Delicate Subjects ~ by SaralynArati

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Story continues on this doll: httpwww.dolldivine.com/Disney/SaralynArati-3051943

8 years ago

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The blind woman sighs. "For you, Catleya, I'll try. But don't expect miracles, my daughter. I haven't so much as read a stray thought since before you were born." "I know, Mother. All you can do is your best, and I wouldn't ask it of you if I could be certain that your testimony wouldn't be needed. Perhaps you should start practicing your magic now, though, in small ways, so you'll have more idea about what you're still capable of doing, and which skills are rusty and require some work."

8 years ago

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"I... am lucky... to have both you and Velen to persuade me not to do such things. All I want now is for my true father's killer to be punished to the full extent of the law. I... promise I won't let rage overwhelm my common sense. But... Mother, this isn't the way I wanted to ask you, however... would you, could you, help me ensure that he's convicted? If your magic could recognize his mind, it's as good as an eye witness statement," Cat pleads. "I don't... perhaps..." Laelinae falters.

8 years ago

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"Nevertheless, you're continuing with that stubborn and empty quest for vengeance, aren't you? I can sense it," Laelinae accuses Cat bitterly. "Yes," the daughter acknowledges quietly. "I believe I may even know the identity of Sobralin's murderer now. But, I have yet to, and won't, challenge him to a duel, if that's what worries you." "You meant to, initially, right, Catleya? I know you, my child. You wanted him dead, and were reckless enough not to consider the value of your own life."

8 years ago

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"You could, though, right, Mother?" Cat asks, letting her pride in Laelinae show in her voice. "At one time," the older woman responds. "I, too, have... or had, really, since I'm sure it's atrophied from lack of practice... a rare and sensitive gift. Yet, it brought me a great deal of pain, as well. I'm glad for you, my daughter, that your magic seems to be more defensive than invasive." Catleya sighs. "I know... Velen told me... what happened... exactly why and how you lost your vision."

8 years ago

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However, one evening when they're alone in the garden the de Selenis love so much, the young horticulturalist takes a deep breath and works the topic of conversation around to the uniqueness of mind "shapes", the mental patterns a specific personality creates. "Velen says he always knows whether I was happy or sad when I last touched an object," Catleya remarks casually. "He has a rare and very sensitive gift," her mother replies. "It's not easy to distinguish one person's feelings that way."

8 years ago