' Some roses flourish and others wilt, but that’s true of children and witches and versions of the story as well.' wow yes that's a good sentence. this is such a good look at this moment, which is the same in so many games, and why it shakes maria so powerfully. children get fixated on the littlest things, but those things aren't little to them, they're the size of a world. (and every once in a while we all need to hear 'it has to be you, no one else will do.')