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 justβ¦couldnβt take it anymore. I donβt even remember what we were talking about, but I remember cutting my fiancΓ©, Kaz, off.
βJust admit it, Kaz. Iβm a burden. I just take up space, and put a mental weight on people because I overthink so much. I make people worry.β
He pulled me closer, his voice low, almost hurt I would think such a thing. βYou will never be a burden. You help me simply by existing, youβre the opposite of a burden. And you can hold your own in a fight better than any of us. I fucking love you, Cass-β
βDonβt touch meβ¦β I remember brushing his hand off and starting to get up.
βWait-! Youβre not a fucking burden, darling-β
βDonβt lie to me, Kaz. All I do is weigh you guys down. All I do is slow you down. Iβm the reason Sebastian got into this mess. Im the reason everyone nearly died. Iβm not good enough for this place.β
βIβm not fucking lying! Why canβt you see that? Over and over again, you say that youβre not good enough and you are. Youβre enough. It doesnβt matter what you mightβve done, youβre still one of us!β
βBecause I keep proving my point.β
βYou havenβt proven a damn thing other than the fact that youβre the love of my life. Please, donβt leaveβ¦β
βIβ¦I have to, Kaz. At least just for a little bit. Justβ¦ I need to clear my head, since I overthink so much.β
ββ¦O-okay. Justβ¦donβt do anything stupidβ¦β
βI donβt know if Iβll be back, actually. Tell the others. Donβt try to follow meβ¦β
β¦And with that, I left Lord Rezikβs palace. Left the kingdom of Ouros, and I became a vessel for the dark power that was inside the watch.
Iβve made my choice.