Role

Chapter 10

We cannot say that we are over-sad, except for the loss of possibilities.
We know Mother, we know the darkness in her, the poor choices she made.
And we are both glad and sad that we do not have the chance to hunt her decaying
form to extinction. We have decided to forgive her, after all, she has given us
Brother, and there is nothing left for her except the torments of whichever hell
claims her broken spirit. We know the truth, she beat Brother to death, and we ran with
him to the woods, the forest providing him life again.

We gave her a little gift before she faded, a hug, such a simple gesture, and yet
it mends hurts within me. She gave us life, and took Brother's life, and scarred
us horribly, so that the muck and darkness were a better mother than she was.

She is right, though, we will not forget her.