Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down by Patricia Maradiaga

Chapter 167

CHAPTER 174: THE JOY OF SPRING

After Alessandro left, April sat on the ground leaning her back against the well, blessing Alessandro’s armor had

left her exhausted, especially since she was already exhausted before, she had been using her power to heal the

wounded and it was almost empty. She closed her eyes for a moment and must have fallen asleep because then

she found herself in a clearing with her mother, she saw her with a face full of worry. My girl, how are you? Mom,

did | fall asleep? Sophia lovingly caressed April's face and replied, No, actually you fell unconscious.

| think | overdid it by using so much magic.

_ My girl, you have great power, but you only have access to a part of it since the last seal has not yet been

broken, | think it is tfor you to do so. April shook her head.

No, if I do, | will lose you again.

The landscape they found themselves in changed abruptly, that beautiful clearing they found themselves in

changed to a battlefield full of shattered bodies, with birds of prey eating the remains, April felt everything inside

her shake, especially since she recognized many of those corpses, swere soldiers she had previously healed

using her magic.

- Is this the future?

It’s just one of the many possible futures, although they are all similar, there is only one that is different and that

is the one in which you break the last seal and win the war.

The landscape changed again, they were in a beautiful garden full of white and pink flowers, however April still

had engraved in her eyes the horrible landscape of death she had seen a second before. Clenching her fists

helplessly she replied.

_Llcan't..

Sophia hugged her, April felt a strange warmth, although that was a dream, for her it felt real.

My girl, | know you don’t want to lose me, but I'm not alive, my tended a long tago, don’t lose sight of

those who are hurt, protect them and letgo. But it’s that I... Sophia caressed April's head gently and said to

her.

My little April, | think she never told you the meaning of your name, would you like to know? April wiped away

the tears that had begun to soak her cheeks, she didn’t understand why her mother wanted to talk about what

her nmeant, but she was grateful that she changed the subject. She nodded, Sophia continued talking.

_It means, the joy of spring, since | realized that you were in my womb that’s what you were for me, my light, my

joy and | anxiously awaited your arrival, when | had you in my arms, | realized that | hadn't been wrong,

selectively you were my April.

Why are you tellingthat now?

_Because | want you to experience that too. Sophia touched April's belly and said to her.

- I want you to have your own spring joy, but as you know winter must end for spring to begin, your father is a

cruel winter that kills everything, he must disappear to make way for spring, don’t forget.

After her mother said that, April opened her eyes, Lionel had his face very close to hers.

What do you think you are doing sleeping in a place like this is winter, do you want to freeze to death?

| wasn’t really sleeping, | fainted.

I'm not surprised that happened, you haven't stopped using your magic, you must be about to empty yourself.

Lionel helped her up and said.

Rest, you need it if you want to end up dying. Yes.

April began to walk unsteadily to the tent, Lionella held her by the arm and said.

Lethelp you. Thank you Lionel.

That day April was sleeping when the horn sounded announcing the return of the troops, April forced herself to

get up, she had to help the wounded and above all she wanted to be sure that Alessandro was okay.

That day there were more wounded than the day before, the magicians and the medics ran from one side to the

other attending to the wounded, April looked for Alessandro, he had just crossed the barrier with Cassian and to

April's relief, he did not seem to be wounded.

She focused on helping the most seriously wounded since only she could save them. When she finished treating

the last seriously wounded one she heard two soldiers murmuring as they saw several elf soldiers pass by.

_How can it be that your army does not have any casualties, that is terrifying.

_If not either, maybe they are not human, they are really savages on the battlefield.

Those elven soldiers seemed to hear them as they directed their gazes towards them and by mistake towards

April, their gazes only met for a moment, but apparently that was enough for them to realize that she was just

like them, since no elf could hide the golden color of her eyes.

They headed towards where she was, April turned around trying to escape from them.

- Where are you going?

Cassian asked when he saw her pass in a hurry.

April hid behind Cassian, he was going to ask her again what was wrong, but then he saw two of them pass by

and understood what was happening, April was hiding from them.

Were they chasing you?

_ I'm not very sure, a moment ago we exchanged glances, | think they noticed the color of my eyes.

For the moment it will be better if you don’t go wandering around there, don’t make them keep looking for you.

You're right.

Alessandro must want to see you, he seemed nervous this morning since you didn’t cback to the store

yesterday.

There were a lot of wounded yesterday.

-Are there any today too?

- Yes, but there aren’t that many seriously wounded, so | can take a break.

Cassian started walking trying to cover April so she wouldn't be seen by them, which she was grateful for, she

didn’t want to have to worry about them when they got to Alessandro’s store she ran into his arms when she saw

him, he hugged her back.

- I'm glad to see you're okay, why are you, right? Yes and all thanks to you.

- Me?

Yes, your blessing on my armor protected me, I'm safe thanks to you.