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The thing about being angry was that it was a lot of work. She’d forgotten that, in the two decades or so since she’d burned a wasteland around her castle. The reason why she’d held onto her apathy for so long wasn’t because getting revenge against those who had wronged her was so difficult; it was because the next stage–the stage where she got angry and threatened everything they loved, blah blah blah–was exhausting.
It was the girl who’d done this to her. She’d creeped into her castle and berated her for sitting around and wallowing, and she’d had a point. She was also pretty, which was definitely one of Mal’s weak spots.
And yes, being more present had its advantages. She could turn back into a dragon again, which was more than nice. Food tasted good again. She’d hunted again and struck terror into all who saw her. She liked that part.
But now she found herself watching with growing concern as Regina, instead of being fueled by anger into making her own destiny, started to be consumed by it in turn. Mal had known anger could turn that way, too, and she grew more cautious about her own.
When she felt her curse on Phillip break, she didn’t mention it to Regina and instead planned to let him reach his princess and wake her.
The thing about being angry was that it was a lot of work. She’d forgotten that, in the two decades or so since she’d burned a wasteland around her castle. The reason why she’d held onto her apathy for so long wasn’t because getting revenge against those who had wronged her was so difficult; it was because the next stage–the stage where she got angry and threatened everything they loved, blah blah blah–was exhausting.
It was the girl who’d done this to her. She’d creeped into her castle and berated her for sitting around and wallowing, and she’d had a point. She was also pretty, which was definitely one of Mal’s weak spots.
And yes, being more present had its advantages. She could turn back into a dragon again, which was more than nice. Food tasted good again. She’d hunted again and struck terror into all who saw her. She liked that part.
But now she found herself watching with growing concern as Regina, instead of being fueled by anger into making her own destiny, started to be consumed by it in turn. Mal had known anger could turn that way, too, and she grew more cautious about her own.
When she felt her curse on Phillip break, she didn’t mention it to Regina and instead planned to let him reach his princess and wake her.
