While the Maximoff siblings were still staying at Sokovia Castle, Salomon had shown them some of the reasons why the war in Sokovia had broken out. According to Wanda's own recollections afterward, in the years after she and Pietro entered the orphanage, she often saw people marching and protesting in the streets. The demonstrations were usually related to presidential elections, women's rights, animal protection, or environmental conservation. Since that war had erupted, Sokovia had become a democratic country. Elections seemed to have become something everyone could take part in, and every citizen seemed to have gained power.
Yet the truth was that by the time Wanda reached adulthood, the entire country still seemed to be stagnating amid the ruins of that war, perhaps in an even worse state than before. Gun violence, Human Trafficking, drugs, prostitution—every terrible thing seemed to have sprung up overnight and clung forever to Sokovia's skin like a rash. The worst areas were no different from the Black slums of New York.
During its recruitment efforts, the Sisterhood had encountered Eastern European girls from Sokovia. The files stored on the sellers' computers had made even Salomon clench his fists; otherwise, he would have been unable to contain his rage. Even with the City of Immortals' ruthless methods, it had never treated human beings as disposable commodities for profit and entertainment.
The fact that the Maximoff siblings had survived until now was truly a miracle.
Or perhaps it was not a miracle, but magic. Even before Wanda's magical potential truly manifested, it had already begun subtly changing her life. She could obtain jobs that should have been beyond her reach, meet compassionate employers, and cause thugs with malicious intentions toward her to die in accidents. Even that bomb that had failed to detonate was an example of