Last chapter- Outside the Royal Palace

Leonia was outside the royal palace, precisely in the garden. She was thoughtful about the nightmare she had. Did that mean that they would have a war soon? Fear had taken over her, when one of the new guards, whose name was Cherlys, had approached her.

Cherlys was a cheetah who, the now chief of the clerics, Cheetara, did not know existed. She thought the cheetahs had been exterminated, extinct, but no. There were still survivors. A thousand so to speak.

Cherlys: Is there a problem, Your Highness?

Leonia: Nothing. No need to worry ^ - ^

Cherlys: I know there's something wrong with you. And I ... I'm willing to help you. But ... if you say it's nothing ... * put something on the side of Leonia that was sitting in a garden seat * then I'll leave you alone with ... your thoughts. Anything, call me ^ / ^

Soon after he left, she sighed rather sadly. She could not care about a guard with her thoughts. This was not her thing.

As she turned to leave, she was struck by what had been left beside her. That ... was an Day Astrid.

This flower ... Cheetara spoke about this flower once for her. Each petal represents one day. But ... she would not get the flower. No ... she did not want to give false hopes to anyone like she had done to her father.

She immediately went to Cherlys, and saw him there, guarding the gates. She just laughed the way he acted. He was saying things like "stopped", "can only enter with authorization," and other things.

Leonia: Cherlys, I ...

All frightened by her sudden voice, he tripped over his own foot when he turned and jumped on the floor, which made her laugh and lift him up.

Cherlys: Gahh... thank you, Your Highness. But anyway, what did you want to tell me?

Leonia: I ... thank you for the flower, but ... I can not relate to anyone right now.

Cherlys: Well ... of course you can not ... I have my duty to ... just protect you and ... you're our protected. But ... why can not you?

Leonia had told the whole story of his father to him, which in the end left him impressed.

Cherlys: But miss, I know you're not like her, but just because of this fact do you deny falling in love?

Leonia: Yes. I hope you understand me, you know. I do not feel ready.

Cherlys: So ... just accept this flower, but ... regardless of who you stay with, I'll be happy, because all I want to see ... is your smile, because it's beautiful.

This made Leonia blush a lot and just laugh.

Leonia: Maybe one day. Thank you for making me smile again.

Cherlys: Back to smiling? Because? Now you explain why I want to know why I know what to say or do.

She had explained all of her nightmare to him, in every possible detail, so that it would be clear.

Cherlys: Miss, if this day comes, I will not think twice. I'm going to protect with my life, because I'm still enduring the training, because you give me strength for it. There may come Lunatak, may HammerHand come, may Ta-She come, may come lizards with Thundranium weapons ... I will protect it.

Leonia was surprised at his words, and her face was red from his deep words. She then saw that it was time to enter the palace, but before that, she only did something.

Leonia: Thank you for everything Cherlys and ... you can call me Leonia * I would give a quick kiss on his cheek and run out of there, going inside *

The young man just stood there, his face red. She had never kissed his cheek. He felt a bit embarrassed, but fulfilled. She was the one he wanted to protect. He was sure of that.