"I still don't know."
"I thought you had found the answers you were looking for in the guardians' room."
"I feel like I have more questions than before. It seems I can only wait for the gates of Hades to open."
Alessandro stabbed his knife into his meat with such force that it made the table vibrate. "I can't do anything to prevent the gates of hell from opening."
Dantriel said, "If you know you can't prevent it, you shouldn't torment yourself over it. Live in the now and stop worrying about tomorrow."
Alessandro relaxed his hand a bit, which had turned white from gripping the knife so tightly. "I suppose you're right."
*****
Maya went to the tavern; she wanted to say goodbye to all her friends before leaving, as she didn't know if she would ever see them again. Meanwhile, everyone
