people and destroy life. Your brother only laughs when someone gets hurt or he wants to feel like a boss. He doesn't give hugs, and he doesn't like me."
"Why doesn't he like you?"
"I'm your child. Yours and Mommy's," I emphasized and leaned in closer. "But you know what I really think?"
"What?" he whispered his reply.
"I think your brother is lonely," I revealed and leaned back to bob my head. "Lonely and cold like this place."
"But he's surrounded by his own people and kingdom," he reasoned.
"It's different, Daddy," I reasoned. "They don't help him because they want to. They don't like him, but maybe they have to get money to feed their own families."
"So you think it's the loneliness that makes my brother bad?"
"You know why evil princesses become evil?" I countered and paused a few seconds before continuing. "It's because something bad happened to them that no one realized hurt them. It was bad enough to leave a booboo, but no one put a Band-Aid on it. The pain doesn't go away. It only grows because no one gave it love. Then people keep hitting it, punching it, kicking it. Then the pain grows and grows. Soon, there's no Band-Aid big enough to cover it. They'll always remember the pain and the reason they got hurt. That's why they wish to hurt others."
"Hmm. I didn't think of that," he concluded. "But do you think he can be saved?"
I had to think about it. "I'm not sure, Daddy. Do you want him to be saved?"
"I'm not sure either," he admitted. "See, Brother did a lot of things to harm me, you, Mommy, and your siblings."
"Did he?" I asked in shock.
He nodded. "He even hurt this place," he reasoned as he used his free hand that didn't hold me to gesture around us. "All of this is because of him."
"Is that why the land is sad, Daddy?" I said with a soft voice.
"Do you believe the land is sad, Cassandra?"
"Yes," I strongly replied. "Look around, Daddy." I put my hands up in the air. "The sky is cloudy and dark. The ground is dry and black. The mist makes it impossible to see, and it’s cold. Anyone would be sad in this place. Even the land itself."
"Do you see it looking differently?"
"Of course! There should be sunshine and rainbows and bright blue skies with fluffy clouds. The world should be filled with flowers like Mommy's greenhouse, where I can have tea with Castalia, and I can play with Tristian, Dominick, Otis, and Adonis. Even Omarion can be with me and we'll fly through the sky! Marigold will smell the flowers and tell Lokisura all the different types of life in the lands."
"Really?" Daddy seemed intrigued. "It seems like you'd bring a lot of life here."
"Yup!" I said with pride. "I'd invite Mommy and Daddy, and we'd convince Constantine to come as well. I know he's mad at Daddy, but he didn't know it wasn't you!"
"That's true," Daddy said with a slight smile. "Would he like the kingdom you create?"
"He would! I bet he wants peace, too. Everyone seeks peace and safety in their hearts, Daddy. Even evil people! They want to feel safe as well, but in a different place to call home. Sometimes your home won't be liked by everyone, and that's okay! All we need is love, happiness, and peace. If someone doesn't want it, you have to find out why."
"What if you find out the reason, but there's no way to fix it?"
"There's always a solution, Daddy."
"Even if it means that person has to die?" he inquired. "What if the evil person killed the people of this land because he didn't want peace?"
"Hmm." I thought about it. "Well, you have to find out why, and you have to help restore the land."
"Why?"
"Restoring the land will help those who were lost to forgive the evil person! Forgive but never forget. When the land is happy and grows, it'll spread across other lands and help them grow and be happy. Happiness spreads love and invites peace. The evil person will realize that they were forgiven, but they'll be able to see the image of what those people wished to bring to the land. That will make him feel bad for what he did and accept that he did wrong. Doing wrong brings consequences, and sometimes consequences are heavy to carry. It will still be sad on their part, but at least they would know what they did wrong and face the