\u2014 Ridic\u0103-\u021bi privirea.<\/p>\n
Vocea prin\u021bului Leon o f\u0103cu s\u0103 tresar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Isabela nu se mi\u0219c\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am spus s\u0103 te ui\u021bi la mine.<\/p>\n
T\u00e2n\u0103ra ridic\u0103 \u00eencet ochii.<\/p>\n
Leon nu p\u0103rea furios.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rea… obosit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Acum \u0219tii, spuse el.<\/p>\n
Isabela \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec.<\/p>\n
Pe partea dreapt\u0103 a trupului prin\u021bului, de la \u0219old p\u00e2n\u0103 aproape de coaste, se \u00eentindeau cicatrici vechi \u0219i ad\u00e2nci<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Dar nu ele o f\u0103cuser\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eencremeneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n Pe pielea lui exista un semn pe care Isabela \u00eel cuno\u0219tea.<\/p>\n Un simbol circular, alc\u0103tuit din trei linii care se \u00eent\u00e2lneau \u00een centru.<\/p>\n V\u0103zuse acela\u0219i semn o singur\u0103 dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n Pe trupul fratelui ei.<\/p>\n \u2014 De unde \u00eel ave\u021bi? \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n Pentru prima dat\u0103, expresia prin\u021bului se schimb\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ce ai spus?<\/p>\n Isabela uit\u0103 de reguli.<\/p>\n \u2014 Semnul acela. De unde \u00eel ave\u021bi?<\/p>\n Leon se ridic\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 De unde \u00eel cuno\u0219ti?<\/p>\n \u2014 Fratele meu avea unul identic.<\/p>\n Prin\u021bul p\u0103li.<\/p>\n \u2014 Cum \u00eel chema?<\/p>\n \u2014 Matei.<\/strong><\/p>\n Leon se sprijini de marginea mesei.<\/p>\n \u2014 Matei din Valea Alb\u0103?<\/p>\n Isabela sim\u021bi c\u0103 podeaua \u00eei fuge de sub picioare.<\/p>\n \u2014 L-a\u021bi cunoscut?<\/p>\n Prin\u021bul nu r\u0103spunse imediat.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u00cencuie u\u0219a.<\/p>\n \u2014 Alte\u021b\u0103…<\/p>\n \u2014 Te rog.<\/p>\n Era prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eel auzea spun\u00e2nd acel cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n Te rog.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cu \u0219apte ani \u00eenainte, c\u00e2nd Leon avea doar nou\u0103sprezece ani, fusese trimis \u00eempreun\u0103 cu o unitate de solda\u021bi s\u0103 \u00eenso\u021beasc\u0103 o delega\u021bie regal\u0103 prin mun\u021bi.<\/p>\n Convoiul fusese atacat.<\/p>\n Curtea anun\u021base ulterior c\u0103 prin\u021bul sc\u0103pase nev\u0103t\u0103mat.<\/p>\n Era o minciun\u0103.<\/p>\n Leon fusese grav r\u0103nit.<\/p>\n C\u00e2\u021biva solda\u021bi \u00eel scoseser\u0103 dintre resturile tr\u0103surii \u0219i \u00eel ascunseser\u0103 \u00eentr-o m\u0103n\u0103stire p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103.<\/p>\n Unul dintre ei fusese Matei.<\/p>\n \u2014 Fratele meu a murit \u00een r\u0103zboi, spuse Isabela.<\/p>\n Leon o privi.<\/p>\n \u2014 A murit salv\u00e2ndu-m\u0103.<\/p>\n Ochii fetei se umplur\u0103 de lacrimi.<\/p>\n Prin\u021bul continu\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Simbolul era semnul unit\u0103\u021bii lor. Dup\u0103 ce m-am \u00eentors la palat, am cerut s\u0103-mi fie f\u0103cut \u0219i mie. Ca s\u0103 nu uit.<\/p>\n \u2014 Atunci de ce \u00eel ascunde\u021bi?<\/p>\n Leon \u00ee\u0219i trecu m\u00e2na peste cicatrici.<\/p>\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 povestea oficial\u0103 spune c\u0103 g\u0103rzile regale au salvat mo\u0219tenitorul coroanei.<\/p>\n Isabela \u00eencepu s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Dar nu ele v-au salvat.<\/p>\n \u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n \u2014 Oamenii de r\u00e2nd au f\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n Leon \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Iar tat\u0103l meu nu putea accepta ca viitorul rege s\u0103-\u0219i datoreze via\u021ba unor solda\u021bi pe care curtea \u00eei considera dispensabili.<\/p>\n Isabela sim\u021bi cum triste\u021bea se transforma \u00een furie.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mama mea a primit o scrisoare de trei r\u00e2nduri.<\/p>\n Leon \u00eenchise ochii.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ni s-a spus doar c\u0103 Matei a murit \u201e\u00een serviciul coroanei\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mama a a\u0219teptat ani \u00eentregi s\u0103 afle cum a murit!<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218tiu!<\/p>\n Vocea lui Leon r\u0103sun\u0103 \u00een \u00eenc\u0103pere.<\/p>\n Apoi prin\u021bul se opri.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tocmai de aceea te-am chemat.<\/p>\n Isabela \u00eel privi nedumerit\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Pe mine?<\/p>\n Leon deschise un sertar \u0219i scoase o cutie mic\u0103 din lemn.<\/p>\n \u2014 Te-am c\u0103utat aproape doi ani.<\/p>\n \u00cen\u0103untru se afla o medalie veche.<\/p>\n \u0218i o scrisoare.<\/p>\n Isabela recunoscu imediat scrisul fratelui ei.<\/p>\n M\u00e2inile \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103-i tremure.<\/p>\n \u2014 De unde o ave\u021bi?<\/p>\n \u2014 Matei mi-a dat-o \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n Leon \u00eei explic\u0103 adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n Matei fusese r\u0103nit \u00een timp ce \u00eel ap\u0103ra.<\/p>\n \u0218tiind c\u0103 nu avea s\u0103 supravie\u021buiasc\u0103, \u00eei \u00eencredin\u021base prin\u021bului o scrisoare pentru mama \u0219i sora lui.<\/p>\n Leon promisese c\u0103 o va duce personal.<\/p>\n Dar c\u00e2nd revenise la palat, fusese \u021binut luni \u00eentregi izolat \u00een timp ce se recupera.<\/p>\n Consilierii tat\u0103lui s\u0103u \u00eei confiscaser\u0103 lucrurile.<\/p>\n Scrisoarea disp\u0103ruse.<\/p>\n Leon o recuperase abia dup\u0103 moartea regelui, c\u00e2nd vechile arhive private fuseser\u0103 deschise.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218i atunci ai aflat cine sunt? \u00eentreb\u0103 Isabela.<\/p>\n \u2014 Da.<\/p>\n \u2014 De aceea m-a\u021bi adus la palat?<\/p>\n \u2014 De aceea ai primit slujba.<\/p>\n Isabela f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n \u2014 Din mil\u0103?<\/p>\n \u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n Leon \u00eei sus\u021binu privirea.<\/p>\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 \u00eei datoram fratelui t\u0103u adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n Isabela deschise scrisoarea.<\/p>\n Nu era lung\u0103.<\/p>\n Matei \u00eei scrisese mamei s\u0103 nu-l pl\u00e2ng\u0103 pentru c\u0103 f\u0103cuse alegerea pe care o considera corect\u0103.<\/p>\n \u00cei ceruse Isabelei s\u0103 aib\u0103 grij\u0103 de ea.<\/p>\n Iar la final scrisese:<\/p>\n \u201eDac\u0103 prin\u021bul tr\u0103ie\u0219te, atunci poate \u00eentr-o zi va deveni un rege care \u00ee\u0219i va aminti c\u0103 \u0219i vie\u021bile noastre au valoare.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Isabela pl\u00e2ngea.<\/p>\n Leon r\u0103mase t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n \u2014 A devenit? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea \u00een cele din urm\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n \u2014 Omul pe care spera Matei s\u0103-l salveze?<\/p>\n \u00centrebarea \u00eel lovi mai tare dec\u00e2t orice insult\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u00cencerc, r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n A doua zi, Leon f\u0103cu ceva ce familia regal\u0103 evitase \u0219apte ani.<\/p>\n \u00cen fa\u021ba cur\u021bii, a chemat familiile tuturor solda\u021bilor mor\u021bi \u00een acel atac.<\/p>\n Nu a dezv\u0103luit detalii care ar fi pus \u00een pericol oameni sau opera\u021biuni.<\/p>\n Dar a corectat minciuna esen\u021bial\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Nu am supravie\u021buit datorit\u0103 rangului meu, spuse el. Am supravie\u021buit pentru c\u0103 oameni ale c\u0103ror nume aproape c\u0103 au fost \u0219terse din istorie au refuzat s\u0103 m\u0103 abandoneze.<\/p>\n Apoi rosti numele fiec\u0103ruia.<\/p>\n Ultimul a fost:<\/p>\n \u2014 Matei, fiul lui Petru din Valea Alb\u0103.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mama Isabelei era \u00een primul r\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n C\u00e2nd auzi numele fiului ei, \u00ee\u0219i acoperi gura \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n Leon a acordat familiilor recunoa\u0219terea \u0219i sprijinul financiar care le fuseser\u0103 refuzate.<\/p>\n Dar Isabela \u00eei spuse ceva ce nu uit\u0103 niciodat\u0103:<\/p>\n \u2014 Banii \u00eei ajut\u0103 pe cei vii. Nu repar\u0103 \u0219apte ani de t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n \u2014 Atunci nu-i numi\u021bi desp\u0103gubire.<\/p>\n Leon \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u00cei voi numi datorie.<\/p>\n Isabela nu a r\u0103mas servitoare.<\/p>\n Prin\u021bul i-a oferit educa\u021bia pe care familia ei nu \u0219i-o permisese niciodat\u0103, dar ea a acceptat numai dup\u0103 ce Leon i-a promis c\u0103 nu era o recompens\u0103 pentru t\u0103cerea ei.<\/p>\n Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, Isabela ajunse s\u0103 lucreze chiar \u00een administra\u021bia regal\u0103, ocup\u00e2ndu-se de familiile solda\u021bilor.<\/p>\n Iar simbolul de pe trupul lui Leon nu mai reprezenta un secret ru\u0219inos.<\/p>\n Prin\u021bul nu \u00eel ar\u0103ta pentru spectacol.<\/p>\n Dar nici nu \u00eel mai ascundea.<\/p>\n \u00cen ziua \u00een care a urcat pe tron, sub uniforma ceremonial\u0103 purta acela\u0219i semn pe care \u00eel purtase Matei.<\/p>\n Isabela \u00eel privea dintre ceilal\u021bi membri ai cur\u021bii.<\/p>\n Pentru o clip\u0103 \u0219i-a amintit de seara \u00een care intrase tremur\u00e2nd \u00een camera lui, convins\u0103 c\u0103 descoperise ceva \u00eengrozitor.<\/p>\n Descoperise \u00eentr-adev\u0103r un secret.<\/p>\n Doar c\u0103 secretul prin\u021bului nu era ceea ce avea pe trup.<\/p>\n Era adev\u0103rul despre oamenii c\u0103rora le datora faptul c\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 \u00eel avea.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2014 Ridic\u0103-\u021bi privirea. Vocea prin\u021bului Leon o f\u0103cu s\u0103 tresar\u0103. Isabela nu se mi\u0219c\u0103. \u2014 Am spus s\u0103 te ui\u021bi la mine. T\u00e2n\u0103ra ridic\u0103 \u00eencet ochii. Leon nu p\u0103rea furios. P\u0103rea… obosit. \u2014 Acum \u0219tii, spuse el. Isabela \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec. Pe partea dreapt\u0103 a trupului prin\u021bului, de la \u0219old p\u00e2n\u0103 aproape de coaste, se […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diverse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28764,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28763\/revisions\/28764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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