[ It almost sounds like some sort of... war, a concept the dark fey isn't unfamiliar with. Mankind do so love their wars. And their children do suffer for it; she has seen that, too.
In any case, Maleficent isn't one to... apologise, but there's a noticeable pause before she responds, as though she's thinking. ]
I see.
Option two is, in fact, the lie.
[ But the compulsion to be transparent continues, and later she'll loathe herself for speaking to something she would ordinarily never tell anyone. ]
A human infant once fell to my care. Although her screams were deafening, at times.... children are only ever innocent. I know that now.
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In any case, Maleficent isn't one to... apologise, but there's a noticeable pause before she responds, as though she's thinking. ]
I see.
Option two is, in fact, the lie.
[ But the compulsion to be transparent continues, and later she'll loathe herself for speaking to something she would ordinarily never tell anyone. ]
A human infant once fell to my care. Although her screams were deafening, at times.... children are only ever innocent. I know that now.