The next day afternoon, lost in her own thoughts Elena was sitting alone on a bench in the palace garden, sipping her orange juice.
She broke out of her thoughts when she heard a familiar voice speaking to her from behind “So you are here, I have been searching for you everywhere since I came here in the morning”
When she turned around, she was completely surprised looking at the young man standing there with a charming smile on his face as he looked at her.
“Theodore?” Elena stood-up still surprised as she spoke “What are you doing here?”
“What are you just going to stand there and stare at me or are you going to give me a welcome hug?” Theodore asked in a teasing tone.
Elena blinked a few times, still processing the sight in front of her. Theodore. Here. In the Kingdom of Asterin.
She hesitated for a second before stepping forward and wrapping her arms around him in a brief warm hug. “I
