Two days later, this afternoon His Majesty received a letter sent by a white dove. The letter contained information from a head of the army in the border region. He said that the troops from the enemy country have begun to approach and try to enter the border region. Of course, the purpose of the troops' arrival is to take control of the border region. They want to own it completely. In order to expand their territory before.
Plus, the crops located in the border region are so tantalizing for other countries. So it's no wonder that enemy countries are so want to seize the border region.
Hearing the news, His Majesty gathered all of his ranks in the government office to hold a closed meeting. And after discussing for about sixty minutes, His Majesty had made a decision to send all the youth in the city. Those who had participated in compulsory warfare training.
At this same time, Nivea was serving Martha's order who was visiting her bakery with Daniel. The lovebirds looked good in their matching casual clothes. Both are welcome to choose their own table.
"You know Daniel? My brother and Miss Nivea have gotten the approval from both sides of the family." as she started to cut her bread.
"Is that true? Well, I'm glad to hear that, Martha!"
"Of course! I wish the same for our relationship."
"You don't have to worry, Martha! Are they planning to have a wedding anytime soon?"
Martha shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know! Let's wait, Daniel!"
"What if, you go ahead of Matias? Is that okay?"
"Hmm? What do you mean by precede?"
"I mean going ahead, getting married first."
The girl in front of him immediately choked up, hearing her lover's words.
"What did you say? You mean, I married you first?"
"Hmm! Of course with me, is there another young man in your heart, Martha?"
"Hahaha. Stop your jokes, Daniel! I don't want to get married in a hurry."
"But, you've liked me for too long. You even kept it to yourself alone. Didn't you suffer back then?"
"Hmm! You're right, Daniel! I suffered a lot."
"Then end that suffering by marrying me!"
"Since we started this relationship, I feel like my suffering is over." Martha looked out at the street behind the glass. And she just realized something. "Uh, are you proposing to me Daniel? What... what did you just say, end the misery by marrying you?"
"Exactly Martha! And now I need your answer."
"What... what do I need to answer?"
"Fine, I'll ask you again." Daniel picked up his lemonade glass and drank half of it. "Martha Virginia Lawrence, will you marry me?"
"Hahaha..."
"Why are you laughing? Do I look that funny?"
Martha nodded, still with her laughter which she covered with one palm of her hand.
"I want to marry you, Daniel! But, I hope you can be patient wait until Matias and Miss Nivea get married first."
"Alright! I'll be patient, even if I have to wait a long time, like you've been waited for me since I was in elementary school."
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The passing of people and horse-drawn carriages in the center of the city, signaling that it was time for everyone to stop what they were doing. To then return to their respective homes. The evening has decorated the clouds. As always, Nivea tidies up as soon as she gets home. Then relax for a while while waiting for dinner with mom and dad.
"Miss, duke Eduardo is waiting for you at the dining table." Seri approached her lady in the room. Nivea then got up from her bed. After waiting for minutes, dinner time finally arrived.
Those who had been sitting neatly in front of the dining table, seemed to have begun to eating and enjoying their respective meals. Until afterward, the duke Eduardo conveyed the news he got from the government building this afternoon.
"Troops from the enemy country have begun to approach the border area. It seems that the soldiers there, are quite overwhelmed. Therefore, this afternoon... His Majesty held a sudden discussion to discuss the matter. And he made the decision to send all the youths in this city who have been participated in the compulsory training for war. They will be formed into defense force."
Nivea gasped, knowing that her boyfriend had participated in the training her father was referring to.
"So, is Matias going to the border region?"
Duke Eduardo nodded, "That's right Nivea!"
"Isn't that very dangerous, Father?" she asked in a voice that was beginning to tremble.
"Calm down girl! You have to think positive, everything will be fine." her mother said.
"Sure, it's dangerous. But, you have to be sure that your Matias will come back safely."
Nivea doesn't answer, but her eyes start to tear up. And in one blink of an eye, a speck of water escaped from the corner of her eye.
Tonight the girl found it very difficult to close her eyes, her heart restless. How she wanted to see Matias right now. But now it was too late to approach her lover there. Nivea just wanted the morning to come quickly, she wanted to rush into Matias' arms.
Within hours, morning had finally come again. Nivea moved quickly to fix herself without Seri's help. After feeling enough, she hurriedly left her room and asked Mr. Willy to immediately escort her to the Lawrence family residence.
Matias, who was just about to head to the dining room, was naturally surprised when a servant gave the news of Nivea's arrival there. Matias immediately headed to the living room. And when they were only two steps away, Nivea moved forward and grabbed the man's body.
Matias didn't understand the gesture. But his hands returned the embrace, even tighter. Until finally one of them opened his voice.
"What's wrong with you Nivea?"
"They're going to send you to the border." she said sadly as she lowered her head to look at Matias' face.
"Hmm! Are you sad because of that?"
Nivea nodded, "I didn't want you to go that far."
"Hey... I'll be back, my dear."
"But you have to promise to come back in good shape."
Now it was Matias who nodded, "I promise. I'll come back fine. You must wait patiently for me, because I will come back for you."
The overwhelming worry that Nivea was feeling at this moment, was the same as what Martha was feeling. The girl had run straight into her room from the moment dinner ended, and wouldn't come out of her room until now. She was overwhelmed with grief when she found out that Daniel was leaving, with a purpose with Matias.
Times like these were the toughest for the girls in the town, who must be willing to let go of their lover to devote themselves to their country. The worry and sadness of what it was like, the girls were could no longer explain it with just a string of words.