Broken Antler Fen I know it feels like I have let you down

It took every ounce of Maia's patience, but she let it roll. She didn't have the ability to respond with the patience Eljay seemed to naturally exude, but there was no way she'd ever take out her frustrations on any of her kids. Even the ones that didn't want the title.

Why do you hate it so much? She asked instead, straightforward. Hey, maybe she'd get no answer, but if Diantha was going to tell them to step off she could at least explain why. Right?

She'd almost said "us", but she couldn't bring herself to accuse Diantha of that. She didn't believe it - there was no way. She had a lot of reasons to hate other things but no reason to hate them.