Mother's Meeting (1/2)

Over a year ago.

Five women gather in front of Michael's castle in the mountain fortress.

The few servants of the fortress hide while Michael's gigantic dark mount circles above his castle.

Cecilia is among these women, along with Serena, Sophia's mother; Claire's mother; and Donna's mother, led by Naomi's mother, Mara.

*ROOOAAARRR!!*

Michael's monstrous creature roars over the castle gate, clearly trying to deter the group.

"Damn you, Mara," Cecilia can't help but feel fear and questions Naomi's mother. "How are we going to force Michael to tell us the truth?"

Before Mara can speak, Emma, Claire's mother, speaks first. "If we don't try something, how can we continue fighting without knowing where they are?"

"But we still have so much to lose!" Cecilia isn't afraid of what Michael might do to her but rather to her people. "If Michael turns against us, everything we sacrificed will have been in vain."