Two Eyes Cenote Threadsnake

“Maybe that is why they are mean. Sometimes it is easier to lash out than it is to face your own struggles,” she suggests. Eset knew some were intrinsically cruel, but she could not see this in Safiya’s siblings.

“They will learn their lessons and grow, or they won't. Either way, you will keep succeeding.” Her look aimed to comfort, though it troubled her that the girl was being picked on. Perhaps such goading was common between siblings of a certain age. Eset did not know.