Board Thread:Theories Discussion/@comment-24158566-20141231235231/@comment-24158566-20150101015337

I'm assuming Mariam was a smart cookie, but Gast was sixteen at the time, and Mariam nine. Again, nine-year olds' brains are very different from sixteen-year olds' brains. And I don't find it hard to believe that Mariam obediently followed the orders of her mother, went to Lucifenia, and found other authority figures who she liked better than her mother. Seems like a legit thing for a mistreated child. But it still doesn't seem very smart considering Lucifenia's position.

It sounds possible to me that a young girl might choose another side to fight for to escape an abusive parent, but maybe I'm wrong about them.

Then, maybe Mariam's mother is just an all-around bad person or wants Mariam to succeed her in aiding IR and Mariam didn't want that... To be perfectly honest, I'm waiting for a more valid reason to join Lucifenia. I'm hoping one is to come. But the coincidence seems pretty great.