<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d7/Maira-Snowpaw.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Ensign Maira Snowpaw (http://elliquiy.com/wiki/Maira_Snowpaw)<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Table near the view screens, with Par<br/><br/><strong>Time:</strong>Mid Morning<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Chief Petty Officer Par, Open<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Listening to Par's stories, Maira had no idea that even a Q would exist.  She never heard about the Metrons but she did hear about the Jem'Hadar and the Dominion Wars that existed.   It was then that she started to realize the main reason why she was accepted past her Counselor's Psychological exams.  To her, It seemed that many other people witnessed horrors that were far greater than what she endured as a little girl.  In a world of aliens, she was probably the most sanest of the bunch of "crazies" as she let out a relieving smile.<br/><br/>"I... guess that I could."  She admitted, starting to move her hand towards the beetles but something held her back... the words from Par.  They seemed to slow her down a bit but she nodded her head softly, taking a root in her mouth and softly chewing it.  She had no idea what it tasted like but after she swallowed it, she could feel her confidence coming back as she started to explain.<br/><br/>"Klesh... came to me as my very first spirit.  He was the one that came after my father... kept coming home drunk and shouting at my Mom.  My father was always belligerent and... if things were not to his liking... he would."  She let out a soft tear.  "He would hit Momma with his fist... eventually... he would hit me too and... Klesh came to me... my snake spirit... telling me to get away from him.  Back then... he was my only guide and I... I hid in my room.. afraid to come out."  She let out another soft sigh as she explained a little further.  "It was not until Nashdo came... My lion spirit... that he convinced me to get the courage to run away and live on my own.  I... I didn't want to leave Momma... but... for my own safety... I did."  She explained.  "I still hate Klesh coming in and I keep trying to drive him away... but for some reason... he just keeps coming back when.... I get scared or undecided about something."<br/><br/>She let out another soft sigh as she tried to let go of her past.  "Now... my parents are dead.... to me, they died when I ran away.  I still think about Momma at times... but Father... may he rot in hell."  She admitted as she was hoping that her voices would not come back again.... especially Klesh and not at this defining moment in time in her life.