“Caspien is a realist, Jude. He’s always been the same. He’s also extremely stubborn, and will never ever admit to having made a mistake. Even if that means a life of unhappiness.” I pounced on that. “So he is unhappy? With Xavier?” “Of course he is, but it hardly matters. He’s made his bed, and he’s far too prideful to consider getting up from it. He’s also far too smart to leave Xavier Blackwell on the promise of something as fleeting and pointless as happiness and childish notions of love.”
