Mothers and Children ~ by SaralynArati

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10 years ago

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"I think I'm glad that I don't remind you too much of your mother, and that you don't remind me too much of my father, as much as I loved him. It would just be a little... weird," Shooting Star concludes. "Do I remind you of your sisters?" "A bit," says Silver Fox. "You have some traits in common with each of them. But you're you. I'm not likely to get you confused." "That's good," she nods. "Both that I'm sort of like them, because you love and admire them, and that I'm uniquely me."

10 years ago

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Then Estel perks up a bit, "Adventuring, you said? What kind of adventuring?" "I don't know yet," Silver Fox answers. "Whatever most needs doing. I may ask one of my sisters to foretell for me again. After all, my little sister sent me to the islands." Shooting Star sits closer, until her sword touches his thigh. "Tell me!" she demands playfully. "All right, but first, do you think we could leave the weaponry close to hand on the other side?" he asks. Estel smiles, shifting her sword.

10 years ago

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"Thanks a lot!" Estel says, insulted. "No," explains Silver Fox, "I wouldn't do well with a woman who couldn't go adventuring with me, or vice versa. My mother's strength was hidden until it was too late. I need someone more like my sisters, who is powerful now. Not necessarily magical, but who knows her own heart and mind, and isn't afraid to listen to them. Do you see?" "Yes, I think so..." agrees Estel. "You strike me more like my crew than my own father, content to let things lie."

10 years ago

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"I'm so sorry..." says Estel, never that good with giving or receiving comfort. "I'm sorry, too, that your father was such a thoroughly despicable person." "So am I, actually," quips Silver Fox, with a hint of his normal animation. "We killed him, my sisters and I; the only thing I regret is that we pretended we could get by without having to do it for as long as we did. I'll tell you the whole story someday, but not right now..." and Silver Fox trails away. "You don't remind me of her."

10 years ago

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"But I've talked so much about me..." says Shooting Star. "What about your mother? You said she was from the north, a matriarchy, and that your sister is a princess?" "Essentially, yes. My mother was Frost Flower, Princess of the Dawn Gate, of the Hill folk. She was very beautiful, but taken in by my father's spells and chicanery, and hence, despite her love for my sister and I, very sad. I don't know if my father addicted her to opium, or if she chose a fantasy life, but it killed her."

10 years ago