Zafir was only enlightened that he liked Stella after hearing his fellow knights talk about what it was like to be in love with a lady. He was petrified when everything they said applied to him.
'I'm so sorry, Hendrick, Duke Henry,' he apologized when he finally realized that he was in love with Stella. He felt like he had betrayed the two. And he knew that the two would not forgive him if they knew. They loved Stella very much and they would only want the best for her.
Only Duchess Amelia may be able to forgive him, but even she would no longer be assured of allowing him to be Stella's knight. He would surely be removed from his post.
'Would they chase me out of Valyenor once they knew I am harboring such feelings for Lady Stella?' he thought fearfully and shivered.
They were the only family he knew. And yet he had betrayed them.
'I'm so sorry, Lady Stella. I am such an idiot,' he sighed deeply.
