Part II: A Meaningless Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Elven Queen was taking a walk in the garden when one of her servants informed her that Dantriel was requesting an audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell him to come. I will receive him here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The servant bowed and left, returning a few minutes later with Dantriel. He knelt before the Fairy Queen. Although she was older, she still had a young appearance. Her short blond hair, reaching her shoulders, framed her face. Her pointed ears slightly stood out, and her golden eyes had an intense gaze that\u00a0<\/p>\n
intimidated even the fiercest warrior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without lifting his face, Dantriel began to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLong live Her Majesty, the Queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want, Dantriel?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, please reconsider Ethan\u2019s punishment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have nothing to reconsider. If he wants to leave the place where he is, he just has to tell me what I want\u00a0<\/p>\n
to know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, he has already told you everything he knows.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true. His story is full of half\u2013truths, and if you don\u2019t want to end up like Ethan, locked up in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
dungeon for a lifetime, it\u2019s better that you stop interceding for him\u2013unless you want to complete the\u00a0<\/p>\n
unfinished story that Ethan told me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Queen approached Dantriel, who was still kneeling before her. She forced him to look at her, locking\u00a0<\/p>\n
her golden eyes with his, and said, \u201cTell me what happened to my sister, and I will set Ethan free.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel had promised to keep Abril\u2019s existence a secret. He could not break his word, even when it was\u00a0<\/p>\n
the Queen who asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy story is the same as Ethan\u2019s, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou lie, just like him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Queen said as she turned around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou better leave before I forget that you are my best general and lock you up with your friend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel stood up, bowed, and left before the Queen could change her mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel headed to the dungeons where Ethan was being held. Ethan was in a corner of the cell, sitting on the floor with his back against the wall. The guard announced that he had a visitor, but Ethan didn\u2019t lift his\u00a0<\/p>\n
face until he heard Dantriel\u2019s voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re ignoring me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel turned to the quard. \u201cLeave us alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t do that, it\u2019s the Queen\u2019s orders.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t let him escape. Please, leave us alone for a moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guard hesitated but eventually accepted Dantriel\u2019s request and left them alone. Dantriel approached the cell a little closer and continued speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m worried about you, Ethan. You\u2019re my friend, and I don\u2019t want to see you die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Queen won\u2019t kill me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s getting impatient. If you don\u2019t give her what she wants, she\u2019ll torture you until you talk or until you\u00a0<\/p>\n
die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she send you to scare me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Once again, I tried to intercede for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, Dantriel. Honestly, I think I prefer this. I have nothing to live for. Without Sofia, this world\u00a0<\/p>\n
has no meaning to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t want to hear you say that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know nothing!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know because she was my friend too. Her death hurts me just like it hurts you, but it would hurt me even more to see my friend die for something that will come to light sooner or later. Let me tell you, she won\u2019t rest until she learns the true story behind Sofia\u2019s death. Ethan, talk to the Queen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat will happen to Sofia\u2019s daughter if I reveal the whole story to her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s her aunt. I don\u2019t think she\u2019ll harm her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s a half\u2013blood. You know what her fate would be if the Queen discovers her existence. I can\u2019t do it. I\u00a0<\/p>\n
promised Sofia.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you\u2019re waiting to die so you can break your promise?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, that\u2019s what you\u2019re doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel had a turmoil of emotions inside. On one hand, he wanted to fulfill the promise he had made, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
on the other, he wanted to save his friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan, if you don\u2019t speak up, I will. So you choose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel started walking away and said, \u201cI hope you choose wisely, Ethan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part 1 A Meaningless Life\u00a0<\/p>\n
425 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya was waiting for Cassian to wake up when the little fairy suddenly appeared and said to her, \u201cEven if you have improved, it won\u2019t last forever. It\u2019s only temporary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo away, little pixie. Cassian could wake up at any moment, and I don\u2019t want him to hear you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been thinking that if I can\u2019t convince you, maybe I will make your human lover do it for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya caught the little fairy in her hand, applied some pressure, and with a deadly look, asked her, \u201cDo you\u00a0<\/p>\n
want to die? Because if that\u2019s the case, I can kill you right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a joke. I won\u2019t say anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou better hope so. I can tolerate you annoying me all the time, but don\u2019t you dare do it with Cassian, or I\u00a0<\/p>\n
won\u2019t be responsible for my actions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re crushing me! You could let me go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to let go of the pixie or not. With tears in her eyes, the fairy pleaded, \u201cPlease don\u2019t kill me! I won\u2019t say anything to your human lover. I\u2019m too young to die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya released the little fairy and said to her, \u201cGo away. I don\u2019t want to see you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pixie didn\u2019t think twice before disappearing. Maya approached the bed and lay down beside Cassian. She wanted to feel his warmth and calm her anxious heart. He woke up feeling her next to him. He hugged\u00a0<\/p>\n
her and said, \u201cGood morning, Maya. How are you feeling?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She returned the hug, buried her face in his chest, and said to him, \u201cVery well, happy to be in your arms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian didn\u2019t know if what Maya was saying was real or not. He wished to believe that it was true, that\u00a0<\/p>\n
she was fine, and that his concerns had been exaggerated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am even happier to see that you are recovered, that you will be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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