Adivaris could not calm down, throwing another scene of jealousy at his wife, helplessly wailing:
"Well, what attracted you to him? Tell! His innocence sounds too funny for me."
"I don't know, leave me alone!"
"I won't let him to see you! There are a lot of women around, let him have fun with them, since he thinks that he is already a man!"
"It was cruel to plunge him to an orgy! He's too young to withstand such outrage," Luanlia was indignant. "It's hard for me to imagine what it's like, but Gedeon cried like a little boy. You abused a young man, you should be ashamed."
"What was I supposed to do? The guy doesn't understand the words, so I had to take measures, show him that he is very popular among blackwinged who sophisticated in pleasing. But you stuck to each other, and even began to spend the night together."
"I accidentally fell asleep with him and didn't think it would upset you so much. Why should I put up with all your love affairs with princesses? This unimaginable Aranxia from another planet is also sticking out here. She's already tried everyone, is she on sex tourism or what?"
"This Queen is the treasure of our race and the mother of numerous offspring. Every aristocrat is happy to spend time with her. I am responsible for your upbringing, whether you like it or not. I have already said that I vouched for you to the Source, that you would change and give His sons your love. You should become like Aranxia. I will have to move you to Azaren, where the Overlord lives, away from your worthless lover."
"What? For what?" Luanlia exclaimed. "I'm afraid of him."
"Rohen will take care of your upbringing, since nothing works out for me. You are stubborn and don't obey me!"
"Will I have to sleep with him?"
"You'll talk a lot, that's for sure! He knows how to give lectures, but about the rest of it, I don't even know. Rohen is an odious person, you won't get bored with him."
Luanlia fell in stupor stunned.
"Are you giving me away as a thing to another man?"
"Well, what are you talking about! Never! You are mine forever, ever since I won you in your ruthless competition. Rohen will be your mentor for a while. He will penetrate your soul and straighten it out properly, and at the same time I will learn how to do this."
"I feel like a slave," Luanlia shared bitterly. "You push me around, you demand that I banish real feelings from my heart."
"You once insisted that you loved Tain very much and cursed me every day for being captured, but still, after everything, you returned to me. How can I believe you after this? It turns out that you fall in love with everyone and often don't know what you want. And you are a princess and meant for the elite. Rohen will help you cure your soul. His transformative power is amazing, you won't recognize yourself after all!"
***
Ekiloren jumped enthusiastically, fluttering his wings and shouting:
"Brother, brother, you are finally flying!"
Gedeon happily landed next to the four-year-old on the playground.
"Take me for a ride, fly with me, you promised!" Begged a pretty boy with lilac hair and eyes, climbing into his brother's arms.
"You're still too heavy for me," Gedeon reassured him with a grin. "I'm not yet sure enough with flying to carry someone in my arms. And dad will scold us."
"But I've been waiting so long for you to fly," Ekiloren lamented pitifully, clinging to him.
Gedeon wearily sat down with him on the bench.
"Well, wait a few days, I'll practice some more and I'll definitely give you a ride."
The kid looked at him with adoration into his eyes.
"You're kind of sad, Deo, … joyless."
"Forbidden love is the reason for this," someone's voice squeaked nearby.
Yarion, Palien's son, stood nearby and glared at the teen with his penetrating gaze.
Ekiloren turned to his stepbrother and shouted angrily:
"How do you know, little one?"
"You're like that, you climb on his knees and call me little!"
"Oh, just don't fight again," Gedeon begged with heavily sigh. "You are such a pain! Be friends … brothers! Stop please quarreling!"
Ekiloren got off his hands and sat down next to him, swinging his legs and looking at Yarion with hostility.
"What is forbidden love? Does this happen?"The boy stared questioningly at the depressed Gedeon.
"Everyone loves beautiful Lua," Yarion said in a serious tone. "And dad, and the King, and me, and many others... but he can't."
Gedeon gave the kid a stern look, but did not respond to this statement.
Yarion always surprised all around with his unchildish statements, distinguished by too adult thinking. He undeniably has telepathy and insight, reading even deep hidden thoughts, and was ruthless in his straightforwardness.
"How evil you are, Yarion!" Ekiloren said. "You always say nasty things. Why are you insulting my brother?"
"But he is not your brother!" Yarion sparkled with the green of his eyes. "He is rootless, they found him in the forest. Let him tell you how he imposed himself to be the adopted son of the King. Your dad is kind, he couldn't refuse, and now he's upset because of him."
"Actually … all syrinxes are brothers!" Ekiloren blurted out indignantly. "It's you - so strange, you offend everyone!"
"And I'm not a syrinx!" Yarion declared and ran away.