Maea
Stars, hide your fires
Bad, horrible, dangerous and thoroughly unpleasant were only the tip of the iceberg when it came to the Family. It didn't help that she wasn't able to do more, either. She knew that look on Sunjata's face, knew he wouldn't be saying this if it wasn't absolutely necessary - and it spoke volumes too, that he was asking for help in the first place. She recalled vividly the times when he would have tried to protect everyone at the expense of himself.
Her head lolled forward and she hid her face away against her arms, mortified by her own weakness. "... I'd only get in the way," she admitted after a painful beat of silence. "I don't have the gear, nor the abilities..." She had spent too much time just lollygagging and dragging her feet. The skirmish with the Villi had shown her both the improvements and the flaws in her capabilities, not to mention the lack of experience in handling her own powers. The truth was harsh and stung her like nettles, but undeniable - the best thing she could do to help was by finding roses and fighting the small-fry.
"If the gardening project fails... what happens next?" Wallowing only for a moment in the self-pity, Maea soon pushed it aside for more pragmatic questions. "Do you know any who aren't fighting, who might be willing to think about the worst case scenario and help me plan for it..?"
Her head lolled forward and she hid her face away against her arms, mortified by her own weakness. "... I'd only get in the way," she admitted after a painful beat of silence. "I don't have the gear, nor the abilities..." She had spent too much time just lollygagging and dragging her feet. The skirmish with the Villi had shown her both the improvements and the flaws in her capabilities, not to mention the lack of experience in handling her own powers. The truth was harsh and stung her like nettles, but undeniable - the best thing she could do to help was by finding roses and fighting the small-fry.
"If the gardening project fails... what happens next?" Wallowing only for a moment in the self-pity, Maea soon pushed it aside for more pragmatic questions. "Do you know any who aren't fighting, who might be willing to think about the worst case scenario and help me plan for it..?"
Let not light see my black and deep desires
