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I don't know anything about the world either. I've only stayed in the palace." "You're mistaken.If I leave the palace, I escape continually. Even when I visited Abuelo, I traveled to my homeland and even reached the borders of the elven kingdom." "I doubt your uncles will allow you to travel with me." "My priests are more liberal than you think.noveldramaBesides, they will soon return to their territory and will be safe on the moon plane." "That makes me uncomfortable." "Why are they leaving?" "Now that your father has returned and fully recovered, there's a need for stability." Meanwhile, Lissana was lost in her thoughts, trying to figure out how to tell her parents about her desire to travel when her mother called out to her. "Lissana, are you alright?" "Yes, why do you ask?" "I've called you several times, but you seem to be lost in thought.Is something bothering you?" "No, I-" Lissana didn't know how to express to her parents that she wanted to leave the palace, that she didn't want to inherit the burdens of royalty, so she remained silent. Abril placed a hand on her shoulder and gently urged her, "Lissana, can you share what's troubling you?" After a long silence, Lissana finally spoke. "It's nothing. I'm just tired, so if you'll excuse me, I'd like to be alone for a bit." Lissana stood to leave, but Alessandro interjected. "What do you think is going on with her?" "I'm not sure.I'll talk to her later." Once the scene concluded, Abril made her way to Lissana's room. She found her daughter sitting on the balcony railing, looking lost in thought. Abril's heart sank at the sight. "Can we talk?" she asked softly. "Of course." Abril studied her daughter in silence for a moment, and Lissana began to feel uncomfortable under her mother's intense gaze. "What do you want to talk about?" Lissana asked. "About what you need to decide." "What?!" "You've been distant lately. I want to know what's going on." "It's nothing." "Lissana, don't hide your feelings.You're not well." "I'm not hiding anything." "Of course you are. Ever since your father died, you've been repressing your emotions, tying yourself down when you should be reaching for the skies." Lissana was taken aback by how well her mother understood her. She wanted to be honest, to reach for those skies her mother spoke of. "I want to travel, to see other places and be free from constraints, from rules, from appearances, and from feeling alone. But I don't want to abandon you. I don't want Dad to think I don't want to be with him now that he's back." "Your father would never think that.He might not like the idea of you leaving home, but he wouldn't oppose your decision." "But..." "Lissana, I felt the same way once. There was a time when I thought this palace was my prison. That's why I want you to do whatever makes you feel free." "But I'm the hereditary princess." "Lissana, you've grown up too fast. We don't know what it means to take the throne at this moment. You've learned everything you need to know. Your father isn't a senile old man; you are ready for the throne.If you decide you don't want it, you are free to choose your own path." Tears streamed down Lissana's cheeks. She had longed to hear those words, and it felt like a dream to finally listen to them. Lissana cried for a while, and her mother remained by her side, silent and supportive, waiting for her to calm down. When the tears finally subsided, Abril spoke again. "Talk to your priest; he will help you figure out what you want." "Thank you, Mom." "I would still like it if you delayed your trip a little.Your priest and I want to get married again." "What?" Abril revealed the significance of the ring she wore. "The marriage bond lasts until one of us dies, so in a way, our marriage is null. We need to remarry to restore that bond." Lissana recalled her mother's words about feeling like a prisoner and asked, "Are you sure you want to marry again? I know how much you loved Dad, but if you want to come with me..." "I've felt this way for a while, but I'm not like that anymore. This is my place, my home. There's nowhere else I want to be than by his side.I want to renew my vows, to unite my life with your father's again, to have a bond that is both my friend and his." "You would like to meet someone like that." "I'm sure that someday you will find that person who makes you feel complete." As her mother spoke, Lissana could only think of Tarik. The desire to see him again intensified, even though she knew not what the future held for them. Lissana approached the railing, embraced her mother, and said, "Thank you for your words, Mom.If it weren't for you, I believe I would have made the wrong decision." "I know, and that's why I want you to always remember this: don't let anything limit you, nothing define you, nothing hold you back. Never allow your wings of freedom to be clipped by a single feather that weighs you down. You are free to be whoever you want to be; your life belongs solely to you." Until that moment, Lissana hadn't fully realized that she was bound by guilt and the pain of the past, which had become invisible shackles.She had always looked away, yearning to fly, yet even at great heights, she felt unable to escape the place she was supposed to call home.