He continued to speak softly to her, not approaching any more as Hecate dared to take a step or two back from him. Her eyes were still a mixed sort of fear and curiosity as he called out to her, telling her not to be afraid. Those words, those words specifically, the do not be afraid, they triggered a memory. 'Come out Hec, don't be afraid of us. We're your siblings. We'd never hurt you.' Words that were lies. Hecate ventured out only to find Kerberos, Iezabel and Pandora standing there with sly and evil looks on their faces. Her mother stood there, watching them before her father approached. 'Hecate Jezebel, your refusal to follow our family laws has consequences.' Without another word, her parents walked away and her siblings attacked. Instead of defending herself, she cowered as she slashed and bit at her fur. Such was the way of life, her eyes falling shut, expecting to be attacked as she cowered. Lies. Those words were lies in her head that would forever haunt her.
She remained because running would only make it worse. When her eyes had closed shut firmly, her head quickly moved with a cringe to her life side. In the reliving of her worst nightmares, she had missed Frith's question and so she left him without a name. Was there truly any hope for her?
