"... That's not exactly what we heard," hissed Tessandra, visibly upset.
Next to her, Cessilia didn't say a word. In a way, Hephael's words made complete sense. If the Eastern Kingdom alone had raided the Rain Tribe, how would their mothers have ended up in the Dragon Empire...? That was a part of their past that their mothers had never talked about much, either. There was too much trauma behind those memories, and it was too soon to talk about some things. Cessilia was old enough to know her parents' history, and so was Tessandra. In fact, both girls had experienced hardships because of it. Despite the accomplishments of the Water Goddess, it didn't change the fact that her skin color was foreign to most people, making it nearly impossible for the girls to have a childhood like others.
