Smoke Cat is Proud ~ by SaralynArati

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10 years ago

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"You were expecting something more... grand," the shaman states. "Some people get a more grandiose ceremony; they need it." Summer Wind laughs, too, happy to be light and clean again. "You," Smoke Cat continues, "get pushed into the pool," and suits the action to the word. The waterlogged sister reaches up and pulls the other in after her, and a splash fight ensues, as though they were children. "I drove a woman insane," Summer Wind says contritely. "I set a man on fire. Things happen."

10 years ago

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"We have come here to cleanse your spirit. You know this," says Smoke Cat. "Yes," replies Summer Wind. The shaman bends and fills the container with cool water. She holds it up in front of her, like a salute. Then, without further ado, the older sister dumps it over her sibling's head. "That's it?" splutters the younger woman, wiping drips from her face. "That depends. How do you feel?" asks Smoke Cat Watching. "Silly," Summer Wind answers. "Good!" and the shaman laughs contagiously.

10 years ago

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Smoke Cat Watching is inexpressibly proud of her half-sister, yet as shaman she can see that three days of piecing together and then repeating Queen Black Rose's personal song have left a nasty, twisting darkness on Summer Wind's psyche. Therefore, on the morning after her birthday celebration, the two walk alone several miles upriver to a very special pool. The vessel Smoke Cat carries with her is unremarkable clay, but almost spherical, which is unusual for a water jar of the plains people.

10 years ago

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She is given no presents, since Her Highness Silver Butterfly Summer Wind, Princess of the Dawn Gate is now considered to be fully adult by each of the cultures of her relatives, and cannot expect more than a party to mark every passing year. Still, there are hints that she might receive a few useful items after she successfully completes her Final Examination and chooses a Mage name to add onto all the others. Before this, however, the young woman must prepare once again to practice spells.

10 years ago