\u00a0Part II. My Undeniable Truth\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part II: My Undeniable Truth\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Cassian went to Alessandro\u2019s office, he looked very upset. He couldn\u2019t help but ask, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you, Cassian? You look upset,\u201d he said while handing some documents to\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBarto is still here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd does that bother you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, what bothers me is that he doesn\u2019t let me get close to Maya. He keeps interrupting us all the time and giving me death stares whenever Maya isn\u2019t looking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIgnore him, he\u2019ll leave soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve tried to get along with him, but his hatred for me seems to be great. I don\u2019t want to be on bad terms with him; he\u2019s my family, or at least I thought so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou and Maya haven\u2019t gotten married yet, so technically, he\u2019s not your family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he will be soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCassian, worry about it when he is. For now, stop worrying about it and help me. There is a lot of backlog work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am expressing my concern; you could show a little more empathy. If you were in my situation, I would have it with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how to help you with that. My wife\u2019s family wants to kill me, and I couldn\u2019t care\u00a0<\/p>\n
less.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess I asked the wrong person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian turned his gaze to Gabriel. He was married too, so Cassian thought he could\u00a0<\/p>\n
understand him better than his brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey Gabriel, do you get along well with your wife\u2019s family?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd how do you make sure they don\u2019t hate you for taking your wife away from them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUhm\u2026 I think they\u2019ve never cared about that, or at least they\u2019ve never shown discontent with me, so I can\u2019t help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess I\u2019ll have to figure it out on my own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Someone knocked on the door. Gabriel opened it. It was the butler, who was carrying a cage in his hand. He placed it on the desk and said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, I have brought what you asked for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The butler removed the blanket that covered the cage, revealing a falcon. Cassian said to him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLong time no see, Zer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took the falcon out of its cage and told the butler to leave. Once they were alone, Cassian asked:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you plan to do with Zer?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will send the necklace to Abril along with Zer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zer was the bird Alessandro used in war to send messages to his troops. Cassian asked him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCarrying letters is one thing, but I\u2019m not sure if it can deliver a necklace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZer knows Taren, so he should be able to find him without any problem, or so I hope.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro put one of the necklaces Maya had given him in a small bag and tied it to one of the bird\u2019s legs. Then he went out to the balcony and released the bird into the sky, hoping it would reach its destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After taking a short walk in the garden, Maya sat on a bench. Barto looked around, then looked at Maya and asked her:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you like your new life?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you ask?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that this doesn\u2019t suit you. You\u2019ve always been a free spirit; this place is beautiful, but it\u2019s like a cage. Wouldn\u2019t you like to go back to how you were before?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya stroked Lissana\u2019s cheeks and told him:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t seem like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy, Barto.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, we\u2019ve grown up together, and no matter how much you try to deceive me and deceive yourself, deep down you know it\u2019s true\u2013you\u2019re not happy, or at least not completely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Maya sighed deeply, tucked her hair behind her ear, and told him, \u201cI hate that side of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe side that shows you reality?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barto sat down next to his sister and said, \u201cMaya, let\u2019s go back home. Forget about that arrogant prince and start over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya knew she wasn\u2019t free, but it wasn\u2019t the stone walls that limited her. It was the ties she had with the fairy queen. it was the limit of time, the death that whispered in her ear every day that her life would soon end, that prevented her from being happy. But that wasn\u2019t something she could tell her brother, so she only told him her undeniable truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBarto, it is true that there are many things that prevent me from being completely happy, but Cassian is not one of them. In fact, he is the only thing that makes me happy, that fills me and gives me strength to keep fighting against my destiny, so don\u2019t ask me to leave him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re hiding, Maya, or what torments you, but never forget that I love you and I will always be there for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if you ever need me to beat up that arrogant little prince, don\u2019t hesitate to tell me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, I can defend myself, and I don\u2019t think Cassian is capable of hurting me. He loves\u00a0<\/p>\n
me too much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if you need me to break his arm or leg\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t like Cassian, do you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026 if I saw that you were completely happy, I would like him, but since you\u2019re not, I feel a\u00a0<\/p>\n
certain disdain for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBarto, Cassian makes me happy, so no matter what happens in the future, don\u2019t hate him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t promise you that I won\u2019t hate him, because if something were to happen to you because of him, he will pay for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBarto\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are my precious little sister, Maya. I only want your happiness, and that\u2019s one of the reasons why I try to tolerate him, because you say he makes you happy. But don\u2019t ask me to make a promise that I surely won\u2019t keep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya stared at her brother and said to him, \u201cJust remember that I love him and I don\u2019t want\u00a0<\/p>\n
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anything bad to happen to him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barto leaned his forehead against his sister\u2019s and said, \u201cI would never do something that would hurt your heart, so don\u2019t worry, I won\u2019t do anything to harm your prince. But I insist that you must come home to visit us. Dad misses you a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will come to visit soon. Tell that to Dad and tell him that I love him, and that I miss him very\u00a0<\/p>\n
much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will tell him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you leaving today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I can\u2019t leave the guild alone for such a long time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you stay for lunch? I have asked for your favorite dishes to be prepared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you tell me that, I won\u2019t be able to refuse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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