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Dante's POV:

I watched as Val disappeared from sight then looked towards Laurence. "So... she's going to be okay, right?" I asked and frowned. He didn't want me going with her to protect her....

"Just fine," Laurence said. "I asked her to walk in at percisely.. two more minutes..." He watched the window before looking at the door. "She's arriving earlier than expected." As soon as he said that Val walked in wearing an entirely new outfit with a man following her. Her hair was slightly longer and layered. Her skin even looked touched by sun now. She crossed her arms.

"Did I leave yet?" She asked. "Baleen kept saying I should hide for the next two days."

"You just left actually," Laurence purred out in amusement. I widened my eyes at the sight of her then looked towards the man at her side. He was looking around with a frown on his face, running his fingers over the hilt of a sword at his side. He glanced my way then looked at Laurence before he looked at Val.

"So... I take it the one on the throne is Laurence?" He asked, frowning. He's a lot more grouchy than I thought he'd be. I laughed at the thought and looked him over. That must be the legendary Alexander the Great.

"So you're Alexander the Great," I purred at him. He looked back at me then looked me over before I saw a faint gleam of interest in his eyes.

"It's been awhile since anyone has called me that.... Val has been calling me Alex for the last two centuries," he whispered.

"That's a shame. Your name is so powerful," I told him and smirked. "Too bad everyone who knows their history thinks you died of a simple feve-"

"Don't you dare say fever!" Alexander hissed, his eyes narrowing. "I didn't die of a fever!"

"I see that~" I told him and laughed. Someone is touchy. "Does it bother you that they think that?"

"Of course it does bother me! I didn't think it would at the time, but do you know how insulting it is? It's like everyone just believes that a man who could take down entire armies and never lose could die in such a simple way. They didn't even question it," he muttered.

"They wished you on into a happy after life, quit complaining. You got a really huge temple and gold out of it. That gold came in handy." She smirked before looking towards Laurence and frowned. "I don't think we should be engaged anymore Laurence."

"Oh Val... You're crushing my stone. Why would you say such a thing? Have you found someone else to love?" Laurence asked. Val blushed a bright shade of red.

"N-NO!! You're the one that stuck me with him." Alexander looked at Val in interest then before a small smirk formed on his face. Oh? Did she get a lover out of this? Alexander looks like he likes her. I smirked then before I nudged Laurence and looked at him.

"Looks like you better find a new fiance," I teased him. "Maybe you'll find a mate?"

"That's not a thing for me," Laurence said calmly. "I don't get a mate." He rubbed his chin and looked towards Val. "Val, I thought you enjoyed our tea parties."

"No more tea parties Laurence. I've grown up." Val glared him down. "But you haven't."

"So it would seem," Laurence sighed out and slipped down in his chair before throwing his legs over the arm. "I just want what's best for you. If you want a man that can do something for you that I can't... go right ahead and choose. It's your happiness that I've always looked out for." Val widened her eyes slightly before her eyes watered up.

"I'm sorry Laurence... it's just that you're lying to me about your age." Laurence glanced towards her before sitting up with slight interest.

"Am I?" He asked.