The Light Bearer

Alexa heard Alexander's desperate voice telling her,

~ No! Don't! ~

And the prophetess said, with a smile on her toothless mouth,

"Maiden, you chose to know. And knowing, you must choose."

The Princess felt her muscles tighten in tension, and her voice came out in a rush,

"I'll do it! What is necessary?"

~ Alexa! It's your life! You shouldn't ...! ~

"Alexander," she said out loud, "many people sacrificed themselves for me to live. Even you, who didn't know me, inadvertently tried to help me. My life only exists because other people have also given me pieces of their lives!"

~ Anyway! You can't...! ~

"If you refuse, Alexander, there's no purpose in anything else. This journey or anything we can do for you!" Alexa reacted to her husband's nervousness with a threat.

~ But it's going too far! ~

"Our fates are bound by an oath."