, I was thrilled to go to adventurers with my friends, but now, the only thing I want was to be together with her all the time I could get.

Even so, Priscilla was the daughter of a Lord, and I was simple a farmer's son, so her family was not happy when they met me, and since I remember, they all hated me.

Another person would understand the difference in our classes, but I was young, and I was in love with her.

I love Priscilla with all my soul and heart, so I didn't care if her family hate me, I didn't care what her family thought about our relationship, but apparently it was not the same with her.

Like I said, the months passed, and the month of the Rain, the sixth month of the year arrived, and with it, the worst day of my life by that time.

Priscilla met me like always in the very same restaurant when we met, we always start our dates at the entry of the restaurant, so, I was excited to be one more day with her, but when I saw her face, I met a cold and serious face.

"Priscilla, are you okay?"

I was worried about her.

"Armando."

"Yes, my love?"

"We need to break up."

"Eh?" – I could not believe what is that I heard so. – "Sorry love, but I think that I didn't hear correctly at what you said, can you repeat?"

"Armando." – she finally met my eyes, but a second later she moved away her sight from me. – "I'm sorry Armando, you're a good man, you are handsome, brave, kind, and maybe… one of the most interesting people that I met… but…"

"Priscilla?"

"You are a nobody, you are just a farmer's son, and I am the daughter of a Lord, I can't be together with you, I can't marry you, I don't want you close to me, so… goodbye." – with those last words she turned around and walked away from me.

I was hurt many times because of my profession, but in that moment, the pain I feel, surpass any other, it was a pain that almost make me fainted by the shock of the words I heard.

I… at the precise moment when I saw her go, walking away from me, without looking back, my heart broke into pieces, my world was again black like the time after my examination against Gladius, I felt that the person I loved the most, that her who was walking away from me, that I would never see her again.

But before I closed my eyes and fall on my knees to cry, I saw her, thank to my years of adventurer, my eyes had become one of my best weapons, my sight was much better than when I was a teenager, and then, thanks to my strong sight, I managed to see the tears… those tears of the person I love… she was crying…

And then a little hope grew in my heart, a hope that she still loved me, and something wrong was happening.

I need to find answers, a solution for what was happening.

So, I start to look after somebody first, I went to the town where her family lived, and then I met face to face with Lord Arwyn, Ruben Arwyn, Priscilla's Father.

"What the hell are you doing here farmer's boy?" – he asked me with clear disgust in his eyes when he saw me, blue eyes like those of her. – "I thought that I would finally never have to see you."

"Sir, I want…"

"Lord Arwyn."

I correct myself.

"Lord Arwyn, I came to you so you could let me talk to you daughter, Priscilla, please."

"Ha, my daughter doesn't want to talk to you, a simple farmer's son who is now an adventurer doesn't have what it needs to talk with a member of the Arwyn Family." – said arrogantly the man in front of me, he was the kind of person that I hated, but I need to control myself.

"Milord, my parents don't have anything to do with this, and my profession doesn't have anything to do with being worthy or not, and my business with Lady Priscilla, is something between her or me, so please, if she really doesn't want to talk with me, I need to hear her said it, you have nothing to do with our relationship, so if you let me…"

"I am her father!" – shout the man with anger. – "I decide for her, I decide what is best for her, and you," – he pointed at me with his hand. – "you are not worthy of being even close to my daughter, you are not deserving of being here in front of me! You are just a dumb in love farmer's son who doesn't understand how the worlds functions."

"That is not for you to said, the only person who can't said if I am worthy or not, is Priscilla." – I said.

"Enough of this waist of time, get him out of my sight." – Lord Arwyn said to two of the six bodyguards that were protecting him, once they took a couple of steps close to me, I drew my sword.

"Don't dare to take another step if you don't want to feel what pain is." – I said threateningly.

"Insolent! How dare you point your sword at me in my men! I should call the Captain of the Guards to imprison you for this foolish and barbaric act!"

"Milord, I've done nothing but defend myself against your men, I'm not going anywhere without talking to you daughter, the woman I love."

The Lord didn't say anything, and just thought for a while, then he gave me a slight smile full of arrogance and superiority, a smile that I still hated to this day, a smile that I can't forget.

"Sorry trash, but my daughter will no longer be able to play with you."

"That is not for you to…"

"After all, she is engaged to someone already."

"What?!"

He approached me, putting his right hand on my shoulder, and bringing his head close to mine, he said:

"After all, she finally met a man that she really loves, a man far superior to you, a man with class, elegancy, handsome, smart, and very capable, a man that you will never be, a man who is the perfect match to my lovely daughter." – and with those word, he left with his guards.

And I walk to the City of Mara, with my head low and with so much frustration.

Days later, the future marriage between young Lady Priscilla Arwyn and Egil Bals, the second son of Baron Bals, began to spread through the City of Mara.

Upon discovering that, I tried to go after Egil to talk to him, and after days and days of rejection, finally one day he agreed to meet me.

So, in one luxury room, he was sitting in a chair that worth was more that everything that I was wearing.

"So, Adventurer Armando, Leader of the Party of the Five Losers, to what do I owe this pleasant visit?" – asked the handsome man in front of me, the famous Egil Bals.