oh , how the mighty have fallen . once , she had been the proud and powerful head of the emperor’s coven , commander of respect and envy ( and perhaps a dash of fear ) . now , half - cursed and magicless disgraced and dishonored . she’s torturing herself ( and risking exposure ) , standing in the square and watching the procession of the coven heads , a reminder of the life she once lived . it’s for the better , she has to remind herself , the emperor was using and lying to you , he never intended to help edalyn and only wishes to bring harm to the boiling isles . and lilith knows that things are getting better now ; she’s working on making amends and repairing those fractured relationships with her sister and parents . but still , a part of her does yearn for those simpler times , when everything made sense .
losing nerve , she’s about to turn from the scene and return back home , before she spots them . one of edalyn’s friends , she thinks , from back at school . edalyn’s friend , the head of the bard coven ? it’s a bit surprising , if she’s honest , but good for them . if they were friends with her sister , they must have good intentions , which could only bring about positive change to the coven system . before she can think better of it , lilith approaches the coven leader , something she instantly regrets ( so much for keeping a low profile ). too late to turn back now , for they’ve spotted her . ‘ hello , raine , ’ luckily recalling their name . grip tightens on her staff , an outward sign of discomfort ; she hopes that raine won’t try to turn her in . ‘ i shouldn’t be here , i know . i was just leaving , but i wanted to say , ah , congratulations , on the new position . ’ she also wanted to ask about edalyn , ask if the bard had seen her sister recently ( lilith herself reluctant to send a letter or visit herself , wanting to give her younger sister space , freedom from her ) , but she’s not going to lead with that .
when they had heard of lilith’s fate, a part of them couldn’t help the pity that gently sprinkled into their heart. however, raine couldn’t say that they saw the other as lesser in any rate. if they were in her position, raine wouldn’t even have to think of jumping in. during the mess that was the petrification ceremony, raine had been pinned to the scroll, begging for the worst to not occur. for eda to somehow escape as she always did. a miraculous turn of the fingers, or a wink and smoke. however, she hadn’t. she had been there, ready to be petrified. only to be saved by a human that couldn’t be any older than students at hexside. raine suppose that is what kicked off their more aggressive motions as the quiet leader of the batts.
a smile is earned when they recognize that lilith had remembered their name. it’s not as if raine had made a habit of hanging out or speaking with lilith when they were children. raine was more focused on the wild mage to be. the other’s concern was … understandable, however raine would gently raise a hand.
❝ don’t worry, don’t worry. i don’t blame you for wanting to see everything given … recent events. ❞ a smile, almost grateful. while the human had been a major player, one would have to be blind to ignore the assistance lilith had provided in helping eda from her unfortunate and ill-fated fate.
❝ … thank you, it definitely came as a surprise. ❞ a lie. raine was well aware that they would be receiving the offer. they had crawled themselves from the bottom in order to situate themselves in a comfortable place by the emperor’s side. only to act as the knife that would hopefully strike the tyrant down.
however, they were thinking a bit too far ahead,
❝ how are you doing ? ❞ multiple meanings lay under the simple question, a tilt of their head as raine seems far less interested in the procession now.
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