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[veneficus]

[ And here is one person who hadn't shown her face in a long while. This is the Lady Morgana, a long gown, pale skin and black hair caught up in a messy bun.

A messy..? Yes, for once, she doesn't look flawless. But that is because of where she is.

Lady Morgana is in the kitchen and from the look of it, she is baking.

A royal woman baking, yep.

At her side, there is a rather nice looking pile of cookie dough and a few trays of cookies which she had, at last, after many weeks, managed to comprehend how to bake.

But now she's not baking them, rather she is trying something new. But she looks confused. ]

Mix the eggs - do they mean one at a time or all together?

[ watch her frown at the recipe. ]

Has anyone ever attempted baking a cheese cake? I find myself rather confused. I managed the crust but I can't comprehend the rest of it.

[ and now watch her just...eat a bit of cookie dough. This is hard, ok? ]

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[minifridge]

[She nods tearfully, feeling like a horrified five year old.]

And we can pick flowers and, and- and get jobs and have a house and, get old- I could get old. Oh god-

[Crying harder, not really caring about what she's saying anymore. Morgana doesn't know anything about her backstory, but who cares? She should have told her a long time ago. It's as good a time as any.]

[veneficus]

[ She presses her fingers through her hair, nodding. ]

You would. Because I'd let nothing and no one harm you. Just like here. You're safe with me.

[minifridge]

It's so hard. [Leaning into that touch, the simple contact enormously important.] To not give up. I have nothing- there's nothing I can do. I have no future, no past, all I have is here and even here I'm reminded every day.

[veneficus]

Hush. You're here, Mary. You're here with me. In here you have a future, you have everything. You will not give up, I won't let you. You can have everything here.