Memoir [2]

At this point, Astrid's consciousness was blocked from the present. The spirit, Abyss, had gathered enough data to confidently take full control.

With a sickly mother, a busy father, and siblings much older than her, Astrid often felt lonely growing up.

Her closest companions were the maids.

"Your stigmata is wonderful, Alexia!"

"Shh," Alexia, her closest maid, pressed a finger to her lips. "It's supposed to be a secret, Princess."

"Oh, I'm sorry…."

Alexia smiled gently. "No need to apologize, Princess. My stigmata isn't anything special anyway…."

Astrid shook her head. "Not at all! This is my first time seeing so many birds up close. They're usually too quick to flutter away. But now that I can see them like this, they're actually very cute."

A small bird landed gently on Alexia's fingertips.