| she's the only one who knows what it is to burn.
“Why do you fight so hard to protect this?” There is clear distaste in her cold voice. But she does not understand his loyalty to this place. The shadowmare emerges from a portal of shadows and magic. The shadows swirl around her – softening the edges between flesh and darkness. Eager to do her bidding.
She doesn’t understand how those of old have become attached to this new Beqanna. This new Beqanna which is such a gross perversion of the world they once knew. The shadowmare will never fully belong in a Beqanna without the Chamber. She had tried to build something in Pangea, and it was amusing for a time. But there was no comparison to Chamber and there never would be. Pangea was a place for her people – nothing more. There was not heartbeat to the land. No magic beneath the dry soil. It was just a place to gather and plan. Why did those of old fight tooth and nail to protect that which was so…ordinary? What she had done in Pangea she could have done anywhere. It was not the land itself that was important – but it was the citizens of Pangea that had created this opportunity. This opportunity for rebirth. For cleansing.
This display of foolish loyalty to this place - it was truly fascinating to her.
But perhaps these lands could be transformed into something worth fighting for. Even if just a flicker of the Beqanna of old could be uncovered she would happily raze it to the ground. Which is what brings her to the border of Nerine today with those from Pangea. She feels no remorse. Her eyes burn red as she watches the flames lick across the landscape. For the first time in a long time she sees opportunity.
To rebuild something worth protecting.
Worth living for.
She looks to Straia – to the Raven Queen who had loved the Chamber as she had – giving the woman a nod of appreciation.
Her attention is diverted, momentarily, by one who seeks to use the shadows to douse Straia’s flames. Anaxarete almost laughs at the attempt – immediately shielding the flames with her own, more powerful shadows.
She doesn’t presume to know the depths of Beqanna’s magic – of the magic that pulled Straia back. However, she does know it’s foolish to presume that Straia’s attentions would be focused exclusively on Sochi. However, she turns her attention back to the task at hand, throwing her shadows towards the barrier – watching as the darkness flickers into flames as soon as they touch the barrier Brennen had created.
"Let it burn." It's all she says. All she needs to say.
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tl;dr: ana says lets burn new bq down because it sucks. uses shadows to try to block other shadow users (beryl) from dousing fire. throws shadows at barrier in attempt to help straia burn it dowwwwn.
