The Sunspire And while I'm alive

These last few weeks had put Maia through the wringer, and the last few days were a hard reality check for the previously fairly naive youth.  She hadn't realized the depths her mood could go, and what she had contemplated (thankfully interrupted by Wraen) frightened her.  She told no one about it, instead choosing to forget, but it had her in a bit of an off mood all the same.

Add to that her pretty obvious speech impairment, and Maia was avidly avoiding everyone in the spire, even her siblings.  Luckily for her, none of them knew her, so this behavior wouldn't raise any red flags despite being completely out of the norm.  

Staying on the outskirts, she put herself into hunting, catching all the critters she could and trying to improve those skills instead.  She'd been pretty good at catching small bits back home, and currently had a bird hanging from her mouth as she walked.  She'd stashed some away already - this was lunch.