One Last Thing ~ by SaralynArati

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Knowing that it may embarrass Shooting Star further, but that it will comfort the old woman, Silver Fox answers, "Oh yes, Ma'am, but not yet." Estel's mother smiles. "Not YET? That also sounds promising. I hope to see you again soon!" A fretful look crosses the elderly lady's face. "Will she hate it?" "Being the ambassador will chafe a bit, especially at first," Silver Fox says. "She'll miss her ship, her life at sea." Now he smiles. "But she will very much like being married to me!"

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Silver Fox... is that a pirate name?" asks Shooting Star's mother. "No, Ma'am, it's a Central Kingdom name," he tells her. "Good!" she responds. "Is this idiocy true about my daughter kidnapping the royal couple, and as a reward getting made an emissary or something?" "Oh yes, Ma'am! You couldn't make up anything so far-fetched," he says, which apparently pleases her. "It's completely true." The elderly lady casts a glance at Estel. "Do you plan to marry my only child?" Estel blushes.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"I have some news, Mother," offers Estel. "You're finally settling down and getting married?" inquires the old woman, who is obviously sharp as a tack despite her seeming frailty. "No, Ma'am, not yet." "Not YET? That sounds promising. I may live until your next visit! Tell me then, what is this news of yours?" "I'll be gone a bit longer than usual. The king and queen have dragooned me into becoming the next ambassador to the Central Kingdom. Silver Fox here tells me I may not hate it."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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Silver Fox assumes that he will be left loitering in the street while the two women talk, as it is not a large house, but Shooting Star says to him, "I fear my mother will not believe that I have turned legitimate without some corroboration. Will you come with me?" And again, he answers, "Of course." Estel's mother is an old woman, not as ancient as Uncle Anduin, but not as hearty, either. He can see a resemblance between the mother and daughter, but Estel says she favors her father more.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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Taking Silver Fox aside, Shooting Star tells him, "I don't like to go armed to my mother's house. Will you come with me?" "Of course," he replies, honored to share, however briefly, in her secret. Estel's mother still lives in the same house by the ocean where she spent her life with her husband. Shooting Star has offered to buy her a nicer house, but she is very stubborn about that, and Estel doesn't really blame her. It is the same choice that she would make, under similar circumstances.

10 years ago