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Coward (Miranda)

"What we want to say, but can't"

When she first entered the Order she felt so proud. Finally, there was a place she belonged; somewhere she would never have to leave. Her confidence never truly appeared, though. Everyone else was so powerful and she often ended up underestimating her own usefulness because of it. Who cared if she healed them in battle only for them to fall apart again afterwards? She couldn't fight, couldn't defend herself. Fear kept her mouth shut. She found all too soon that words were worthless when from an exorcist bound by terror, even comforting ones – what we want to say, but can't.

Exactly 100 words. Thanks to COFFIN SelleR for this one! More prompts are very welcome (please use the formTheme, Character, "Prompt" i.e. Coward, Miranda, "What we want to say, but can't"). Any character from the manga is welcome, no matter how obscure (no OCs or anime filler-only characters please).

Thanks for reading!

Tsari