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Shortly after Cassian left, Maya heard a knock at her door. She thought it was Cassian who had forgotten. something, so she didn’t bother to change; she just wrapped herself in a robe and opened the door, but
was greatly surprised to see Fay.
“What are you doing here?”
Fay quickly glanced around the room, and judging by how Maya was dressed and the messy bed, she
knew she hadn’t slept alone.
“Are you still seeing your human lover?”
“That’s none of your business.”
“Maya, you shouldn’t be with him; it will only make things more difficult.”
“That’s my problem, not yours.”
Fay didn’t want to argue with Maya, so he changed the subject.
“I received a message from the queen yesterday; we’ve been ordered to return, so pack your things, we’re
leaving today.”
“What?!”
“But what about the alliance?”
“I’ve already requested an answer for today.”
“Why so soon?”
“Maya, I can’t keep waiting for help that we may never receive; we must return regardless of the future that
awaits us.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Fay turned around and said to her,
“Pack your things, we’ll leave as soon as possible.”
“Wait, Fay, could you give me a little more time?”
“I’m sorry, Maya, but you’ve had enough time; I can’t give you anymore.”
Fay began to walk away, and Maya shouted at him,
“And if I refuse to go with you?”
“I don’t advise you to do that; if you refuse to return, the queen will send more soldiers to fetch you, and I assure you they won’t be as kind as I am.”
Maya slammed the door shut, feeling both furious and sad. She didn’t want to return to the land of fairies
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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’t leave her no matter what deal they offered.
Tears began to roll down her cheeks, overwhelmed by the anger and helplessness of not being able to do
as she wished.
“I hate this, I hate it.”
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 fairies.
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’t asked many questions, so she didn’t know what would happen.
She headed to the main palace and encountered Cassian in one of the corridors.
When Cassian saw her dressed in fairy clothes, he knew what it meant. She was ready to leave.
A shadow of sadness crossed her face, and he approached her and said,
“I see you’re ready to go.”
“You already knew?”
“Fay told me this morning.”
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.
“Maya, why that face? It’s not like we’re going to be separated; I’m going with you too, and this time I’ll bring you back with me.”
Maya couldn’t bring herself to lie, so she said nothing and simply hugged him, wishing with all her might that it was true, that she could return with them.
Cassian said to her,
“I need to pack my things. Will you come with me?”
“Of course.”
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.
“Is Abril coming with us too?”
“Yes, she is also getting ready to leave.”
“Is she okay?”
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“Don’t worry, she’s fine.”
After finishing packing his things, Cassian extended his hand to Maya and said,
“Let’s go, let’s not keep that fairy waiting.”
“Yes.”
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