"Jaime is a child, and we were no more than children," Victoria said.

"Excuse me, I was a man."

"Not even finished University," she retorted. "Barely a man."

"You were the most beautiful woman I had ever seen."

"Changing the conversation with flattery won't deter me."

"What do you want?"

"I want Zorro to leave us in peace, Diego. The mask belongs in the fire."

Diego stiffened slightly. "It's who I am."

"Zorro is your past. Join the army if you want to defend the poor. Be the next alcalde. Go into politics. Lead a revolution. Just no more Zorro."