And so it continued.
Charlotte would want something dangerous and the Battle Angels would allow it, after some resistance.
Mika would protest, would argue, would point out every possible risk and danger, and his voice would be pushed aside like a leaf in a hurricane.
Then he would have no choice but to go with her, to protect her, to clean up the mess.
He was exhausted. He was frustrated. He was, at times, genuinely angry at the family for their inexplicable blindness when it came to Charlotte.
But he never blamed her.
Because he knew that Charlotte wasn't doing any of this out of malice.
She wasn't manipulating anyone deliberately. She wasn't even aware of the effect she had on people.
She was simply a child who had been spoiled since birth and genuinely believed she could do anything in the world.
And in her defense, most of her desires were pure.
