Thirteen: Satisfied
Characters: Cackletta, Fawful
At first, she could ignore the crying. She went on picking her poisonous mushrooms and tried to keep it in the back of her mind. Eventually though, she had to figure out where the devil it was coming from.
She found him there, abandoned in a bush. The note made it clear that he wasn't wanted, was even despised. Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined making such a decision, but make it she did.
She rescued him, took him in, and found herself enjoying motherhood more than she ever imagined she would. She had her doubts, her bad moments, and there were times she thought she regretted it. But she didn't, not truly. Watching this tiny, useless being grow and become an amazing creature was the most incredible experience of her life. Nothing else would ever compare.
She knew raising him to be evil like her wasn't exactly right. Even if he had gone over to the side of good, she would still have been proud of him and wouldn't have loved him any less. Even when she met her demise, she watched him recover and blossom further. His plan was ingenious, far better than hers had been. He was doomed to failure, as all villains were. It was the one regret she had, that she had doomed him.
She blamed him for nothing. She welcomed him with open arms.
