Larksong Grotto i see fire

Open to others, but please let @Mahler respond first <3

The thought of visiting Larksong Grotto was both daunting and enticing for Laurel. There was a lot of pain laying in these lands. Laurel remembered staring into the Larksong lake, into her own ugly face, so many times. While she had learned to mask her pain and fear with a thick layer of confidence, it had always been just that. A mask, one that only Indra truly knew about. One that only Indra could ever break.

Apart from all of the pain that had been inflicted on her in these lands though, there were good things too. There were many memories of playing with Indy, of being princesses together, of growing up together. Since Reek had never loved her or Indra in the same way as he had loved Jhala or their children together, it had always been her and Indra...

She allowed Mahler to lead the way as they travelled through the lands. Many places were passed, though not many of them brought back memories for Laurel; she'd been young when they had moved away from the Grotto, and had not explored much. The grotto itself though, as it came into view, was a very recognisable picture; mostly, it brought back the memories of leaving it behind. Of looking over her shoulder and watching it disappear into the distance, for her to never return.

Until that day.