Trauma.
The "funny" thing about traumatic events is that one doesn't necessarily have to be physically affected by them in order to have them haunt them for the rest of their lives.
Being caught up in events or having witness them up and close and personal is enough to cause even the hardiest of fellows who say that they have guts of iron to realize that they too are very, very mortal.
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"Mmm, huh? Where...am I?," Rianna muttered as she roused to consciousness.
The last thing she remembered was following a pretty butterfly and then...hearing a song?
Was that it?
"Pa-"
"RIANNA, LOOK OUT!"
"Huh?! Ah!"
Just as the child was going to call out for her father for a hug, the sound of his shouting roused her to full consciousness, giving her ample time to see a vicious tentacle that ended in a myriad of stingers coming flying towards her like a spear.
