Forbidden romance

 Archi stood outside the palace door. He was on duty that night with some other guards. He raised his eyes to look at the sky, and sighed. He was having a bad feeling, and he didn't like it.

 "Is my mother okay?" He whispered, his heart thumping in a weird way.

 He sighed deeply, "Please be fine mother," he closed his eyes , hoping the prayer would dissipate the fear that clouded his heart, but it wasn't working.

 "Archi," he heard his name, and he whipped his head in the person's direction. It was Axel.

 "Axel," he called absent mindedly.

 "You seem distant, what is the matter?" He placed a hand on his right shoulder.

 "I.. just have a bad feeling. I just hope my mother is okay."

Axel patted his back, "Missing her already?"

"That is not it. I do not know why, but I just have a bad feeling about her. It is as if something bad has happened to her."