Maya climbed onto the railing.
"What do you think you're doing? You could fall, get down immediately."
"I won't fall."
Maya jumped to the balcony where Cassian was. He caught her and said,
"You're totally nuts! You could have died."
"I knew you would catch me."
"You're completely crazy."
"Maybe I am a little."
Cassian continued to hold Maya, feeling the warmth of her body, her soft breathing, and the sweet floral scent she exuded. He became nervous, he let go of her, and stepped back.
"You're very reckless."
"I get that a lot."
Maya leaned on the railing and started looking at the garden.
"This place is beautiful, but it feels like a cage, a very beautiful one, but a cage nonetheless."
"Why do you say that?"
"I've been here for a short time, but that's how it seems to me. I'm
