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"The weather is great, is it not?" Lino asked, breath tickling Cassy neck, and Cassy smiled broadly.

She had accepted to go on the date with him. Too many things had transpired in the last few days and she needed some air out of the castle.

It was therapeutic in a strange way and she did not feel that much heaviness anymore.

She was on good terms with her parents again, but there was still a distance between them that she was not quite sure would get fixed so quickly. She saw them everyday, ensured they were alright and well fed. They checked in on her too, but the warmth that came from family was not as great as it used to be.

Perhaps with time, it would get better.

They had yet to hear back from Julian, and though they trusted in his abilities, they still slowly prepared for a fail in the plans.

She had rallied against Lino when he had said they had to prepare a backup plan immediately the hybrid left, but he had explained that it was a normal occurren