Idk if this counts as angst but Echo egg was a lot smaller than Mallegg so ppl didn't think she'd survive, especially after Meleanor died, so after Malleus was born and Echo was also rejecting Maleficia's magic, the senate was ready to take her out of the incubator. Maleficia stepped in and called Lilia back to help because she didn't want to lose another family member after losing her daughter </3