AWAKENING OF THE HIDDEN HEIR (REBORN INTO THE THRONE)

005: Bonds and promises

Princess Lysera of the North, was devastated, she was betrothed to prince kael and they've been in love for two years, when he fell sick suddenly she hasn't been allowed to see him and now she has been betrothed to his step brother, Prince Rykal who was a brute.

Lysera heard the servants in the kitchen talk about the sick prince who walked into the council meeting, Lysera decided to see Kael for herself.

Kael leaned back against the soft mattress, eyes closed, letting the faint warmth of the afternoon sun wash over his face. He had spent hours thinking and cataloging the palace, the council, and the subtle schemes of his stepmother and stepbrother. For a moment, he allowed himself to rest, for just a while.

A soft rustle made his eyes open, The faint scent of lavender and cherry blossoms— familiar—wafted into the room.

Kael sat up and looked at the door.

The door was ajar, and standing there, hesitantly, was a girl with long pink hair and eyes that shimmered.

Lysera.

This body recognized her.

Her presence hit him like a surge of memory and emotion he hadn’t realized he still carried. Before he could think,

He got only jumbled memories of her, Riding horses together, kissing and going on dates, it seems she and the sick prince were lovers before he fell sick.

He got out of bed and his arms opened instinctively. He hugged her tightly, as if he had been waiting for this moment his entire life.

Lysera froze for a heartbeat, then melted into the hug. Her hands pressed against his shoulders, and her voice—soft, almost trembling—whispered against his ear.

“Kael… you’re awake. You’re… okay?”

The words unlocked a flood of recollections: her laughter echoing in the gardens, the brush of her hand against his during lessons in strategy, the quiet moments before he fell ill. Every detail, every memory, surged with the clarity of sunlight cutting through fog. His heart thumped wildly—not just from recognition, but from the sharp pang of guilt for the time they had lost.

“I… I remember,” he murmured to himself.

Lysera pulled back slightly, studying his face, her own eyes glistening. “You… you look different. Healthier.”

Kael’s fingers lingered on her arms, almost afraid to let go. “I feel different. Everything’s… clearer now.” He exhaled slowly.

“I'm glad you're ok Kael, since you fell I'll I've been trying to see you, they wouldn't let me, everytime I sneaked in you were always sleeping or in the healer's quarters.“

“I'm sorry, but I feel much better now” kael told her

“I'm glad you're awake”

He lead her to his bed and they sat on it holding hands.

In his life as a general, kael didn't have any relationship with ladies, he was always at war so it was mostly flings, but in this body, this girl was important to the prince so he had to keep her close”.

“There's so much you don't know kael” she said

Kael looked at her and asked her to continue

“Since you were ill the council said you won't be able to marry me cause there's a chance you might die so I am betrothed to Rykal now”

Kael was furious

“I won't let you marry him I am better now and I will do my best to keep you safe and away from him”

Lysera laughed and hugged him again

“It's been so long since I heard you speak “

Kael only hugged her tighter .

Finally, he let go just enough to meet her gaze. “I need to rest,” he admitted, though his voice carried none of the usual weakness “But… knowing you’re here… makes it easier.”

Lysera nodded, stepping closer, her hand brushing against his arm. “I’ll be right here. I won’t leave.”

Kael closed his eyes, exhaling slowly. For the first time in this reborn life, he felt the weight of purpose and protection balanced by something that felt almost like peace. The memories of her, the moments they had shared before illness and betrayal, now served as a guide—a reason to fight, a reason to reclaim the world that had been stolen from him.

“Thank you,” he whispered, though she could not hear him through the quiet.

Lysera watched Kael sleep, her heart was finally at ease, she knew kael wouldn't allow her marry Rykal, she had been devastated since he fell Ill but now he seemed better and she would finally be at rest.

She left his room and was sneaking back into her own room when someone grabbed her hand tightly

“Ouch” she said

“What were you doing in there” Selara said

Lysera glared at the queen

“I am no prisoner here"

“You are betrothed to my son, so better act like one and go to your room”

Selara pushed Lysera and she fell to the groumd, clutching her arm

“Don't think for a moment, kael can do anything, all his bravado will end soon and he'll be back to his weak and sickly self”

Selara walked pass Lysera and went to her room

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