Pain.
That which leaves us emboldened. That which hardens our once soft heart. That which makes our deepest fears turn into our reality.
Like a relentless tide, sweeping at our fear and cloak of invincibility…. Pain is the only gain I know. Pain is the only thing I can bear to live with.
- Marenda Itah
Dressed in a drab black corset dress that aligned with her emotions and how she was feeling sore from her wounds, Marenda sipped her drink, unable to muster any excitement for the ball.
For Marenda, the ball was an affair that she wouldn't mind sitting out. And ordinarily she would rather be at any other place but there— listening to political talks and similar nonsense.
But she had to find Vinnandra.
