Chapter 63:
Heart Dream - How I Got To Chase My Dreams and Myself In Another World!
It took some time for Caoilainn, Mazanlold, Richard and Isabella to recompose. When they did, they slowly left the chamber, the pyramid and made their way back to Isabella's castle. When they arrived, night was almost falling, they took some baths and rest before they were together again for dinner. Before this, very little was said. They had already spoken their hearts out and their gestures and tears said more than they could ever express.
They sat down to eat the best lamb and beer on Morirom.
- "Thanks Isabella, this lamb is amazing!" - said Mazanlold
- "And the beer is magnificent!" - said Richard. Isabella replied:
- "You sure deserve it after all this journey" - she turned to Caoilainn - "Caoi, you seem a little sad, is anything the matter?"
- "Well it is just that" - she replied - "It tastes bittersweet. I've loved this journey, but now we must part. What brought us together is over" - a tear ran on her face. Caoilainn noticed as the others felt that and said looking down - "sorry for spoiling the mood." - Isabella however drank her beer and was unaffected. She said:
- "I have a solution for this."
- "You have?" - asked Caoilainn.
- "Yes, it is simple." - continued Isabella. She turned to Mazanlold - "Mazanlold do you want to keep being a warrior?" - He said:
- "Yes I do, I have a long way ahead before any retirement."
- "Great" - replied Isabella. - "And you Richard, do you know all the secrets of the world?" - Richard replied:
- "Certainly not. There is still an awful lot to discover."
- "And Caoilainn" - Isabella continued - "are you the greatest mage of the world?"
- "No, not yet" - she looked at her friend. Isabella said:
- "Well, then. I love being your leader and that is my dream of course, to lead others to their dreams." - she looked at each of them - "people spend years trying to find dreams, then years to be able to chase them. Look at us" - she got up - "we are together chasing our dreams! Isn't it amazing? Isn't this what everyone wants? Isn't this even more important than achieving them?" - she pointed at the door - "I say tomorrow we walk through that door and search for another way to reach Anima Mundi. Or any other way to fulfill our dreams." - they all smiled - "we have already the best opportunities we could ask for."
- "This calls for a toast!" - said Richard. All cheered and drank more beer.
After dinner, they were all very tired and retired to their rooms. Richard was a bit restless and sat on the edge of the window to watch the stars. The night sky was gorgeous, that day a myriad of stars was observable and in the midst of them, comets traced the night sky. After a few minutes, Richard heard a knock on the door and said:
- "Come in." - it was Isabella. She closed the door, approached him and said:
- "Are you watching the stars?"
- "Yes" - he looked at the sky again - "they are just like they were on my last night on my world. A starry sky with a meteor shower."
- "That's beautiful" - she approached to look at the sky too - "You truly like them, don't you?"
- "Yes I do, they say dreamers love the stars." - he laughed - "now I guess I can admit I am one of those."
- "That makes two of us." - she laughed - "no doubts that you have a heart anymore, right?"
- "Yes" - he laughed too - "I think I am artificial, or different at least. But I do have a heart."
- "That's really nice to hear." - Isabella seemed shy, she put her hands behind her back before she continued - "Can I ask you something?"
- "Sure."
- "Today, when you said you'd give me your life." - she hesitated - "Was that true?" - Richard thought for second before saying:
- "Yeah, sure. I would never lie about that" - Isabella replied standing out her hand:
- "So take my hand and promise me."
- "Do you really need a promise?" - she stared at him and said:
- "Yes, I do."
- "Alright" - Richard took her hand. When he did that, Isabella pulled him, making he fall into her arms. She hugged him and kissed him on his cheek. Then, in an instant she released him and went towards the door - "Wait!" - Richard continued, standing out his hand - "Are you just gonna do that and disappear?"
- "Yes" - Isabella continued to leave when she heard him say:
- "But what if I also wish to have your life?" - and Isabella was stopped, feeling him hold her hand.
Isabella felt a shiver throughout her body and Richard felt that too. She turned around, looked into his eyes and said:
- "If you truly wish for my life" - she got closer - "you will have to take it" - he got closer to her and held her face. Then, they closed their eyes and kissed. Kissing, they embraced each other.
Time stopped for a bit. When the clock resumed ticking, they released their embrace and lowered their eyes shyly. Isabella took a breath, then looked at him and said:
- "If you want to truly have my life." - she paused - "If you really want to win my heart over, you will have to prove it everyday to me. Richard, prove to me that you deserve it." - she leaned her head and lifted her pointer finger - "I'm not that easy, you know?" - and she left his room, closing the door after her.
Richard recomposed and was unsure of what to do. Instinctively, he went for the door, but to his surprise it was locked. He laughed. Then, he returned to the edge of the window. There he observed the stars and felt his heart race. He thought to himself: "I am truly blessed to have so much to look for tomorrow... my heart dreams and I will embrace all of it."
Isabella and Richard, each on their rooms, watched the same night spectacle as the meteor shower painted the heavens and the heavens painted the minds of dreamers.
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