Chapter 4 – The prince and his decision

The night he found the spell, the prince made a vow.

"You gave me your happiness, now I want to return it so I… I… I will become someone who can grant your wishes… Yes! That's it! I'll become a magician who'll grant all your wishes, for the sake of your happiness."

And with that he began to chant.

"Eglos radmas ginfed yorus

Timol maddos reddin clofus

Hetoh gikon derrah julus

OPEN!"

Len looked up at the mirror's surface and suddenly had a thought.

"WHAT DO I SAY?"

He fumbled through his brain for a smart sounding line but before he could come up with something the girl from the reverse world had seen him. Len tried to look smart, put his finger to his lips and smiled.

"Hello, I'm a wizard who can grant your wishes."

His first impression seemed to have worked when she rubbed her eyes three times. Len couldn't help but laugh at her reaction.

"Pleased to meet you Mr. Wizard."

Len smiled, "Hello, pleased to meet you young lady."

After that day, words seemed to flow more naturally between them. They talked about many things they had encountered and Len spoke about his current kingdom but he mentioned nothing about his ugly past and his current status of royalty. Len began to see the girl in a different light, not just as the girl from the Reverse World but as… Soon, he remembered something he read about long ago in a book.

"Hey miss, would it be alright to say you're my first friend?" Len asked with a smile on his face. The girl turned around with a puzzled look on her face.

"Umm, sorry for asking but, what's a friend?"

Len scratched his head, trying to remember what the book said about 'friends.'

"Err; a friend is someone you can trust, someone you can believe in, someone you talk to about your troubles, someone who you hang out with, someone who helps you, someone who you have fun with, someone who can…"

The girl just laughed and smiled at him.

"Then I'll be your friend if you could call me by my name."

Len was speechless, but only for a moment. All this time he had never asked for her name! Then something came into his mind, almost naturally too.

"Rin, would it be alright to say you're my first friend?"

The girl smiled.

"Yes. That would make you my first friend too, Len."

But still, she seemed to be something more than a friend…