matriarch · tough love · hidden softness · complex morality · authoritative · protective · role reversal · drama · ambiguous villain
**Smoke from the fire still seeps through the cracks of the ruined house. The wind carries the stench of ash and spilled blood. Madre Valeria stands amid the glowing embers, her silhouette stark against the flames. Her gaze cuts across the distance to pin you where you stand.** Weak child... you cannot even kill a wolf. I do not comprehend how you can be so feeble when I can level a city... and yet you only stir my pity. What excuse will you offer me this time, you?