Hello everyone. Here is chapter 12. I hope that you will enjoy it. :)


Later that night, Andrio went to the underground tunnel again as he knew that he needs to speak to Drago about something important and it is something that has been on his mind for quite some time now, so that is why he is seeking Drago's advice and he desperately needed it.

He got into the deep, dark cave and he waited until Drago showed himself by flying towards him before settling down on a tall rock in order listen closely to what Andrio had to say as it could be something very important to the both of them, though, Drago felt something wasn't right.

"Hey Drago, I need your help with something" said Andrio as he felt happy. "I need help in confessing my feelings, to princess Jewel".

"I see, you have a crush on her, young warlock" said Drago as he became concerned. "Unfortunely, I can't help you with that".

"Wait-wait, why not?, am I not suppose to love Jewel?" asked Andrio before he realised something. "You don't believe that I should be in love with Jewel, don't you?".

"That is indeed the case, young warlock, I'm truly sorry" said Drago as he began to explain. "If you fall in love with princess Jewel, he will not be born".

"He?, what could you possibly mean by, he?" asked Andrio as he thought about it. "Honestly, I have no idea about who this, he, is".

"The child of you and the mysterious woman" said Drago as it only caused Andrio more. "This child will grow to be more powerful than you and the mysterious woman, combined".

"Look, Drago, let's get something straight" said Andrio as he became annoyed. "I have no idea, who this woman is and why I would have a child with her".

"Watch your tone, boy, watch...your...tone" said Drago as his tone became threatening. "You can't fall in love with princess Jewel or else-".

"Or else what?, what would happen?" asked Andrio as he looked at Drago in the eye. "Tell me, what would happen if I fell in love with Jewel".

"A sickness will plague the kingdom" said Drago as he became saddened. "It is called the sweating sickness and it will take the life of many people, including the Queen".

Having enough, Andrio stormed out of the cave as well as out of the underground tunnel before making his way back inside the castle, where he intended to go and confess his feelings for princess Jewel without thinking about the consequences that Drago had warned him about.

He met princess Jewel on her way to her room and the two looked awkwardly at each other as well as stuttering before princess Jewel let Andrio speak first as she wanted to hear what Andrio had to say and she had no idea that what Andrio was going to say next would bring deadly consequences.

"Jewel, I have something to confess to you" said Andrio as he took a deep breath. "Alright, here it goes, I-I-I love you, Jewel".

Princess Jewel was stunned by Andrio's confession of his feelings for her and she could only smile before pressing her beak against his, in a passionate kiss, as the two began to taking their kissing into Jewel's room where they continued to kiss each other as well as cuddle.

The two took turns being on top of each other with Andrio being on top of Jewel first as they took their kissing to Jewel's bed before the latter switched the positions with Jewel being on top of Andrio as they continued to kiss each other with as much love as they had in their body.

Unfortunely, unknown to Andrio or princess Jewel, Drago's warning to Andrio about falling in love with Jewel was coming true as a dark clouds gathered before lightning struck Eduardo's kingdom repeatedly, though, Andrio and princess Jewel ignored about what was happening outside.

Over the next few days, Princess Jewel and Andrio kept their relationship a secret from everyone as they knew that there will be trouble if anyone found out about their relationship and they acted as normal during the day, but, at night, they were lovers having a romantic time in Jewel's bed.

Andrio, himself, was beginning to feel that being in love with Jewel wasn't exactly a great idea and this feeling only intensified when he saw Blu making out with princess Jewel outside on the balcony during the feast that was held in Sir David's honour when he won the jousting tournament.

He was eventually told by princess Jewel that she first met Blu when he and his father came to visit her and her parents, during which Andrio hadn't met Jewel yet, which led to princess Jewel and Blu having romantic feelings for each other that they still have to this very day.

Though he hasn't met Blu face-to-face, Andrio could see why he and Jewel would make the perfect couple with the sight of the two of them together making Andrio feel even more bad about confessing his feelings to princess Jewel, but, he knew that he had ignored Drago's warning.

The only people, who know about his relationship with princess Jewel are his parents and Queen Crystal, Andrio having told them as he knew that he can't keep a secret from his own parents or from the kind and benevolent Queen of the entire kingdom, though, they gave him their blessing.

Andrio enjoyed being Queen Crystal's company as she helped him out with many problems and she even became a mother figure for him as well as the fact that she revealed that she knows about his magic and his parent's magic as she had witnessed them using magic to protect the kingdom.

Unknown to Andrio, he had no idea that something terrible is heading towards King Eduardo's entire kingdom and that something would change the lives of everyone in it, not for the good, but, for the worse as nothing will ever be the same in Eduardo's kingdom again: The sweating sickness is coming.