Melita
they should have checked the ashes
of the women they burned alive
of the women they burned alive
She could’ve waxed nothing but confusion for everything thereafter – Tal’s appearance, the bizarre lady, the sudden shifting and turning and pain stinging through her body –
But we all know Melita better than that.
Instead, she narrowed her eyes, watching the rest of her party speculate. Suspicious of the woman, not even bothering to address Amun’s request (Maeve seemingly had that covered, and the honeybee was pretty sure her own nature would’ve refused, so it was better for the Ascended in the long run anyway), she crossed her arms and waited.
Oh good. She got the Ouija board. Ludo would love this shit.
Picking it up, she sighed, waiting for the inevitable.
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Melita picks the remaining object: the Ouija board.
But we all know Melita better than that.
Instead, she narrowed her eyes, watching the rest of her party speculate. Suspicious of the woman, not even bothering to address Amun’s request (Maeve seemingly had that covered, and the honeybee was pretty sure her own nature would’ve refused, so it was better for the Ascended in the long run anyway), she crossed her arms and waited.
Oh good. She got the Ouija board. Ludo would love this shit.
Picking it up, she sighed, waiting for the inevitable.
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Melita picks the remaining object: the Ouija board.
because it takes a single wild ember
to bring a whole wildfire to life
to bring a whole wildfire to life