His flower

Hera was sitting close to that stranger.

The green butterflies were leading Rosella towards the outdoor balcony where that stranger man was talking to Hera, her grandmother.

It's the young man with coal black hair. It's the same dream she had about him last time. She hopes to know today what his relationship with her grandmother is, and why everyone avoids talking about him.

This time she could hear their conversation and that guy was saying:

“I will not return. If I ever return, it will be to kill Alexander.”

Hera put her hand on his shoulder and said sternly but with a little kindness:

"I won't let you do this. It's not Alexander's fault. What we have to do is save him!"

“Save him? I'm the one dying here! »

Hera smiled warmly.

“And I'm here to save you.” She sighed.

“Maybe one day there will be people in this land who believe in you.”

“I have a plan for this, I'll get these people myself!” »

Rosella opened her eyes to meet the ceiling of her room in the Alexander Palace.

She remembered the entire dream and its details as soon as she woke up, and her mind was filled with hundreds of questions, the most important of which was why Hera did not want to kill Alexander if she was an ally of the charcoal-haired one? Why did this person want to kill him?

Is it his fault?

Alexander is not guilty? Rosella felt a little ashamed of herself for trying to poison Alexander; While her grandmother thought it was not his fault.

But this does not make sense...Alexander is from the family of Zeus, who killed Hera! This is what's important now!

**

Clouds were covering the sky today, there was no room for sunlight to shine. It was a gloomy, dark and cold morning, and there was Hector... standing in front of the tree in the palace garden, staring at it carefully, then looking towards the window of Rosella's room as if he had realized something, that cursed flower.

Meanwhile, Rosella was smelling the scent of the flower when there was a knock on her room door and she said:

"Help yourself"

Achilles opened the door, smiling and looking excited, then said:

“It's a meeting!!”

Rosella left the flower and then went outside, following Achilles into the corridors to the meeting room where Alexander, Castor, and Heracles were sitting, everyone except Hector.

Rosella sat in silence and Heracles said:

“We'll wait for Hector first—”

The door opened again, but violently, and Hector entered in a hurry, with signs of worry and anger covering his face. He looked at them all, then at Alexander, and said seriously:

“It's Darvin! »

Heracles' eyes widened and he tried to tell Hector to be silent, but Hector did not even look at him while Castor looked in Rosella's direction to see her reaction and Achilles was moving his legs in incomprehension.

Alexander spoke quietly:

“What’s wrong with him?” »

"he is back! Your flower has fallen, it is no longer in the tree! Someone has taken it, which means that someone among us is currently an ally of Darvin's! »

Rosella felt goosebumps all over her body. She didn't even know who Darvin was, but she knew that she had become his ally without realizing it.

Rosella remained silent while everyone exchanged glances and waited for the ally to announce himself, but Alexander looked towards Rosella and spoke directly:

“Do you know who Darvin is? »

Rosella nodded to him to explain:

“He is that young man with coal-black hair and blue eyes, whom you saw in your grandmother’s memories.”

Rosella remembered Darvin's words about his desire to kill Alexander. This does not only mean that she is an ally of Darvin, but that Darvin will help her achieve her goal of killing Alexander and the entire Zeus family.

Alexander continued his speech:

“And who is also my brother.”

Rosella froze for a moment. Did she think he would help her kill Zeus' family...when he was a member of it?

Wait...but he said he was going to kill Alexander.

What on earth is wrong with that family?

Alex continued, with complete seriousness and a little hope:

“Now tell us, what did you see of Darvin in Hera’s memories?”

Rosella was silent and Alexander spoke again:

“You have no idea how dangerous he is and how willing he is to kill and destroy the entire Land of Avalon. You can hate me but not be his ally!” »

Rosella felt a little afraid and hesitant; If Darvin was so evil...why was Hera talking to him as if they were friends and had a good relationship?

Something is wrong, someone is lying.

Rosella said:

“He said he would come back to kill you.”

“I know, anything else?” »

Rosella did not remember well what Darvin said that day, so she nodded in denial. Then Alexander sighed and said to everyone:

“Well, there is someone among us who has become an ally. I hope he announces himself so that we can help him, before it is too late!” »

Rosella said:

“Why would your brother want to kill you? »

Alexander looked at her and replied simply:

“Because I am bad in the land of apples, I am of tainted blood, and he was a legitimate and clean son, but our father decided that I would be the one to rule after him, which angered Darven.”

“Doesn't he have the right to be angry? What's wrong with the flower?

Hector intervened sharply:

“You ask too much! There is no doubt that you are his ally! We would all confess directly because we realize the danger we are in, but when no one confesses, he is an ignorant person, just like you.”

Heracles said loudly:

«Hector! At least respect Alexander's presence, and let's be clear: Rosella would not like to be an ally of Darvin's either.

Rosella looked at him:

"Why?"

Hector laughed sarcastically:

“She ignores me and keeps asking questions!” »

Achilles whispered:

“When will we finish? »

Castor straightened up and spoke to Rosella:

“You're still ignorant, Hector said, so tell us everything you know first and then we'll decide what to tell you.”

“We won't tell her anything,” said Hector.

Heracles added:

"who's talking? »

The hall was noisy the next moment, everyone talking and discussing, and the atmosphere was tense.

Alexander said:

“Everyone be silent!! »

Everyone was silent at the same moment. Alexander straightened up and spoke:

“That flower was a way for Satan to attract his victims, just as Satan tempts you with the sweetness of gold to steal. That flower was tempting his victims to steal it or kill it, and then they would enter into a pact with Satan to be his allies, and whoever refused or tried to deceive him would receive a hideous death, but in the land of Avalon, where everyone is immortal... whoever violates that treaty is banished.”

Rosella straightened up in obvious concern:

"Satan? In the land of Avalon? Are you-»

Heracles interrupted her:

"Okay! In the land of Avalon, Darven is the devil. I told you before...something strange is happening in the land of apples. It is no longer the same! »

Alexander looked at everyone:

“When the ally is ready to announce himself, let him head to my room before it is too late. And as for you, Hector...”

Hector looked at Alexander questioningly and Alexander continued:

“Keep your limits”

Alexander finished his speech and then left, followed by Heracles, and then Rosella returned to her room in search of the flower.

Even if she announces herself...how will they help her? This is a pact with the devil himself, and Alexander loses his sanity and powers over time, and also any mistake she might make will be banished from Avalon, which means that all her efforts will be in vain!

It would be best if she contacted Darvin herself, if Hera trusted him then he was certainly a source of trust and not a bad person like Alexander said.

**

This handsome young man, Jin, was in the bookstore looking for another book on the history of Zeus, or the history of Avalon since it was written then. He remembered the basement his father had told him about, where the forbidden books were.

Take the key out of its secret place and head to the cellar door located below the library. Open the cellar and go down the stairs with a lamp.

He looked around at the dust covering everything and went straight to the bookshelf and looked for any book that told the history of Zeus' family.

He found one book and took it out without searching for any longer and began to flip through it, until a page opened on its own and inside it was...that flower.

To be continued...