**Nate**
After the initial shock of Nero not wanting me by his side, I dug into war planning head first. Realizing that I can not force someone to desire me, I occupied myself with other important tasks that I had been neglecting lately. To do this, I allowed myself a good wallowing session before picking myself off the floor. I allowed myself a small window of time to grieve before shoving all emotions to the back of my mind. It hurt; I was hurt; I am hurt. But I no longer have time to wallow. Many people are counting on me to bring everything together.
The only thing that I am focusing on is the war. My fingers are crossed that Nero will not back out of that too. Luca, Aurora, Sky and Aria have been working together on combining their powers, but they need Nero. I knew
