325 The Only One

"I'm truly sorry…"

The words spoken were heartfelt. But Ara wouldn't accept more apologies from her father. Each and every one of them made mistakes – her too. She would not let Alistair take all the blame for himself.

"It's alright father – er brother…"Ara corrected herself. She should get used to calling Alistair brother again. "I won't have you apologizing to me again after this. Things passed. For this fiasco that spanned millennia, we all need to take responsibility. It's not like one of us meant for bad things to happen. We all had the same goal – and that is to end the curse. Let's not dwell anymore in the past."

Silence greeted her profound words for several seconds. They were surprised – but it was a pleasant kind of surprise.

"Wow! That was some very good words princess.  Nobody could have said it better," Gin commented proudly.