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"Dragons can smell fear," Lissana warned."If I were you, I wouldn't come any closer." The soldiers immediately retreated, trembling like leaves in a storm. They fell to their knees before the king, begging for mercy. "Forgive our disobedience, Your Majesty," one of them pleaded. "We don't want to die. We have families waiting for us." Alessandro glared at them, his eyes fierce, as if to say, if you don't obey, the dragon will kill you. The two soldiers were more afraid of the king than of the dragon. They nodded in unison. "We will do as you command." Lissana observed the soldiers, noting their fear."I will take the dragon to the palace. It will feel more comfortable with me." "Very well," Alessandro replied, though many thoughts still occupied his mind. He couldn't return to the palace with Lissana just yet. "Be careful. I'll see you tonight." "I will, Father." Alessandro went to Tarik, who was at the palace, and announced that Lissana had arrived with a dragon that might attack upon sight. "I will prepare the asylum," Tarik said. He called for his horse, which would arrive in the afternoon. Before he left, he turned to Lissana. "I'll go ahead.I'll see you at the palace." "Everything is ready." After Tarik departed, Alessandro placed his hand on Lissana's shoulder. "You have grown so much since the last time I saw you." "Do you remember it?" "Did your mother tell you that I lost my memories? Or did your uncles say anything?" "No, it wasn't her or my uncles. They never mentioned it, but I overheard your conversations. Wind magic is very useful for spying." "I see you've learned to use it well. I don't remember all my memories, but I do recall the last time I saw you." "I'm glad it's this way.I was afraid I was just a stranger to you." "You are not a stranger. You are my daughter, my only daughter, Lissana. Never forget that." "I won't." Alessandro turned his gaze toward the temple, the site of the battle. "You should go," Lissana said. "I suppose you are waiting." "I wouldn't want to leave." "If you stay here, you will only worry. Now go. I will wait a few minutes to give Tarik time to announce my arrival. Please, let me go." Alessandro gently squeezed his daughter's shoulder."It's time, my girl." After making the decision, Alessandro soared into the sky and returned to the temple. Lissana waited patiently, Fay fluttering around her until she could fly with the dragon to the palace. Tarik soon appeared to guide her, showing her where to descend. Even though Lissana assured them the dragon was harmless, they couldn't allow it to land too close to the main palace. Lissana was directed to a training camp adjacent to the main palace. Tarik helped her lower the dragon. As she embraced him, she said, "Thank you, Tarik.I couldn't have done this without you." "I don't think it's anything important. I'm the one who received your help." "That's not true. If you hadn't been too stubborn to refuse my request, I might not have disobeyed your priest. You showed me the courage to get it right." Tarik returned the hug, but he remained silent, unable to lie. After Lissana pulled away, she approached the dragon, which had curled up and returned to sleep. "The dragon seems tired. Do you think this is good?" "My father told me that these dragons are born with the power of darkness.noveldramaYou have dispelled the darkness with your magic. Would you like to struggle with something that feels so exhausted?" Lissana touched the dragon's head, infusing her magic into it. Tarik stepped aside, concerned. "What do you think you're doing?!" "I just wanted to help." "You've used too much magic today. You need to recover before using your powers recklessly." "I know, but I can't help it." "You have a kind heart, Lissana, always thinking of others before yourself. But you must change that. You need to start thinking of yourself first.I won't always be here to remind you." Lissana understood. She felt the weight of her responsibilities. She had opened the portal with the condition of sending Tarik back, yet she hesitated to make that decision. She didn't want to do it. She hugged him again. "I know, but let's not think about that yet." "But we have to talk about it." "Yes, but it doesn't have to be now. We have plenty of time-or at least I do. I don't want to discuss separating ourselves when we've just reunited." "I suppose you have a point.It doesn't have to be now." Lissana had to hide to avoid being found by the horsemen still patrolling the streets. Without her powers, she felt completely defenseless, alone once more. She concealed herself like a mouse until Cira reached out to her in the evening. "Did you think I was dead? Yet somehow, you managed to survive." "I escaped, Your Majesty, but I lost my dragon and my powers. April left me alone. I don't feel like leaving the city; there are guardians everywhere. I can't return to your side to serve you, Princess." "Don't worry about that.When the darkest hour arrives, I will bring you to me. This is the time to create a portal, so you must not sleep or you won't be able to come." "Is it possible to recover the key from Hades?" "Yes, soon we will open the doors of Hades. The dawn of a new era of darkness is upon us, ready to engulf humanity."