1882 Welcome Home (Part 2)

It took him but a second to snap out of it, kneeling to her level while pushing the Camellia away.

"Are you insane? Everyone knows that I'm not human. The Royals have the bat, the ball, and make the rules, whatever they sayF goes, goes. You, instead, would be branded as a traitor.

"You'll lose your job, you'll never meet Zinya again, and everyone will consider you a freak who chose to marry a monster. You have made too many sacrifices and went through too many dangers to throw everything away on a whim.

"My family has already lost everything because of me. I can't bear the thought of you following us in our misery." Lith said.

"You are right. It's my life and I'm free to do whatever I want with it." Kamila replied, offering him the Camellia again. "I'm aware of the consequences that my choice entails but I came here anyway.