Thank you! Maria is beginning a new arc in her story in v0.14, I hope you enjoy :)
For the love of all that is holy, give her a break tho, lass got the extra spiky dragon dildo in terms of getting done by fate. Don't get me wrong, all characters have their difficulties and ups and downs, it just seems that Maria and Ashley has a stronger tragic tone to their story than the rest.
However, keep in mind that this is just my opinion, and you are one of the few writers I consider highly skilled (for reference, I consider Stephen King as a cheap shock porn low effort trash), so if this conflicts with your vision, go with your vision, that is more reliable than whatever I (or anyone else) tells you to do with your writing.