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But despite this incisive reproach, the princess could not bring herself to share her unique encounter with the masked stranger endowed with the magic of the night. As she followed in the footsteps of her two friends, she ironically thought that the heart was such a disturbing thing, impossible to imprison or control.

When she arrived at the princess' apartment, which she rarely frequented, the fabulous duo clearly exposed her their plan. They decided to go in three days. As protective as her parents might be, and with whom she was still living, they had forced themselves to accept their daughter's selfish journey with her two inseparable companions, even if it was not to be done in luxury or safety as she usually did. At first categorically opposed, they agreed, after witnessing the gradual deterioration of their beloved child, fragile health locked in a crystal cage since the night of the ball, as their daughter has never been, they would certainly understand her desire to live a short moment otherwise, and with the presence of her loyal friends, they would not see any problems.

Ariadne Sargoymo, she was the descendant of the great Sargoymo dynasty, the royal family that had ruled the Adegeor kingdom for eight generations. Ariadne was born in the main branch of the family, the magical and royal power she possessed was one of the influences of monarchical power.

As a princess, and a noble of high lineage, she had to walk the sparkling path of excellence all her life. She has just graduated from a private, highly secure and world-famous university with honors. Her hobbies were supposed to be travelling around the world and private parties. She lived in a palace filled with splendor similar to a jewel of sparkling greenery. And now as her last gift for the writing award she received at the Royal Academy, she received from her family a magazine company called "Sonevan" that she ran in secret. Thus, Ariadne could easily say that she possessed everything one would like to possess, and she had just celebrated her twentieth birthday, with great pomp of course. And anyway, she would continue to get everything even if she didn't. Even for a single moment of desire, she would still get this object.

However, from the magical contact of a stranger, she began to feel the indescribable choking that she desperately tried to repel with all her heart. And acknowledging this terrible difficulty in her life, constantly saying that she should be crazy to ask for something unreasonable, she broke herself alone, and paradoxically with her the hard chains that this magnificent stranger so despised. Just by clearly summarizing what was bothering her, she was unhappy. She was unhappy without him.

She was reluctant to go to Venezia in secret. But to get rid of her guilt and the hatred of her desire for him, Ariadne had gone so far as to use them, her wonderful friends, to give her the strength and audacity to take the wrong path of rebellion, against the path of her conscience and ideals, all carefully designed to live and honor her family. And now, after him, all that remained was hatred of an existence doomed to collapse.

A single moment is enough to upset a whole life, even a life so long and rich. No, not one moment, one person, so different, so unique, unable to be anything else than what he was, and that he lived it all no matter the price and the loneliness.

***

Now, the more they talked about this daring clandestine journey, the more the princess felt the excitement and audacity grow and raise it to the sky. Her great anxiety was only there to add strength to the liberation emotion she was seeking. She felt like she was full to burst.

- As a short and clear explanation, we had simply told our families and close circle that we plan to travel incognito, unknown to the media and foreign nobles. We should secretly change our names in the passports, but the hotel's senior executives will know, and which one looks like a palace as always, which despite my desire to live the great adventure is not to displease me.

- I have no doubt about it, Ariadne cut off her, biting.

- The means do not buy happiness, dear, but contribute more than reason," replied her friend, shrugging her shoulders in response to the princess' sarcasm. They fully provide what is necessary. And as you can see, Ariadne, all the problems have been solved in a fair and perfect way.

- That's what I saw.

- Attention, my friends, tomorrow is the big day!

- Ah, I feel all excited, I can't even sit down anymore. What about you, Ariadne?

- Same here!

- I'm afraid, but I think we're going to get there and have some unforgettable moments.

- You're really sure of yourself, aren't you? The princess remarked, amused. Thanks to your ingenuity and keen sense of risk, we have already won. However," she continued, "with a funny face, I am shocked to find that I had an unexpected and rather frightening talent as a liar and manipulator.

- For our part, we knew this from our earliest childhood. But we reassure you, Your Highness, your dark side is not as odious as you might imagine.

- I hope so. Who would have thought that abandoning for a while the path of our lives would have been so difficult. Our cages are so strong and rather complex that sometimes we can't even distinguish the fake from the real thing.

-You're the strongest of us, Ariadne, in every sense of the word, so if you ever should collapse, we're doomed to collapse too.

- You shouldn't say such sad words, they're bad luck. Exclaimed the young royal woman, half amused, half serious.

- Oh! What a way to speak majesty!

- Shut up!

- Did you hear him?!? It's getting worse and worse!

- It's your fault or that of this trip. All this greatly deteriorates my good habits.