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You must become someone new. Like a young caterpillar who changes every aspect of themselves to become a butterfly, so must you transform.”
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Other children find the priestesses or temples later in life, for they were born appearing male, but over the years come to embrace their inner goddess and transform to become their true selves. Many of these girls choose the Danrayen path, for the goddess Danray is the goddess of both battle and transition. That is why both the butterfly and the phoenix are so prevalent in Danrayen culture. They are both creatures undone to become something more than they once were.
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“With birth there is always pain,” she explained kindly. “And you are being born anew. It will take some time to find your feet again.”
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She witnessed firsthand how femininity was not exclusive to soft spoken words and fancy dress, and that embracing more traditional “feminine things'' in no way made anyone weaker.
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“You think that your love for your friends, your caring, makes you weaker than the others.” Phanessa tried ducking her head, but Mamá’s fingers tilted her chin up to meet her eyes. “You’re wrong. It is your love that will save them.”
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There was no reason to feel guilty over what you were or how you were built.
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