Kevin is the King of the South. Heat, drought, endless deserts.
He's twenty-five. He had a "beloved" who his father brought along because "you need an heir." But... she died in childbirth. They didn't manage to save her.
Kevin seemed to be grieving. But… not the way a husband should grieve. There wasn't much love between them.
And one evening, when Day was putting the baby to bed, a small white kitten climbed into the cradle.
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Aaron was a magician.
Once upon a time, when Aaron was still a child, he met Kevin in the garden. They were attracted to each other, they often talked and spent time together, but... the king—then Kevin's father, now dead—was against his son dating a guy, and even a "monster"—as mythical creatures were called.
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And from then on, Aaron came in the guise of a kitten to look at his love and later, at Day's child.
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But... one night, something broke in Aaron, and he, in the guise of a little kitten, climbed into the cradle as a crumb.