Torn
These were the qualities Ionia displayed whenever she dawned the garments required to do her duties as a Priestess.
It was her way to defend others from taking advantage of her, after all, at the beginning when first received the mantle, everyone desired to use her.
Only her uncle, Iolrath, remained by her side and actively protected her from their devious schemes.
Through his support, she managed to carve out such a persona and it had done good for her so far, garnering respect from those that once looked down on her.
"So far we have relied on me to take the hard decisions, so let me do it once again. Ella is barely a reminder that our o so loving sister left us… nay, abandoned should be better.
"She abandoned us and left with that bastard Half Elf, all in the name of love. She wasn't there to experience what we had to go through. We suffered all alone with no-one to share our pain with. So don't you dare try to use those same emotions that caused her to abandon us.