"I see." Freya heard her mother say, and sighed.

Here it goes. She thought, the emotional blackmail. The woman was a pro at it.

"I see that you have grown wings eh. Is that how you repay your mother after all she had done for you huh? Do you know what I went through for your sake? Do you know how much I fought for you?...." Leonarya was saying, and Freya found herself shaking her head in denial

"Mother, it isn't like…." She was saying, but Leonarya interrupted her sharply.

"...so, what you chose to pay me back with after all these years of my sacrifice, is to have a...