I just don't get it.
WHY are they so hard on me?
They all know I hate public speaking: why do they keep shipping me off to speak at conferences in faraway places like Bangladesh and Tokyo?
Well, maybe not THAT exotic… More like New York and Seattle.
But still.
Do you know how hard it is for a 20-year old child to instantly adjust to life as Kurain Master?
Well?
Do you?
Of course not. So, I have to tell you: it is INCREDIBLY hard!
Even with Pearly tagging along with me everywhere as my right-hand-gal, it's impossible.
Who wants to bet that the Kurain Elders' Council is doing this on purpose?
I would!
I swear, they all hate me for one reason or another.
Some of them think that because my mother and sister both abandoned the Village, they have influenced me in a negative way and my abnormal upbringing will affect any decisions I will make.
Some of them think that because of all the "Traumatic Experiences" I've faced, there's some sort of reservoir of anger and insanity that's building up inside of me, and one day I'll just snap and go on a murderous rampage.
Some of them think that my ideas are too liberal, and that I'm too immature and too much of a radical thinker to make any changes that will actually benefit our society.
Some of them think that Morgan Fey is right, and that Pearl deserves to be the Master.
Pearl doesn't want to, though: and I wouldn't want her to be.
Not for my own selfish reasons, but because I wouldn't wish my stress and despair on anybody else, especially her. She wouldn't be able to handle it very long, especially at her tender young age, even if more than 5% (meaning 1 out of 20) of the Elders' Council supported her and her decisions.
They all dismiss my ideas without even thinking about them.
They all assume I'm a stupid little kid who has no idea what the hell she's getting into.
They all assume my head is in the fluffy pink clouds, and that I'm super naïve and totally blind to the truth.
In reality, though, they are the ones who stick their heads in the sand and pretend that they are always right about what's best for the community, even though I'M the Master, and they want to see me as being a total pushover.
They don't see me for who I can be.
They don't see me for who I've become.
They don't want to.
Pretty soon, though, they'll have a rude awakening, and I won't apologize for my rudeness.
Maya Fey isn't going to go down without a fight.
Author's Note: I wanted to capture a few things I believe about post-T&T Maya. Like that she gets stuck with all the dirty work, the Council of Elders won't respect her, and she is truly wise beyond her years.