Alessandro held Abril's hand, wondering when she would wake up. Just a day ago, everything seemed fine; he pondered when it had all gone wrong. He caressed her face with his gloves, fearing that touching her directly might make her condition worse.
"April, please wake up. I promised to show you many beautiful places in my kingdom."
Alessandro had pleaded for her to awaken more times than he could remember, but she remained asleep, lost in that deep slumber with no sign of waking.
Abril didn't know if she was awake or if what she was experiencing was a dream. She found herself in the middle of nowhere, in an empty space filled with darkness, a darkness as thick as ink where nothing could be seen. She was the only point of light in that place, her body emitting a faint glow, allowing her
