King Elk Forest [insert relevant bible verse here]

It is a woman, and she is not the one Addison seeks. She is growing more tired by the day of waiting, of being empty. Her brother had promised her a mate; why hasn't she been assigned one? Nay, why hasn't she asked for one? She is disappointed in her own timidity, in Grayson's lack of initiative, of the world for putting her in this position.

No. . .this pale woman cannot help her. She does not have anything Addison is looking for.

Good day, the witch murmurs as she passes by, her glacial eyes raking over the plush form—she is probably pregnant; she has probably had the fortune that Addison has not. Envy takes root within her, a sapling tree, and she is quick to vanish before it grows into something larger, more violent. She disappears into the shadows.