I left the East Mansion with my feelings in a tight, confused knot. I didn’t know how to feel. Relieved? Disappointed? Conflicted?
I came here expecting to be slapped on the wrist and disowned for my mistakes. I thought that was the reason she summoned me. It turned out that wasn’t the case at all.
I should’ve known... It was never about me.
With a heavy heart, I stared at the tall building again, my thoughts with Mamma. She wanted to ascend already? Most Valkyries only decided that when they’d grown older than most trees on this world.
She would be considered a disgrace, but then again, she never cared much about what other people thought. I always thought that was what made her unsuitable to become the Matriarch and why Grandmamma passed her over.
Recent events made me wonder if
