Emilia continued walking, waving Qiosara off.
"I can discipline her later. For now, clothes." Walking through the halls of the citadel was an oddly uncomfortable experience. Emilia had called the castle home for thousands of years, and yet she couldn't shake the feeling that she was no longer welcome. Each step she took caused the feeling to increase, and by the time she had reached her old bedroom the woman almost didn't want to enter. Her hand rested on the doorknob uneasily.
"This my house. This is my room. Everything here is mine." she thought, breathing growing sharp.
"Where is this feeling coming from?"Finally, Emilia threw the door open and strode inside. It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the dim purple light being given by the fixture on the ceiling, but she was eventually able to see that everything in her room was how she had left it. The large canopy bed was still made. The portrait of her mother was still hanging from the wall. The walk-in closet had her entire collection intact, albeit a bit dusty. Sighing in relief, Emilia collapsed onto her bed.
It was then that she saw it. Her diary lay face open on top of her bedside table, padlock snapped apart like a broken toy. She only had to glance at the entry on the page for her to have a panic attack.
Quote from: Emilia Black-HearthI almost lost control again today. Eira interrupted a family gathering, and her human-loving antics pushed me over the edge. If it weren't for Kaida and Electi, the void likely would have overtaken me for good this time. I managed to trick my siblings into thinking it was a ruse, but I cannot go on like this for much longer before somebody discovers the truth.
"Who read this?" Emilia said out loud, shaking in fear. "W-who read my diary?" Her breathing became harsh, and the former dragoness found herself curling up into a ball.
"It can't have been Qiosara, or she wouldn't respect my authority. But only a dragon could have broken that lock. It- it had to have been one of my siblings." Tears began to roll down Emilia's face.
"Oh Nevira, please tell me it wasn't her. I'll never be able to look her in the eyes again!"Images of her youngest sister flashed through her head, thousands of years worth of memories rushing back to her at once. Kaida had been the only one of her siblings who Emilia had truly loved, but if she had discovered Emilia's secret...
"I can't let her see me yet." Emilia decided, standing up abruptly.
"I can't let any of them see me, not until my glory has been returned." Emilia looked at the painting of her mother, wiping tears from her eyes.
"I can still fix this, mom. Our family will reign supreme." The woman's eyes glinted with steel.
"I promise."With that, Emilia began to rummage through her dressers, hoping to find clothes that fit...