I wake up the next morning and my husband is holding me close to his chest as he sleeps. I love the way he smiles as he's sleeping. He's probably dreaming about me. How sweet. I love my husband a lot and I'm happy we can have moments like these. I suddenly feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn to see my good friend Elise.
"Hey Exe, you got a moment?" She asked me.
"Yeah what's up?" I quietly reply so I don't wake up Mephiles.
"Could I have a word with you? Outside?" She says, I silently nod.
"Don't worry about Mephiles. You could fire a gun into the roof and it'll take him 10 minutes to realize" Elise said. I quietly slipped out of Mephiles' arms and went outside with Elise.
The two of us sat outside by the cherry tree, not too far from the castle, enjoying the early morning.
"What did you want to talk about Elise?" I asked her. She turns to me.
"Do you ever wonder why Mephiles suddenly came back? Not even he knows why" Elise said.
"I don't actually know," I said. She stares me directly in the eyes.
"It's because I brought him back" Elise said. I was confused.
"What do you mean?" I ask. She stood up.
"I was able to bring back the flame that was a part of my family. Iblis rests inside me and Mephiles now is able to roam around if he likes. I was able to get to know him and change him into a better person. I never thought it would work until you showed up Exe. Because of you, Mephiles no longer wants to destroy the world. He wants to save it now. He always gushes about you when you're not home. And we all know how he felt after Samara and Mephistopheles was born. You really helped me out Exe. And you didn't really notice" Elise said. I was shocked. She was right. Mephiles really changed from the first time I met him. She explained everything but I want to know more.
"Why did you want Mephiles back? Silver and the others told me he was only going to destroy the world" I ask her.
"Because in my family, we believe in second chances. That's what my father was trying to achieve in the Solaris Project. But with the flame blown out and my father long gone, I was desperate to try what he couldn't. And that's why Mephiles is here. To prove that anyone can change" Elise said. I looked down. Her sentence made me realize that anyone CAN change. I was once a brutal villain who enslaved others but now I'm the Lord of Soleanna raising two lovely children with my husband and friends. And our knight was also once a villain as well.
"I guess you're right Elise. Anyone can change" I tell her. She smiled knowing we came to an agreement.
"Then let's get home. Mephiles is probably awake by now" Elise says. I stand and follow her back to the castle. Our conversation was short but I enjoyed it.
When we got back Mephiles was awake now and was lying on the couch. He looked up and saw us.
"Where did you go my love?" He asks me.
"Elise and I were just chatting," Exe said. He sat up and got off the couch, making his way to me. He hugs me and I hug back.
"Are the kids awake?" I asked him as we broke free.
"They should be. I can go get them if you want so could make us some breakfast" Mephiles said.
"No I'll get them. Elise is staring at me in horror anyways" I tell him. I went to get my kids from the other room as Elise and Mephiles started making something for breakfast.