After her secret's been told, Alek is looking at how feels. I think I'll add another chapter today, then work on the 4th.
How Could Dyl-Deryn do this to him? He was so mad about it! Wasn't Dylan his friend! Yes, Dylan was, this was Deryn. But what Deryn did was not something he could put up with! They had been such great friends! But how could Alek be friends with somebody who kept a secret this big from him!
Well, was he being too hard on Deryn? She just wanted to serve her king and fly. After all they had had some great times! What was happening to him? How could he forgive her for hiding this from him? Well I suppose she had to limit who she told so the secret wasn't found out and she was discharged. Why is he defending her after what she did to him?
What was this feeling he was getting? He had only ever felt it when his parents had spent time with him. Which was very occasional. How could he be feeling this way? What was it? He was mad at Deryn! Or at least he though he was. But it felt so…superficial. As if his anger was only on the surface, that other…softer feeling deeper inside. Almost as if he was happy Deryn was Deryn, the girl rather than Dylan, the boy.
He had this stronger, deeper, more…affectionate feeling for her than he had realized. He could feel it growing inside of him, and his anger a thing of the past, as if it never happened. He Liked Deryn. It was overpowering him, how could he be mad at her now? Wait, but Deryn's a commoner. But this deep down affection was overpowering him! Couldn't he deal with it? Myabe, if he was made emperor, it wouldn't be a problem. Or, maybe another letter from the new pope, he didn't really care, as long as he could be with Deryn!
Now, he had to go talk to her!
Sorry that it's in third person, but I wanted to make it feel like you're looking on to his thoughts. He's changing around to really like Deryn. I like happy endings, but not this early! That may have been a spoiler…Review!