Harpy rising
final fantasy
benedikta harmon
teen
It is strange how the years fly past when given space to spread one’s wings.
Benedikta thinks about many things. She thinks about Kupka, and the years she’s slogged away at his side; about how during the in-between times she shares Barnabus’s bed because she is a woman of ambition and a king is certainly an upgrade from an economic advisor.
She doesn't think of Cid, just as she doesn’t shed tears when something reminds her of him. He never came for her, never chased her into this dry, forsaken land to bring her back. Benedikta didn’t wither away, she became the sand, and she let the breeze carry her to whomever sought her company.
Thirteen, she thinks. Thirteen long and brutal years have shaped her into a woman of cunning and wit. Benedikta has turned cruel because that is how women survive in these courts, and vengeance is a well-tailored dress that suits her.
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The rise and fall of Benedikta Harmon.
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