by Opala Rada on July 26th, 2013, 9:31 pm
Opala Rada was born on the 75th day of Winter of 512 AV. The same day she was born her father died from an accident while exploring a cave. Her mother used to be adventuresome and excitable but his death affected her so much she stayed home and away from danger and became overprotective of Rada.
Over the coming months Rada's mother encouraged her to read to keep her indoors. Her mother's worry turned to depression as Rada grew quickly and began regularly sneaking out. She craved adventure and excitement as her father had and as her mother had used to.
Rada had no idea how her actions hurt her mother. Eventually her mother's melancholia was the instrument of her own demise. The stress combined with stagnant lifestyle caused her to age prematurely and reach her final form. Rada came home from one of her regularly nightly excursions to find her mother forever frozen, knelt over in grief in despair.
The image of her mother seared itself into Rada's mind. It is a constant reminder to her of why she cannot stop learning and growing. Moreover it is a reminder that fear is her true enemy. She left her childhood home with not but the pack on her back and small leather sandals on her feat, and never looked back. |
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Opala Rada on July 29th, 2013, 12:00 am, edited 6 times in total.
"You want to live—but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying—and,
tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?"