Returning to the Land of Fairies\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shortly after Cassian left, Maya heard a knock at her door. She thought it was Cassian who had forgotten something, so she didn\u2019t bother to change; she just wrapped herself in a robe and\u00a0<\/p>\n
opened the door, but was greatly surprised to see Fay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fay quickly glanced around the room, and judging by how Maya was dressed and the messy bed,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she knew she hadn\u2019t slept alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you still seeing your human lover?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s none of your business.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, you shouldn\u2019t be with him; it will only make things more difficult.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my problem, not yours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fay didn\u2019t want to argue with Maya, so he changed the subject.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI received a message from the queen yesterday; we\u2019ve been ordered to return, so pack your things, we\u2019re leaving today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what about the alliance?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve already requested an answer for today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy so soon?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, I can\u2019t keep waiting for help that we may never receive; we must return regardless of the\u00a0<\/p>\n
future that awaits us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fay turned around and said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPack your things, we\u2019ll leave as soon as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, Fay, could you give me a little more time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Maya, but you\u2019ve had enough time; I can\u2019t give you anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fay began to walk away, and Maya shouted at him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if I refuse to go with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t advise you to do that; if you refuse to return the queen will send more soldiers to fetch you,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and I assure you they won\u2019t be as kind as I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya slammed the door shut, feeling both furious and sad. She didn\u2019t want to return to the land of fairies because, although Cassian had told her that Alessandro and Abril had already accepted an alliance, she knew she had blood ties with the queen, and she wouldn\u2019t leave her no matter what\u00a0<\/p>\n
deal they offered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears began to roll down her cheeks, overwhelmed by the anger and helplessness of not being\u00a0<\/p>\n
able to do as she wished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate this, I hate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She cried for a while, then took her fairy clothes out of the closet. After changing, she looked at herself in the mirror and felt strange wearing those clothes again; they were lighter, softer, and more comfortable, but she had stopped wearing them shortly after arriving in the human world because those clothes reminded her of her identity and the ties that bound her to the land of\u00a0<\/p>\n
fairies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After gathering her things, she went to find Cassian to tell him that Fay had demanded she leave that very day. The day before, he had mentioned that they had accepted the alliance with the fairies, but she hadn\u2019t asked many questions, so she didn\u2019t know what would happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She headed to the main palace and encountered Cassian in one of the corridors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Cassian saw her dressed in fairy clothes, he knew what it meant. She was ready to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A shadow of sadness crossed her face, and he approached her and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see you\u2019re ready to go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already knew?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFay told me this morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya pressed her lips to keep her tears from falling. He placed his hand on her cheek, a gentle and sweet caress that Maya found comforting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, why that face? It\u2019s not like we\u2019re going to be separated; I\u2019m going with you too, and this time I\u2019ll bring you back with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya couldn\u2019t bring herself to lie, so she said nothing and simply hugged him, wishing with all her\u00a0<\/p>\n
might that it was true, that she could return with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to pack my things. Will you come with me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya accompanied Cassian to his room. While he packed a bag with a change of clothes and some weapons blessed with light magic, she remembered Abril and asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIs Abril coming with us too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, she is also getting ready to leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs she okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, she\u2019s fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After finishing packing his things, Cassian extended his hand to Maya and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go, let\u2019s not keep that fairy waiting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the way, do you know where he is?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a good idea of where he might be. Let\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They headed to where the elves were meeting with Fay, Ethan, and Dantriel. In the end, they had also accepted the alliance with the fairies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess only Abril is missing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya mentioned as she approached Fay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Abril appeared and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here. I saw you pass by so I followed you. We can leave whenever you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe journey to the land of the fairies will be long and tiring. Are you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m perfectly fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fay said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, that\u2019s not the case. We can get there more quickly. Follow me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They followed him to the garden to a large tree. Fay placed his hand on the tree, and the trunk became bright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis entrance will take us directly to the land of the fairies. We just have to go through it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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