(SE) dying on promises

No one except Amalia and Rory know how Magrethe passed, so it’s not Sunjata’s fault - it’s not Wessex’s fault, either, for her state of mind - it’s just an unfortunate conversation. The Wraith struggles to remember the events from their exploration into the Climb; she closes her eyes to draw on still-frame pictures of the expedition, mentally following the group until she does, indeed, bring Hotaru home. Except Hotaru still has Magrethe’s face - it’s the only reason she can explain the tenderness she feels for the other woman. To hear that she’s gone missing is just… an utter shock. A jolt to her system. Her sister’s name echoes into the bowels of her brain and though the demigod stands there, looking at nothing, the real memories are revived. “Of course not,” the Queen whispers as she looks at Sunjata. “that’s because she’s dead.” The overflow of emotion is too much for Wessex as she seems to lose her sister all over again. Fluid wells up in her eyes as she looks away from the Flood and then disappears. {Fin} WESSEX She whispered back, I am the storm