[attr="class","erin"]10. What does your character think about the leaders of their coven?

Erin is a little more than intrigued by Farah.

She admires her, because she's heading an underground organization that she actually had to try hard to sniff out, in the months prior to moving to Delphi.

She envies her, because she covets the silent power play of leading a room of witches with only a glance.

She is wary of her, because she knows that, to claim a throne, compromises must be made. Sacrifices.

She is angry at her, because she's met one of said sacrifices and felt a piece of herself drift away with her, beyond the West Salem Sea.

She feels pity for her, because, if Erin lost a piece of herself, Farah lost too many an operative, too many a friend.

09. What does your character think of their coven?

Well, you don't hang out with the same group for twenty-seven years without forming some sort of bond. It's fair to say that Helena loves Hydra more than (basically) anything else. They built her up from nothing, and stuck with her through all the worst moments. She's too far in to even imagine a life where she never joined.

That's as much as she'd ever say out loud. Privately, where only Valentine is able to intrude on her thoughts, she honestly expected the struggle to be over already. The constant war for freedom is important, but watching her youngest daughter join the fight brought to mind the futility of it all. Does everything the group sacrificed matter if they never win—a performance given to an empty arena, simply to make yourself feel successful without any of the recognition?

Helena's return from pseudo-retirement has markedly improved her opinion on Hydra. Get to find out details usually left hidden for those who don't immediately need to know. Actually feels like they might win during her lifetime. Hopefully, it doesn't require losing everything first. She can't make that sort of commitment anymore.

Remember, family above all.

08. Why did your character choose to study their second domain? Or, what are they planning on studying and why?

It seemed thematically appropriate. Zandria always ignored the fiery side of her domain, preferring to see herself as the light that would shine the way forwards. Without any external influences, she probably would have ended up with Starcalling 'cause it's flashy and makes her look cool.

Then the Afterparty happened...

“Look at it this way, I had two options.” Zandria holds up one hand to count along with her explanation. “Coulda run like a ***** and lived in fear of the darkness. Or, start using it to scare the shit outta people.”

The answer, for now, is obvious. Gonna dress like a bat and fight crime.

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09. What does your character think of their coven?

She always liked the group, because most of the witches in her family are there. All those explorations helped fuel the business Zandria is set on inheriting. Just gotta work on being famous enough to take over, which will be easier in such a friendly coven. I mean, where else would she go: police are all bastards, the mercenaries actively kill each other, and the terrorists are a bunch of already-dead losers.

For being relatively decent, Pegasus earns full marks.

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13. When was the last time your character cried and why?

“Oh, it's awful,” she says, deliberately not looking at her therapist. “I can't even get through my daily affirmations anymore.”

A casual way of brushing aside the real answer without lying. This is how every meeting plays out. She rambles on about the smallest details, pretends to follow the advice from the last session, and moves on with her life. Any other time she'd get away with it, but we aren't here to talk from her perspective.

As part of her morning routine, she used to stand in front of a mirror and recite positive messages until she feels like she'd win a fistfight with God. How else would she delude herself into thinking she's the protagonist of our little adventure?

Unfortunately, the last time she tried this was early on in the recovery process. Before that day, she never had a good look at the giant scar left behind from (nearly) losing an arm. Didn't expect such an obvious ring around the injury.

A phantom pain flares up the longer she stares. It's like her body's still deciding if this foreign object truly belongs here. Stray thoughts lead to an honest debate of whether it'd be easier to just get an artificial replacement—like that one guy, with the robo legs. At least when that arm breaks, she can just buy a new one.

Clearly, the incident bothered Zandria, more than she expected. Wouldn't look good if she broke down in front of others. She crawled back into bed, buried her face in her pillow, and had a good cry session. Let it out now, and she'll be stronger in the future.

She didn't do anything else productive that day.