I hate to be away from you...

The festivities began in earnest, food was served to all the members of the court and the whole of Islandia.

They conversed in high tones amongst themselves, their faces beamed with smiles as they feasted.

Dragomir lazily sipped his wine as he watched the crowd, he was present with them but he was not present. He yearned to be with Raisel to hold her in his arms, to feel the touch of her caressing hands, he got up immediately unable to keep it in any longer.

He gulped down the contents of his glass and moved towards the door, Sahar cornered him before he could exit the door, “Dragomir”, she said with a pained expression.

“Sahar”

“What exactly does she mean to you?”, she asked.

He thought about it, it was indescribable, mere words didn’t do it for him, he merely smiled, “She means more to me than everything else I hold dear combined, I will gladly give my life up for her if need be”

Her eyes glistened with unshed tears, her face was a mixture of emotions from jealousy to pain, th