Hot air filled King Cedric’s broad chest. Slowly rising only to exit in a swift heavy breath. Before answering the question, he tucked his long raven hair back behind his ear. “I praise how much you would do for this kingdom. This land holds so much importance to you, but I cannot allow you to get involved,” he responded stubbornly to his lover with green eyes burning and bloodshot due to both frustration and being deprived of sleep. The war was only raging on and it left the ruler exhausted from all the weight he carried on his shoulders. Fretting over the safety of his lover would only make things worse. Cedric made an attempt not to get so fired up by Edward’s dangerous, albeit altruistic requests, but by now he had about enough of this argument and so raised his voice.<br/><br/>“I refuse to hear anymore of this. I hast lost my father to war, god forbid I lose you!” That was the last thing he had said to his lover and it became to be something he would regret for many years to come.<br/><br/>It was when one of the servants came to him that Cedric’s eyes widened and he became shaken with fear. He immediately ran to the garden only to find Edward laying in a pool of his own blood. To his feet the King fell and broke down. No final words were spoken for it was too late to share their final goodbyes. Too late to apologize for the harshness of his words. Edward’s body was lifeless in Cedric’s arms. Tears streamed down his face as he cried out. He refused to let go of both Edward and hope, but nothing could be done to save his life. The pain in his heart was greater than any affliction he had ever felt. Heartbreak in its most horrible form. How could death reap such an innocent and beautiful soul before their time?<br/><br/>Enraged,  King Cedric defeated his enemies and conquered their kingdoms one by one, however, he lost all happiness with his lover’s absence. As many winters passed by, Cedric remained in a state of deep mourning and would seem that way forever more. That is... until one night he found one last hope in being able to see his love once more.<br/><br/>Cedric was called upon by his wizards and witches who informed him that Edward had been reborn into another world and that there might be a way to go to him. However, it was made clear to Cedric that his lover now lived under a different name, might not look the same, and surely wouldn’t remember of his past life. Desperate to reunite with his one true love, Cedric waited countless months for the coven to find a way into the other world. Finally a portal was opened, and so Cedric took a tiny sip of the potion he had been given. His heart beat so hard he thought it would explode and his mind spinned in all different directions. The world was a colorful blur and then suddenly switched to black.<br/><br/>His eyelids shielded him from the boiling sun above. Feeling kind of nauseous, Cedric didn’t move for a while. He felt all kinds of uncomfortable. Cedric’s skin itched from the sunbaked grass, he was burning up, and his head spinned just like before. With his hand, he shaded his eyes as he slowly sat up to view his new surroundings.<br/><br/>It was nothing like he ever expected. As a king he had traveled to many countries before, but there was nowhere that came close to compare to here. There was this crazy-looking and colorful construction where children played. On paths of grey, people walked with dogs attached to ropes, women pushed tiny carriages, and Cedric even spotted someone riding on some sort of two-wheeled device. In the distance he saw yet another set of things he couldn’t name. Shiny things which moved fast down what he assumed to be a road. Even further in the distance, Cedric saw only the oddest looking architectures he had ever seen.<br/><br/>After sitting there for nearly half an hour trying to make sense of this world, he wasn’t sure where to go, but at least he felt better. The only thing Cedric had was the clothes on his back, the potion, and a pendant which would help him find his long lost lover. While discovering the items he forgotten that he had, Cedric was alarmed that his clothes looked just like those on the people below the small hill he sat upon. It was then that he was also alarmed to find his hair was no longer black, but as blonde as the grass around him.<br/><br/>His attention was quickly dragged away from his unusual hair color to the ruby necklace underneath his shirt. It dimly glowed a slow pulsing light through the fabric. Thinking it had to be one of the signs the wizards told him about, Cedric got up and dusted himself off before making his way down the hill to look around.