~Karl~
The sky was brighter than I had ever seen it. It felt like the stars and galaxies above had listened to my conversation with Princess Katrina earlier. I had told her my terrace had the best view in all of Xylonia. I told her she would be stunned once she saw what the city looked like from up there tonight.
"Are you serious about this?" she asked with a smile that showed her front teeth. I nodded and reached for her hand as we walked to the terrace together.
"Wow… this is even more beautiful than the last time I saw it," she said, her eyes wide with wonder.
"Yes, my love," I whispered as I wrapped my arms around her from behind. She leaned gently against me. I loved moments like this when she trusted me, when she rested in my arms like I was the safest place for her. It meant everything that she no longer saw me as the monster she once believed I was.