XYLA I glanced up at the sky, letting out a soft sigh. The sky was a stretch of black, littered with twinkling white stars and the almost full moon. I wasn't scared of night time anymore. The time that would bring monsters and danger, now brought peace and an odd kind of happiness that I had only started to understand. I couldn't even think of anything to say to him. I didn't know how I'd adress the whole topic, or how I'd answer his silent questions. The hope and respect I saw in his eyes was overwhelming. But so was the fear and nervousness in my heart. We could never work, Allister and I. It was forbidden, wrong, and stupid on so many levels. Not only could it cost him his whole kingdom, his throne, and his crown, but I was well aware that it could cost me my life. I'd spent enoug