Just as Sara was getting ready to give her answer, a smoke bomb exploded. Oliver took Nyssa's hand and sent them to his room just for protection.
''Sara, make sure your friend is safe. She has nothing to do with this…''
Sara took Nyssa upstairs wanting to avoid any explaining why is the Nyssa last person to send into hiding when something is happening. Nyssa settled on the sofa and Sara locked the door.
''What did you do?''
''I did nothing…''
''And the smoke downstairs?''
''Oh, it's Hasan… He did it…''
''Why?''
''To spare your boyfriend the humiliation of learning that his girlfriend is married…Imagine hearing that in front of all these people. Do you imagine how hurt he would be?''
''Nyssa…''
''Did I say something wrong? He wouldn't be hurt or humiliated? Or maybe I am mistaken that you are married? I was sure we did get married on this day…''
Sara sat on the bed…
''We did… And it was one of the best days of my life… I got you out of it… I got my Nyssa…''
''But?''
''But… I can't be that woman anymore… I am not ready to be only assassin for the rest of my time. I loved you…''
''But not anymore?''
''Nyssa…''
''I…''
Oliver and her family got into the room.
''Are you girls ok?''
''Yes we are… Did you find something? What happened?''
''We have no idea. Your father called few unites to watch the estate… I recommend you all spend a night here…''
Nyssa got off the sofa.
''I will be leaving Mr. Queen.''
''Please stay. I don't want to risk anything happening to you.''
Nyssa smiled…
''I wouldn't worry about me Mr. Queen… I will be fine…''
''You don't have to spend the night, at least wait a bit more…''
''I have places to be Mr. Queen…''
Laurel looked surprised at Nyssa…
''At eleven in the evening?''
''It's my wedding anniversary and I intend to celebrate…''
''Oh, well than… Have nice evening….''
''You too…''
Nyssa left the room and Sara followed.
''What was the meaning of that?''
''What?''
''Celebrating the anniversary…''
''Go back to your boyfriend Sara Lance…''
''Nyssa…''
''Sara…''
''Please…''
She turned towards Sara and gave her one of the looks Sara never wanted to be used on her.
''Nyssa… Please… I have to see you and talk to you…''
''You know where to find me… ''
Nyssa left and Sara and Oliver were left alone in his bedroom…
''You didn't give me an answer…''
''To what?''
''Will you marry me Sara?''
He presented her with a ring again. It was beautiful ring that was his mother's . She remembered her having that ring on her finger when he was dating Laurel and she was coming with her to his house.
''Oliver… I need time to think… It's too soon… I am not sure if it's the right thing to do… I just came back. I need to regain strains of my life…''
''And I am an obstacle?''
''No, you are not… But I need to be at much better place to accept the offer…''
He put the ring in her bag…
''Put it on when you are ready…''
''Ok.''
She kissed him and asked for a cab. At first she told the driver to take her home, but then she changed her mind.
''Take me to the old clock tower…''
''Yes madam…''
She got out and climbed the top. She found what she expected. Entire room was filled with candles and there was Nyssa in her best silk night gown…
''Welcome At'taer Al'asfar…''
''Nyssa…''
Sara threw her bag and coat on the floor and ran into her wife's arms. It was a long waited kiss. She kissed Nyssa like never before. Nyssa took off Sara's dress and Sara got rid of Nyssa's clothing. Pretty soon they ended up in bed making love like they usually did when one of them came safe and sound from their mission… After few hours, Sara was lying in Nyssa's arms touching one of the scars on her wife's body…
''This one is new…''
''I got it from my father…''
''Why?''
''I refused to kill you… He imprisoned me… and…''
Sara lifter her hand and body from her and looked at Nyssa with eyes full of tears.
''Oh, Nyssa… I am so sorry… I…''
''It's ok Sara… I don't want to talk about it…''
Sara went back to her arms and they were silent again…
''I love you so much Nyssa…''
''I know…''
''But I can't go back… I can't go back to that life…''
''You will marry him…''
''It's the best idea Nyss… You know…''
''I can't believe you would do that…''
''Why?''
''You are breaking my heart At'taer Al'asfar…''
''And mine too… But I must do that Nyssa… I can't go back to Nanda Parbat… You know I can't and you know why I left. And you know I could never, never ask you to drop it all and come to live here with me… You are not just the woman I love…. You are Nyssa, daughter of Ra's al Ghul, Heir do the Demon… You are next in line to be the leader of the League.. And I would never ask you to give up on something that big for you. All of your life, you had to prove you were worth it… Just because you were born a woman, you had to double your effort and I will not take it from you now when the day of your ruling is close….''
''What are you saying?''
'' Release me Nyssa… Please….''
Nyssa jumped off the bed and put on her robe….
''NO! I will not do such a thing….''
''Please… I am begging you… Do it for me…''
''You know that league never releases people…''
''Your father did Merlin….''
''Oh, and that will motivate me to do the same… My farther never stopped regretting doing that thing….''
''Nyssa… ''
Sara got out of bed and put her hands around Nyssa's waist….
''Give me back my life… I need it… Please…''
''Why should I? So you would go to someone else?''
''I will not survive going back to the island…''
''And I will the fact you would marry another man and leave me?''
''Nyssa… You will always be my biggest love…''
''But HE will be the one you would go back to… ''
Sara turned her towards herself…
''I love you to death Nyssa… But going back to Nanda Parbat is my death… And you know it too…''
Sara's heard broke when she saw all the pain in Nyssa's eyes…
''Ok…. I release you… Have a nice life Sara Lance…''
With these words Nyssa left to the restroom and Sara got dressed and looked around… She would miss all this… She would miss Nyssa… She took off her rings and put them on the table… Her heart was falling apart too… She got to the door and turned to look at her now ex-wife standing at the restroom door…
''Good bye Nyssa… I wish you all the best…''
She hired a cab and went home. When she got in to the apartment, her father was asleep. She sneaked into her room and spent rest of the night crying… She might have taken off the rings and got out of the League, but she will never get Nyssa out of her body and soul… She looked at her ring finger and there was her real wedding ring… A small mark branded into her skin… It was Nyssa's name in Arabic… Next day she woke up at noon and her father made them something to eat…
''Are you ok love?''
''I will be…''
''What happened… You've been crying…''
''Life…''
''Sara… I am your father… You can tell me anything… You know that?''
''I do…''
Her phone rang and it was Oliver…
''Good morning…''
''Hey…''
''Can you come to the layer?''
''Sure… Be there in twenty….''
''Ok, Felicity is there…''
''Ok… See you…''
Sara faced her father…
''Must go….''
''Oliver?''
''Yes…''
''Did you give him an answer?''
''Not yet… I need time…''
''Then he is not the one…''
''The one is complicated…''
Her father smiled…
''That makes that person the one…''
When Sara arrived to the layer, all of them were there doing something.
''What is going on?''
''We will have to start our search for Merlin again…''
''He fled again?''
''We don't know…''
''How is that possible? You had him…''
''Our contact is dead…''
''What?''
''He was found shot with an arrow in the ally early in the morning….''
He showed Sara picture of the body and she saw the arrow… It was black with black and read feathers… She knew that arrow very well… She whispered so no one would hear…
''Nyssa…''