scarlet fever [margaret]

It's empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk Away from all the fears And all the faults you've left behind The harvest left no food for you to eat You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see But I have seen the same I know the shame in your defeat

margaret likes people who can attach actions to their words. that is to say, the upper class already have the deck stacked against them. her friends are probably the townspeople that she frequently interacts with, and her fellow planters are probably more like family of sorts. hardship unites people, and it's particularly true in margaret's case. she's fiercely loyal and protective of those that she cares about, and she can be quite thoughtful of her friends.

the first thing that friends gotta realize about margaret is that she's got opinions, and she won't shut up about them when it counts. you can call it barbaric, but at least she doesn't wake up with a cup of hypocrisy at her bedside every morning. those sorts of people irritate her, as well as people who can only talk. pretty words will only get you so far in her world.

she kind of figured that she'll be paired off in some arranged marriage soon, but that doesn't really stop margaret from admiring the cute boys at the taverns. mostly, she'll be fantasizing about how many bushels of wheat those muscules can carry, but there's margaret for you. margaret isn't too experienced, but by no means is she a blushing maiden. break her trust, and she'll break your legs.

But I will hold on hope And I won't let you choke On the noose around your neck And I'll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I'll know my name as it's called again