Chapter 12: Secret Love

"Uhh, I guess I was late, huh!" he settles in the branch he was standing and folds his arms crossed close to his body. He intently stares at the beautiful maiden happily glaring at the moon with her dress hugged into her arms. "Well, at least you're happy..."

He satisfies himself and full his eyes with the enchanting scenery. He turns his eyes to the crumbled box and sigh, "She's so pure and beautiful. But she can't be mine..." he mutters in a sad tone. He looks again at the balcony where Aria is but she's no longer there. He shrugs his shoulders and just glimpse with the smiling moon being concealed vividly by the dancing leaves of the small twigs from above.

Marqus is always watching Aria from a far; to the balcony, to the flower garden, to the outside, and even follows her whenever she wanders to the woods. Apparently, it was a love at first touch. When Aria took care of his clot when Conri accidentally slap him with a plate. 

For him, it is the first