Winter Dream (Las Cuatro Estaciones)

Chapter 11

Lucy looked out at the scenery below, it was happy. Standing up on a balcony overlooking the hideout, she felt calm, safe and peaceful. Something that she had not felt for a very long time. As she took a sip of her drink, someone cleared their throat behind her obviously wanting her attention. Lucy turned to see Reyanold standing in front of her.

"Reyanold, what are you doing up here?" Lucy questioned.

Reyanold sighed and hung his head in shame, he then went down on his knees, "My Del, I am terribly sorry for the way my men and I had treated you and your companion, it's just that with Gallara in control, we don't know who to trust."

Lucy smiled and helped him to his feet, "I understand how it feels like to be helpless, to not have anyone to trust in but eventhough we're facing a crisis, we must not forget that no matter how dark this world seems...there is always a light of hope."

"Yes, and you are that light My Del."

Lucy chuckles and shook her head, she beckons Reyanold to come over to the balcony.

"See this Reyanold? Every person here is a light. They fight for what they know is right and they refused to follow Gallara even if all odds are against them."

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A few hours earlier...

"So you're Vallora?" Lucy asked staring at the woman in front of her.

"Yes, I am," Vallora vaguely replied.

"What is this place? Who are you?" Chris fired her with questions,

Vallora raises her palm indicating them to stop talking.

"I am Vallora Spring, leader of the rebellion and this is the rebel base."

Lucy furrows her eyebrows in confusion, "Rebel base? Rebellion?"

"She means that they are fighting against Gallara," Chris explained.

"But isn't that dangerous? I mean Gallara has all the four seasons under her command," Lucy spoke.

"Only two actually, she has only Summer fully under her control but she has been getting more supports from Autumn, I heard that she had arranged for her son to be married to the reigning Autumn Del's daughter."

"Oh that definitely explains that," Lucy remarks, Chris raised an eyebrow at her.

"But Spring is where the rebel base is located and because of that almost eighty percent of Spring is in the rebellion."

"That's remarkable!" Lucy exclaims.

"Yes but I heard rumours that the reigning Spring Del, Exalron Del Spring is in on the rebellion," Chris spoke.

Vallora smirks and nodded, "Exalron is secretly helping us with all he could, and that is why Gallara has never found us."

Lucy's eyes widened, "Are you saying that there is a Del on our side?"

"Yes, Luciana. But Exalron's allegiance must be kept a secret...if anyone were to find out...I'm afraid that he would have no choice but to deny that allegiance."

There was a long pause, Vallora was deep in thought.

"Vallora, do you happen to know where my parents are?" Lucy asked hopefully.

Vallora's eyes grew wide with slight surprise in them, "parents?-" she mutters softly.

"Yes, someone has kidnapped Lucy's parents from the human world and that's why we came here," Chris spoke.

Vallora looks at Chris as if she was finally realizing that he was there. She gave him a once over.

Finally she spoke, "You are a Summer."