the cycle ends right now

MAEA

Eyes distant as she recalled the moment, Maea's mouth drooped. "She came marching towards me, drawing in like a small tornado. I... felt my stomach drop. I felt.. cold. Mouth dry - like I was being charged by something a lot bigger." Scowling, she knew that feeling. It was fear. Plain and simple - and very humiliating, considering the age and flouncy look of the woman. "The more we spoke - the more she ranted, I should say, it wasn't much of a conversation - the worse it got. I started to get angry a few times, but managed to hold it back... at least I think I did. I recall feeling very calm and clear, though a bit distant - like I watched the whole thing from someplace outside myself."

Wrapping her hands around the teacup, its heat was a stark contrast to the chill she'd felt then. "At some point, I started agreeing to what she was saying just so I could make it end. Fighting back seemed... pointless. She had already made up her mind about me, and it was clear she wouldn't change it because of anything I said... so I went along with it. Being banished, unable to return unless I brought a flower... It was at least a sliver of hope, so why not?" A wry smile twisted her face; gods, how naive she'd been. Flora could as well have asked for the moon in a handbasket, given her luck so far.

I see a new horizon, holding on to hope
Say goodbye to all my pain when it's time for me to go

BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3