A wave of magic followed.

She looks up and had a bitter sweet expression on her face.

"Astrid... "

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In another kingdom, the Lost Kingdom of Fortland.

Three robed men rush into the throne room like an animal running for dear life.

Doors open. Bang!!

"He is not here!"

"Where'd he go at a crucial time like this?" The second robed man asked rhetorically.

"Ohh, we should check his chambers, perhaps he retired early" another man chipped in.

They rush out of the throne room.

The first stopped outside the door, "Why'd you stop?" The second man asked.

"We've got to hurry!" The third man said uneasily.

"Where is his majesty?" He asked the guards.

"We don't know sir. He comes and goes as he please" the first guard said.

"We thought he was inside the throne room. We saw him there a while ago" the second guard added.

"You know his majesty. He comes and leaves st will without anyone's knowledge, Let's go Cedrick" the third mage said to the first.

After that, they all dashed in the direction of the king's room.

Running through pa.s.sages and hallways... Suddenly Cedrick stopped when they pa.s.sed the history room.

"What is it this time around Cedrick?"

"Shhh Maximum, look" Cedrick hushed his comrade and pointed at the history room.

"What is... "

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Draco's POV

Like every other day, I wake up to the chirping away of birds. I turn in the vast bed and stretch my hands to hold something. Someone. My Queen!

She flash her breathtaking smile, I smile back at her. I reach out my hand to caress her beautiful face...

But my hands met with only emptiness. Same thing every time, everyday.

How much I have missed her and her wonderful smell. The fragrance of her body, one I'd come to love and cherish. My undoing.

I opened my eyes and look towards where she laid in bed years back. I could still smell her scent on the bed and in the room.

My last memory of her, wish I had spent more time in bed with her that day.

The peace treaty meeting we had with the Elves. I had to leave on time as we were meeting at a different location, not my kingdom but close to their borders.

**Flashback**

"Good morning my suns.h.i.+ne" I earned myself her breathtaking smile.

"Good morning my rain" she said with her smile still registered on her face.

Yes, she called me her rain due to a certain incident that spanned more than a year in our kingdom.

For some reason, it chose not to rain for a year plus. I had to conjure and make the clouds form. And it rained. Throughout the period I provided rain for our kingdom, thus earning me the nickname Rain.

"I do prefer Moon, my suns.h.i.+ne" I drew closer to her on the bed.

"Why moon?" She asked.

"Because, I need my suns.h.i.+ne to s.h.i.+ne. Also after your glorious effort during the day I can s.h.i.+ne and watch over you while you rest and continue the next day. Like two side of a coin, two different people, different kingdoms, become one, same purpose. To s.h.i.+ne and protect the people."

We did this almost everyday, she calls me rain, I tell her I prefer moon and have to give reasons too.

She scooted closer to me till she was in my arms on the bed. I hugged her tight as I placed a chaste kiss on her cheek.

She looked up and our eyes met, "Here this time around" she said pointing to her lips.

I smiled at her, a mother behaving like a baby, well she was my baby.

"You are a mother, not a baby" I teased.

"Well I am your baby aren't I?"

"If you are, then what would I call Isadora?"

"Still your baby, you have two babies."

"What a logic from my clever wife" I leaned in and kissed her on the nose and earned myself a pout.

"You are both grown up ladies to your people."

"Our people yes, but to you, yes and no" I laughed at how cute she was and leaned in to kiss her as we shared a pa.s.sionate kiss.

Kpa! Kpar!! kpoor!!!

A soft knock on the door disturbed our intimate session.

I made to leave the bed, she held onto my night robe. "I need to answer, Suns.h.i.+ne."

"No, don't leave just stay."

"Leia wait. Who is that?" I called out as both of our eyes trailed the door.

"Your majesty, it is I, Cedrick. We would need to leave early to get to the meeting point on time."

"Very well, thank you."

"Yes your majesty" I heard footsteps on the floor, signifying his departure.

"Don't tell me you are leaving!"

"I won't tell you since you heard so yourself" I turned to get off the bed.

She pulled me back and lay on top me.

"Leia, I have got to go. This is what we have been waiting for, for years now. I got to show example, I can't arrive late you know."

She made no effort to leave me as she snuggled on top of me.