ALESSANDRO'S POV
"We?!" Alessandro asked again, unable to hide the excitement in his voice but still needing Desdemona to confirm that what he'd heard was true.
"Yes, my love," Desdemona smiled widely up at him. "We! There are indeed others! It has taken all this time, but I've gathered them back to the Kingdom, and they are ready. They're waiting for our return — our union — to bring prosperity back to our people."
"How many?" Alessandro was overcome with emotion. Centuries of thinking that he was alone, that there was no purpose to his existence on this planet, now culminating into...dare he think it...hope.
"Who? Where did you find them?" His voice grew breathy with excitement. There were so many more questions he wanted to ask. However, most of all, Alessandro wanted to listen— to
