Drained

Leah was surprised to what he just said, "The heart of Mirrormoor?" Leah asked her eyes staring at the huge tall crystal Infront of her.. Reine smiled at her and bent and hugged her tight..

"You're magnificent!!!" he even gave her a peck on her cheek.. causing Leah to blush which made Reine chuckle to. himself... he turned and looked at the large crystal

" Wow... this... is magnificent"

he went closer to it as Leah stayed where she was, as if afraid of. moving closer to the heart of Mirrormoor, staying where she is, she asked him

"Your highness.. if this is the heart of Mirrormoor then... all crystals run on the power of this??"

"Yes, all of them run in the power of this crystal... I still can't believe it that I found it"

"you were looking for it your highness?" "hmm... for as long as I came here"

"But... why??"

Reine turned to Leah and looked at her, he smiled at her as he bent and answered her..

"Because... everyone that seems to enter Mirrormoor, all their power and energy weakens except for the vampires and... me, I still feel the same even after entering in here, at first, I never understood why this was happening, I thought of different ideas concerning this sone matter,and only one seemed to make sense to me... that these crystals are the one draining the other creature's powers, so I had my answers,but then again, why didn't it drained me? as well as the vampires, yes they were the ruler of this place since they were the one who discovered these...but then again, why not them? it's not like the crystals knew that they would be ruled by the vampires am I right?"

Leah nodded understanding what he just explained to her as Reine continued

" and so, I tried to do my investigations on the crystals in our city but as soon as I break them, they turn black..."

"That means it become powerless"

"Exactly... so I couldn't do my work using those... and even if I did on them without cutting them, I still felt nothing... thus, I knew that these were powered by something, and that something I'd their core, or it's heart, but I didn't know where it was, I knew that if I found the heart, I'd knew what's the matter.. and now, because of you I found it Leah... thank you"

he hugged her before thanking her as Leah still felt confused by everything that he just said..

" I.. still don't quite get it"

Reine smiled at her and told her

"Dont worry... you don't have to understand, just keep it a secret.. okay??"

"Doesn't the king knows about this place?"

"No I don't think so, if he did, he would have definitely placed guards on our favorite spot.."

Reine knew that that was true, if the king knew about this place, he would've definitely placed guards to guard it and non of them would've been allowed to even come close this area, he needed this place to do his experiments as well as his relaxation area from all the commotion about his powers with the dukes as well as the king himself. so he just couldn't tell them about this area and make sure that Leah doesn't tell anyone as well...

"That's why, we must not tell anyone about this area, not even the king himself..okay"

"Okay... how about miss Lunar? are you.... going to tell her? "

now this was a tough question. should he tell her? he didn't want to lie to her nor his anything from her, but I'd it truly the right decision to tell her??

just a few days back she even lied to her just to get away from him, how sure was he that she's gonna agree into this? how sure was he??? what if one-day she'll leave him and use this against him? no way, he shouldn't take any risks...

but if he doesn't tell her as well, doesn't that mean that he doesn't trust her? so was he planning to marry some one whom he doesn't trust completely?

Lunar was everything to him, he loved her, and from how it seems, he loves him as well.. but does she? or just to be safe from the lords she decided to be close to him just to protected and secured??

Reine sigh not knowing what to do about this question. he then looked at Leah with her innocent eyes staring at him..

"Should I?"

"I don't really know your highness, can she be trusted with our secret?"

she asked back the same question which he asked her with different words.. Reine sigh and stood, he stared at the large crystal Infront of him and said

"For now.. let's keep it to our self, time will tell if she can be trusted or not"

Leah nodded as well.

Reine then, took steps towards the crystals as he stared at it, the more steps he took towards it, the more it light shone brighter.. but as the light shone, he started feeling weak on his knees, as if his powers were being drained... the more he took the steps, the more strength lessen from him.

seeing that he felt weak, he decided to turn back, away from the crystal, before he collapse..

Leah ran to him as he saw him panting, he looked weak and exhausted. she held his arm and asked him

"Are you okay?"

"Yes and fine... only, weak"

"Then we should stay away from it"

"yes you're probably right"

the two of them stayed away from the heart.. and when Reine moved away, the light weakened as well, shining as it normally shone.

" Your highness? "

" Hmm"

" I think, the heart is the only crystal that can drain your power"

Reine looked at her as she looked at him back

" is it weird that you and I thought the same thing?"

Leah chuckled as he too chuckle back. Reine looked at the crystal and she told him

" Have you thought why?"

Reine looked lost as he wondered for a moment, well he took thought of the same thing as he did went closer and even touched the crystals back in Mirrormoor city and he never felt this weak being close to them, so yes, this heart of Mirrormoor, is the only thing that can drain Reine's power..

"I still don't know Leah, that's why am here..."