You are nothing but a burden, Cassandra. You are nothing but dead weight.
That damned cursed watch kept whispering in the back of my mind, and i justโฆcouldnโt take it anymore. I donโt even remember what we were talking about, but I remember cutting my fiancรฉ, Kaz, off.
โJust admit it, Kaz. Iโm a burden. I just take up space, and put a mental weight on people because I overthink so much. I make people worry.โ
He pulled me closer, his voice low, almost hurt I would think such a thing. โYou will never be a burden. You help me simply by existing, youโre the opposite of a burden. And you can hold your own in a fight better than any of us. I fucking love you, Cass-โ
โDonโt touch meโฆโ I remember brushing his hand off and starting to get up.
โWait-! Youโre not a fucking burden, darling-โ
โDonโt lie to me, Kaz. All I do is weigh you guys down. All I do is slow you down. Iโm the reason Sebastian got into this mess. Im the reason everyone nearly died. Iโm not good enough for this place.โ
โIโm not fucking lying! Why canโt you see that? Over and over again, you say that youโre not good enough and you are. Youโre enough. It doesnโt matter what you mightโve done, youโre still one of us!โ
โBecause I keep proving my point.โ
โYou havenโt proven a damn thing other than the fact that youโre the love of my life. Please, donโt leaveโฆโ
โIโฆI have to, Kaz. At least just for a little bit. Justโฆ I need to clear my head, since I overthink so much.โ
โโฆO-okay. Justโฆdonโt do anything stupidโฆโ
โI donโt know if Iโll be back, actually. Tell the others. Donโt try to follow meโฆโ
โฆAnd with that, I left Lord Rezikโs palace. Left the kingdom of Ouros, and I became a vessel for the dark power that was inside the watch.
Iโve made my choice.
