In that single, shattering detail, Lykea's brain processed what her perception of time had hidden from her.
A second hadn't passed… A decade had passed.
She had somehow been trapped for entire years while her precious baby grew up without her.
The devastating realization of everything she had missed hit her like a physical blow, and the tears instantly began to stream down her face.
Except, Lykea didn't just internalize this realization. She didn't suffer quietly in the dark like her husband or her daughter would have.
She shows everyone... Out loud. Without a single filter.
She externalized absolutely every single frantic, chaotic thought firing through her brain, exactly how Luna's mind worked on the inside, but Lykea did it in reality, completely devoid of shame.
"HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED?! LUNA IS AN ADULT! MY LITTLE BABY IS A GROWN WOMAN! I WAS TRAPPED ALL THESE YEARS! I MISSED ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!"
Another small pause to recover some air…
