"It's Ragnor," George said to Nyota and they both entered the living room from the balcony. In less than five minutes, Ragnor was standing in the living room still with his wings behind him which he had folded into an arc. Clara ran into his arms upon seeing him. The anger in Ragnor's eyes vanished seeing Clara was alright. His wings vanished and he wrapped his arms around her in an embrace as he returned to his full human form. "Glad you are back but where did you go?" Clara asked and pulled away from the hug to look at his face. "I went to San Francisco," Ragnor replied honestly. "Okay, you went to check how things are?" Clara said as they walked towards one of the sofas in the living room. Nyota and George, who were already comfortably seated, waited to hear Ragnor's reply to Clara's question. They already had a hit of what he went to do in San Francisco. They were, however, trying to see how open Ragnor was to his human wife. "Siku was hiding there," Ragnor replied hones

Maddox set a meeting for Ragnor to meet with the council of elders the next day at noon. The council members requested a meeting alone with just Ragnor. "It was a perfect time to engage Clara," Maddox thought as he made the necessary arrangements for the meeting. It was 8 in the morning, the palace balcony, Ragnor stood facing the direction of the rising sun. The ray of the rising sun made him look like he was glowing from behind. "Update," Ragnor requested not bothering to turn and confirm who had entered the balcony. "The meeting with the council of elders is set for 11 a.m. today my king," Maddox quickly announced at his command. "Purpose?" Ragnor requested still with his back facing Maddox. "Selection of a new queen and.....and...." Maddox hesitated. "And what?" Ragnor questioned, turning to look at Maddox with a cold gaze. "If you will stay with your people," Maddox replied hesitantly. "If I still want to remain your king, you would prefer I stay here in the palace?"

Clara wrapped her hand around him as she rested her head on his chest biting her lower lip to prevent herself from crying some more.Ragnor strokes her back tenderly.Clara was finally calm and they both sat down on the roof. Ragnor wrapped his arms around Clara and she nestled into his arms. Ragnor continued to tenderly stroke Clara's arms. It was getting dark and the stars had appeared in the skies. The sky looked beautiful. He looked at the beautiful heavens with no expression but inwardly he was worried about Clara. She is easily deceived and to date, she has still not realized Jessica has changed. Clara still sees Jessica as her good old friend. While Ragnor was worried about Clara's naive behaviour, Clara was lost in her thoughts too. She did acknowledge to herself she acted a little childish blackmailing Ragnor like that. The thought; what if Ragnor had died on that journey made Clara quiver and she tightened her grip around him and shut her eyes to push the thoughts away. Ragn

"You need light to see in the dark. Clara is your light," George added and Ragnor frowned deeply. "You are the moon, she is the stars. You are the sun, she remains your sky. Inseparable," George added."Trust me, you will know it when it happens," George said. George patted Ragnor on the shoulder and exited the room leaving Ragnor with his thoughts. Ragnor stayed in his father's study for a while and decided to leave and join the others. He walked towards the door and opened it but was surprised to see his father waiting in front of the door for him. "Arrrh! Finally, coming out of the study? Take a walk with me," George said with a smile on his face and headed for the stairs leading to the living room floor. Ragnor nodded and followed his father wondering why he was waiting for him behind the closed door."And where are you two going," Nyota questioned entering the living room with Clara trailing behind her."Taking a walk in the garden," George replied."Okay, don't stay out too l

It was 11 p.m. when Ragnor arrived at Matara and Clara was already asleep hugging Ragnor's pillow. Ragnor smiled when he entered the room. He went to the bathroom and after taking his shower, climbed into bed. He slowly pulled the pillow from Clara's hand, placed it behind his head and pulled Clara into his embrace. Still in her sleep, Clara wrapped her arms around him and he kissed the top of her head before closing his eyes. Ragnor had a smile on his face while holding Clara, in his arms with his eyes closed. He was happy about the alliance with the government, his dream is now a reality. The people would have a safe place to hide by the time Siku and his army arrived in the city. Clara opened her eyes when the sun's rays hit her face. She pulled the sheets to cover her face but the sheet was pulled away. "Arise and shine," came Nyota's voice. "Hmm, what time is it?" Clara asked in a sleepy voice and yawned. "It's time to wake up," Nyota replied. "Come on, get up and go freshen