Hemopsychosis

Maria was always a bit of a troubled kid. Her parents had never been on great terms, neither had they been on great terms with their relatively unwanted child. So, when her mother passed prematurely to a work accident, her father had been quick to rid himself of the 6 year old. Alone and confused, Maria was left at an orphanage, and in Asle, no orphanage is all too pretty. After establishing herself as somebody to not mess with, her rough-housing finally coming in handy, As she grew up, she became more defensive, a year passed and Maria had grown cold, mostly keeping to herself.

And then she made a friend.

James had been a little like Maria, both just wanting to keep their heads relatively low and get out, get on with their lives, live under their own roof and not have to fight to pull their food from some other beast's jaws. The two made a quiet alliance, James bent the rules for them, Maria did the lifting. It quickly grew to a juvenile friendship, developing into a sort of siblinghood. The two became inseparable, even as they moved out finally. Maria took up work in a bakery, mostly working dough, bought herself an apartment and lived relatively comfortably for a couple years.

Now in her early 20's, she's found herself in a small predicament.

"I don't want to know I'm not capable of making it out alive."

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"You are but a drop in a red sea."

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"I encourage you to think your words over more carefully when talking to the empress of Asle, dear."