" it truly is cruel, allowing such a power to be bestowed onto a child. your body is incapable of wielding it, of housing it, yet he still expects you to control it all on your own. " salem spoke coldly as she entered the room gale was being kept in, dual colored eyes falling onto the trembling frame of the young faunus maiden. she glided across the room, watching the young girl as she moved, though she made no attempts to close in on her, to invade her personal space. she knew she didn't need to to keep the girl in check.
" tell me, how much do you truly know about your maiden powers, gale ? i can't imagine it's much, because there is no one alive that is able to tell you about them. no one other than me, " the woman stopped her movements, hands folding in front of her body, red irises focused on the little girl -- flashes of the distant past appeared in her mind, taunting her, reminding her of what she had so senselessly lost, and what she so desperately craved to have again, " do you wish to know about them ? about your powers ? i can tell you, but it will require something in return, and i'm certain you have a vague understanding of what it is that i require in exchange, child. "