Toss a coin, make a wish

M  A   E    A I talked to God to no avail Said, "If you won't save me, please don't waste my time." It was mesmerizing. To see the promise of a stronger self staring back at her. To think that someone else might see it too, and approve of what they saw. Like sweet honey mead, Maea drank down every word the woman spoke, and didn't even realize how neatly she was being manipulated. It was only words, oh yes, but it was words she had always been desperate to hear. Potential. Power. Easy, manageable steps she was certainly capable of taking in order to reach it. A quiet part of her whispered that another person had done the same thing. Jigano had offered to teach her to read, to wield the rapier, had wanted her along on adventures too. Was she planning to leave, even though she'd promised only days ago that she wouldn't disappear again? "Ah. A school... that's not been built yet. And I don't think I can go to Halo just like that. It's too bad. I would have been inclined to come take a look." A touch wistful, equal parts relieved. No promises would have to be broken, but it would have been nice... But she could always practice on her own. Maea took a step back, pulling away both mentally and physically. Not burned, exactly, but singed by guilt.