Mothers of Darkness and LightChapter 2
Part 19 Clialia's death, following on the heels of Jellala's, rocked the royal family hard. As life continued, sadness became Moai's constant companion. Despite all her strength, it etched itself into her very soul. It covered her like a black cloud and reshaped her countenance into a mask of grief. The effort to serve and to live robbed her of the strength to do all else. She had taken to avoiding the Lady Aurella; she had grown weary of the Lady's blatant attempts to cheer her...