Although Alessandro had forbidden him from going to see Abril, Cassian disobeyed him. When he arrived at the small house, he knocked on the door, but nobody opened it. He looked through the window to see if she was inside, but it seemed empty. Cassian wondered where she had gone and if she was plotting against the royal family.
Cassian's leg was hurting a lot. He leaned against the door of the house as his leg began to fail him again.
"It was not a good idea to come here, but I can't leave that woman unattended."
"I'm worried she's planning something," Cassian said.
Abril arrived shortly after. She was holding a reddish ball of fur in her arms. When she saw Cassian, she stepped back. He tried to reach her, but his leg failed him, and he ended up falling to the ground, hitting his foreh
