Hushed Willows Heartbreak City, party of two

An unwillingness to see past your own self. Reverie wouldn't deny it; this wasn't the first time she'd been accused of it and surely wouldn't be the last. She'd always been a selfish creature at heart. But there was a deep hypocrisy beneath Reina's words, she felt.

She knew what it was like, to see something so beautiful but so damaged and think only of how you might feel whole again if you could just hold it for a moment. She knew, too, how broken things crumbled when clutched too tightly. It was a lesson that could only be taught by experience. Lestan had taught her that. That, if nothing else.

But Everett would not be the one to teach Reina. Of this Reverie was certain. Even if she had to prevent it herself. She let Reina depart in silence, staring after her for a long while.