Maea
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on the limb
"Motivation is overflowing, I wanted to make the most of it," Maea agreed, smiling happily as the presence of her goddess filled the room and her innermost being, expelling doubts and hesitation until only Dygra remained. She was long past the point of questioning her worthiness in the Dark Lady's eyes. Why would she answer, after all, if her child was unwelcome?
Listening intently to the instructions, she nodded in agreement to the assessment. "Indeed. I do believe that examining my reservations with logic helped me see the misconceptions for what they were. I mistook predatory instincts for evil, and failed to include people into the natural food chain... as though we're somehow exempt from the flow of life and death, or the chaos that comes with striving for everyone's own version of 'right'." She huffed a quiet laugh, rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly. "It was so simple and yet it took me this long to understand; it's a bit embarrassing." She could only chalk it up to a character flaw, and do her best to keep an open mind from here on out. It did help to know that she didn't have to like something to accept it - that she wasn't a failure for being different or viewing things from her own perspective. That's what being an individual was all about, after all.
As for the tasks themselves, they were straight forward and uncomplicated. With no questions to ask and eager to get started, Maea soon excused herself and left to reunite with Liam. The notion of him witnessing her during a hunt was nerve-wracking... but also thrilling. If he could accept that feral, bloodthirsty part of her, was there anything he couldn't stomach? She hoped he would - thought he might - yet there was only one real way to find out.
[FIN]
Listening intently to the instructions, she nodded in agreement to the assessment. "Indeed. I do believe that examining my reservations with logic helped me see the misconceptions for what they were. I mistook predatory instincts for evil, and failed to include people into the natural food chain... as though we're somehow exempt from the flow of life and death, or the chaos that comes with striving for everyone's own version of 'right'." She huffed a quiet laugh, rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly. "It was so simple and yet it took me this long to understand; it's a bit embarrassing." She could only chalk it up to a character flaw, and do her best to keep an open mind from here on out. It did help to know that she didn't have to like something to accept it - that she wasn't a failure for being different or viewing things from her own perspective. That's what being an individual was all about, after all.
As for the tasks themselves, they were straight forward and uncomplicated. With no questions to ask and eager to get started, Maea soon excused herself and left to reunite with Liam. The notion of him witnessing her during a hunt was nerve-wracking... but also thrilling. If he could accept that feral, bloodthirsty part of her, was there anything he couldn't stomach? She hoped he would - thought he might - yet there was only one real way to find out.
[FIN]
And I remember thinking — I want to be like them
