Leonidas stood still, waiting for my reaction, when mother cleared her throat, “Prince Leonidas, I will be down the hill with the maid and my son if needed,” she stood up then kissed my head.
With a smile, she said, ‘you can do this, Louise.’ after she had taken her leave, I placed the letters back in their box, and with closed eyes, I replied, “Leonidas, please don’t return my gift, I must confess to you that I fear loosing more than I have complied my enemies for,” he walked towards me then placed his hand on the right side of my face towards the tree, it shook from his impact, but his eyes were on mine.
He said, “did you just confess your desire to call me by name alone? You had stated publicly I have no meaning to you! After I had acted my heart for you, is this how you treat those
