@Simmingal drawn into your story just like everyone else, but must admit I was halfway hoping poor Vladislava would now stake her mother for refusing to accept Vladislava as she truly was, and instead forcing her into a tightly controlled mold of conventional gender expression complete with body image problems and thinness obsession. Anyone would understand her hating her mother her whole life after her mother did that to her. And it's perfectly in line with Judith Ward's evil nature so kudos on a great and believable storyline!