The very idea that her mother had always loved her in the best way possible, but she was the real issue had stuck with the woman in a way she had ever imagined. She had trekked to meet her mother the next day, determined to solve this one issue in her life that was taking up more time than usual and was draining her in unimaginable ways. For the first time in her life, Cassandra felt as though she was capable of having a nice, understanding chat with her mother about the issue they had been facing for so long: finding a match for the Princess. She had seen the other point of view that for so long had been concealed from her vision, and now it was time to put it to use. Her mother had been tending to her father after the recent accident, and had therefore put him on bed rest for a good

