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is telling me that you’re being deceptive. What’s your plan, huh? Lead me back with promises of preparation and woo me into falling in love with the good life? Smother me with fun and excitement until I forget all about this?”
    “It was worth a try,” he muttered.
    Remi couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
    “I’m leaving.”
    “No, you’re not,” he scoffed, which only made her more furious.
    “Watch me,” she said, knowing full well how ridiculous it was to go on a quest without so much as a loaf of bread to eat.
    “You’re not serious,” Kace said, but she kept her vision stubbornly focused on the task at hand. He followed her without a word, as she left the forest, walked across the country side and arrived at the borders of Paragon. She stopped for a second and questioned her sanity, but then she heard Kace breathing behind her and that kept her going.
    She clenched her fists tight and kept moving, through Paragon’s open gates and toward the bridge between Paragon and Terra.
    “They could be waiting for you,” Kace said to her.
    “Doubt it,” she said. “The gates wouldn’t be open if there was any Cimmerians nearby.”
    “There’s more than one way to get inside a house than the front door.”
    “You’re spouting off ancient proverbs now?”
    “Remi, stop,” he said and for some reason she did. She faced him angrily and his face softened. “You don’t have to throw your life away because you’re mad at me. Okay?”
    “I’m starting to think that this is the best move for me. At least I’ll be out there, doing what I wanted all along.”
    “Can we at least go back to the Academy? Gather a few things?”
    “Are you coming with me?”
    “I…I don’t know.”
    “Then I’m leaving now.”
    “Remi,” he said, grabbing her arm. “I love you.”
    A few months ago, she would have believed him, because she wouldn’t have known any better. But now she had plenty of time to observe. She had seen other students spend time together. She had seen the way James and Catherine looked at each other, and most of all, she had seen how Kace preferred his time with others over her. It wasn’t that he had to spend more time with her than them. She didn’t even need it to be equal in her favor. But at the very least, when they did enjoy each other’s company, she preferred not to talk about what new jokes Chad had come up with, or how cool Berto was, or all the great things he was going to do with them the next day.
    She wasn’t a part of his life, as much as he would say to the contrary. The actions were speaking louder than words, and at the end of the day, she was only a nice person that was willing to kiss him on the lips from time to time. Nothing more.
    Well, no more.
    “I want to break up,” she declared, and Kace’s face nearly cracked.
    “No, Remi,” he cried, squeezing her artificial arm harder. She yanked her arm away from him and rubbed it. She didn’t want him leaving an impression.
    “I’m not trying to be mean,” she said softly. Now that the deed had been done, there was no reason to make him feel any worse. She still wanted to be friends.
    “Then why are you doing this?” he growled, covering his face with one hand.
    “Because it’s what’s best for both of us. It may not feel like it right now, but it’s true. I can’t force you to come with me, and neither would I want to. I just…I thought we both wanted this. I guess I was wrong and I placed expectations on you that weren’t fair. For that, I’m sorry. But hey,” she paused to take his hand away from his face. The tears she saw rolling down his face nearly broke her heart. “We’re still friends…and I’m still there for you when you need me. Okay?”
    “I’m sorry I can’t go with you,” he whispered. She hugged him and squeezed him tight.
    “No apology needed.”
    “You still should go back to the Academy though,” he sniffed. She broke off  the embrace and stared into his eyes.