Maea
And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain
But take the pain
Glancing at Flora, the shorter woman ended up bowing her head in acknowledgement of the point she was making. "True enough. That's the ideal, at least. I guess there really are parents you can demand those things from." What was it, this feeling that simmered in her chest? More jealousy? Breathing deep of the cool air, Maea turned her gaze to the sky, the gaps in the canopy where a pale sun strained to bring warmth to the air. Tried and failed... her breath still fogged subtly with every exhale, barely visible in the bright daylight.
"Hm? I was born abandoned. Not the best considering what the Grounds were like back then... my father wasn't really the type you could argue with. He was more of the 'get in line or get out!' type... Ah, but Ludo attuned me, so I guess I was a hybrid for a while. Just before I died the first time." Her dad had been dead for a few years by that point, so she never got to know if it made him proud, that a Herald showed her - the troublesome child, the drain on the family's resources, the constant disappointment - such favor. He would have been surprised, she thought; no one ever expected her to amount to anything, herself least of all.
"Hm? I was born abandoned. Not the best considering what the Grounds were like back then... my father wasn't really the type you could argue with. He was more of the 'get in line or get out!' type... Ah, but Ludo attuned me, so I guess I was a hybrid for a while. Just before I died the first time." Her dad had been dead for a few years by that point, so she never got to know if it made him proud, that a Herald showed her - the troublesome child, the drain on the family's resources, the constant disappointment - such favor. He would have been surprised, she thought; no one ever expected her to amount to anything, herself least of all.
Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay
You choose to stay
