no escaping what is coming
eternity of being nothing
eternity of being nothing
Maeve.
The image of her daughter becomes clear in her mind, almost as if she is standing in front of Morrighan now. She is confused and scared and looking at her with wide eyes. Just like Morr has seen so many times before when her fire is unleashed. Even during the times they walk by a bonfire or torch, she twitches or hides behind her to get as far away from the flames as possible.
She sees disappointment.
It's not the disappointment in Antiope's words that shakes her out of this, it's that look in Maeve's eyes. It's what her daughter would think if she saw her like this. A mess, a failure, a monster.
This is not the kind of mother she wants to be. She wants to be the rock, the one that Maeve can rely on, unlike Al'Zahra. The woman will never be a true mother to their daughter and she would always prove that wrong. How can she, if she's doing this shit?
Antiope makes her confession and Morrighan feels for her. Although maybe the woman is long past that point of needing pity, so she says nothing. She just gets up and shakes the dirt off her body (maybe, symbolically, shaking off all of this too). Her balance is still off, but she's feeling a little better than before.
She clears her throat first. "You're right," the words sting. For Morrighan, she is always right and no one else, but trying to be prideful isn't going to help now. If anything, she has no more words. She doesn't want to give them.
"I just… need some space for tonight. I'll be back at it in the morning," she says and she swears by it. But first, she just wants to rest. She wants to put all this behind her.
So with that, she leaves Antiope and all the watchful eyes from the tavern behind her. She leaves all of this behind her and vows to never speak of it again. Hopefully, others will do the same.
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