[ A pale woman looms several feet behind the wizard.
The porcelain has begun to creep onto Salem’s upper cheeks, giving her veins the appearance of fissures in the material. Her fingertips and nails are similarly hardened. Her expression, however, is the stoniest of all.
She hates being here. She hates being trapped, again, by a selfish god. This dollhouse is but another trap. Ozma has asked her if she’s ever seen anything like it before, and the question makes her want to rage. Of course she has. She has seen many towers, each more magical and divine than the last.
She hates Ozma, most of all, for not understanding how important freedom is. For not knowing what it’s like to lose it. There is no freedom in this place, and Ozma does not care, because he has never needed to.
She considers trying to kill him then, but that isn’t wise, not when his back is turned, not when her magic is in such a state. Besides, she wants him to look at her. She wants him to fear, and to hate. She wants Ozma to know who is about to kill him.
dollhouse
The porcelain has begun to creep onto Salem’s upper cheeks, giving her veins the appearance of fissures in the material. Her fingertips and nails are similarly hardened. Her expression, however, is the stoniest of all.
She hates being here. She hates being trapped, again, by a selfish god. This dollhouse is but another trap. Ozma has asked her if she’s ever seen anything like it before, and the question makes her want to rage. Of course she has. She has seen many towers, each more magical and divine than the last.
She hates Ozma, most of all, for not understanding how important freedom is. For not knowing what it’s like to lose it. There is no freedom in this place, and Ozma does not care, because he has never needed to.
She considers trying to kill him then, but that isn’t wise, not when his back is turned, not when her magic is in such a state. Besides, she wants him to look at her. She wants him to fear, and to hate. She wants Ozma to know who is about to kill him.
So Salem speaks, in a high, clear tone: ]
I have.