The Real Monster (Part 2)

"The last time I was truly happy, instead, was when I held Epphy as a baby in my arms. Where the fuck has time gone? What have I been doing until now?" Silverwing asked.

"You've walked the path of the Lich. A sane Lich, but a Lich nonetheless." Baba Yaga replied. "I had many children, but they were all born as Odi and sooner or later died of old age.

"It's because of that pain that I've started researching undeath and gave life to my Firstborns. Some people think I'm a failure because even after all this time, my tower is still inferior to Ripha's.

"Those people are idiots. I didn't fail because power was never my goal. My tower is full of happy memories that I wouldn't trade for anything. Bloodhaven gives my children a place safe even from Guardians and keeps me sane.