The air was damp and the sun had just begun to rise in the sky, painting it a vibrant orange. Magnus sighed as he looked away from the window. He knew his wife would come home today but he cannot bring himself to be joyous. He felt something was off but he couldn't place it. He wasn’t worried but more so anxious. He was drawn from his thoughts when the faint gallop of horses could be heard. Meaning his wife had returned home. Magnus sighed to himself as he left his room and went downstairs to greet her just as the carriage pulled to a stop at the door
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“Welcome home my dear” Magnus said gently, kissing her cheek as she forced a smile.
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“Home sweet home” she chimed, giving Magnus a slight hug before walking off.
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She smelled different. It made his nose burn as he reluctantly followed her to the room. He didn’t dare to say anything. He knew she would flip and would drag their young daughter Lucinda into it.
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“How was it” magus asked after a brief moment of silence
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“I wish It never ended”
She replied coldly.
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Magnus frowns, he knew their marriage was on the rocks but after her departure he had hoped that it would have rekindled the love he assumed was still there.
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“What you thought that I’d magically got over this rift between us magnus? It’s like all you do is dream of the impossible” she whined
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“No mertha if I had thought that then I would have tried to go with you. But you don’t need to sleep around when you are still married to me”
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Mertha looked at Magnus, her eyes cold and filled with hatred she walked over to him raising her hand to strike him across the face. But the moment never came. Instead she shook her head calling him pathetic before leaving the room slamming the door behind her. Magnus took a shaky breath blinking away the sting of tears that threatened to spill. He couldn’t cry not when it wouldn’t do him Any amount of good. He knew pretending to be okay for his daughter would only hurt him more but he also knew she was yet too young to understand why everything is happening.
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“Daddy?” Called a small voice from the doorway.
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Magnus turned and immediately puts on a fake smile “hello
My princess. I hope we didn’t wake you” he replied his voice soft to hide any traces of being sad
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Young Lucinda shook her head and sat next to Magnus on the bed. She leaned against him as he wrapped an arm around her.
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“Is mommy leaving again?” She asked, playing with the string of her robe.
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“No baby girl, she's just unpacking. We will all have breakfast in the morning together for now. Why don’t you go back to bed? I’ll be there shortly to tuck you in.”
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She nods and kisses his cheek goodnight. He kept his soft smile till she left before sighing heavily rubbing his face. He hated lying to his daughter but he desperately tried to protect her from the pain of a broken family.
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“Daddy I’m ready!” Lucinda called from the next room.
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This makes him smile as he goes to tuck her in kissing her head “we will make pancakes in the morning okay?”
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“Can I help?” She asked hugging a worn stuffed rabbit
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“Of course baby that way you can do it by yourself in the future”
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She smiled and yawned rolling to her side, falling asleep as he very quietly left her room. He took the opportunity to go outside to enjoy the stars in the sky. He also uses this time to fully think without having anyone interrupt him. But soon his alone time was taken but a bush rustling nearby him. He drew out a dagger and approached slowly. To his surprise it was a young boy whose hair as black as night. One eye covered with an eye patch and the other a golden yellow as they stared at him in fear.
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“Hey I won’t hurt you. Why don’t you tell me your name?” Magnus said softly, kneeling by him after putting his dagger away.
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“B-blaze sir please don’t send me away I have nowhere to go” the young boy begged.
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“Well it’s very nice to meet you blaze I’m magnus the king here why don’t you tell me what happened and I’ll see what I can do to help you”
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The boy sat up and explained his story occasionally looking around, keeping his guard up. Magnus didn’t understand why but he felt the strong urge to protect the boy. So that moment he took him inside and ordered the nearest server to find clothes for him as he then took him to the kitchen.
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“Eat then we will get you washed up and into a room” Magnus explained, setting a sandwich, an apple and water in front of him.
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“Thank you sir but why are you helping me? Everyone else turned me away without a second glance.” Blaze questioned eating the sandwich slowly.
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“How old are you?”
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“15 sir”
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Magnus nodded slowly while sighing softly “when I was your age I also ran away from home for a completely different reason obviously but I know what it’s like to feel absolutely alone. To be turned away from every door I ran up to knock on. Unfortunately I had to go back home and face the consequences and after that I never ran away again.”
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“You're saying I should go back?” Blaze asked putting his sandwich down
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“Oh heavens no your welcome to say here. I’m just saying that I understand what it’s like and that you can always come to me for anything”
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Blaze nodded, finishing his food before following Magnus to the washrooms. He explained how they worked and waited outside for him. Magnus couldn’t shake the feeling that something will happen to this young boy but he was now more determined than ever to make sure young blaze was more than ready to face whatever life will bring him.
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“Sir” blaze called breaking magnus from his thoughts.
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“Oh good, glad to see the clothes fit. Come on, let's get you into a room so you can sleep. I will walk you in the morning then you will join us for breakfast where you will meet my daughter and my wife if she joins us.”
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Blaze nodded and followed close behind. He looks around, memorizing the halls that they turn down before they finally stop at a door.
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“Here we are, there's a button in the wall if you need anything press it and a servant will come and assist you” magnus explains handing him a blanket from the closet. He made sure he was well situated before finally leaving to his own room where he sat and read for the remainder of the night.
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