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Show Chapter Twenty Four "My Prince! Sandy, it's Prince Majus!" Majus gently pulled Verus to her feet and kissed her. "Now it is my turn to explain," he smiled. He sat down again, pulling Verus close to him. "I didn't realize how much I loved you until you disappeared. I searched for you day and night, and finally, - exhausted and half mad with grief, I fell unconscious to the ground. I had strayed far from the palace in my search, and, having left secretly in the night, no one knew where to find me. "When at last I came back to consciousness, my memory was gone, and a deep mist had settled over the valley. After hours of wandering, I stumbled upon an empty house and entered. Looking into a mirror in the hope of discovering my identity, I saw the hunched, ugly form of an old man. Horrified, I staggered back outside into the mist. "Daemon had enchanted me and cast a spell over Sol Vallis, but I was not aware of all this until just now. Your story has restored my memory, sweet Verus, thereby releasing me from the spell. What happened to you? Why did you leave me? Where did you go?" "So many questions, my dear Prince," laughed Verus. "Do you recall that beautiful day when we were out in the garden talking? You went into the palace to get a book to read to me, and left me lying on the little patio table." "Yes - yes, I remember. When I came back out, you were gone "An eagle swooped down from the sky and took me away. Daemon i a |