(grave meme) Maiken gazed at the headstone with dull pain crawling up her throat, and gulped. "I -" she began, and tried agan. "I don't know what to say. I didn't mean for this to happen. It was an accident. A horrible accident. If I'd known you were still sleeping, I wouldn't have... shards, Rossiel -" Her voice broke, and she sank to her knees. "I would have saved you. I don't care about the forge, I'd never have smithed again... if I could just have saved you." She broke down, sobbing weakly.








