Left Behind
"Ma? Are you alright?" Shanku asked worriedly.
"Your father is out there," Nari replied sadly.
"Up in Fernwick in the skirmishes?"
"Yes. The last messenger said it was about time for the Imperials to arrive," Nari sighed.
"Maybe he'll be alright. Our family tends to survive some pretty rough stuff," Shanku smiled weakly.
"And you wanted to be in the thick of it?" Nari shook her head in disbelief. "I don't see why."
"I don't like being blamed for something I didn't do," Shanku growled. "I'd love to personally snap at the raiders."
"Try not to take it personally. The Arctic were probably just lashing out in frustration," Nari suggested.
"That doesn't make it right to direct it at me," Shanku said flatly.
"It doesn't, but stress clouds judgment."
"How come they get to be stressed and I have to be understanding?" Shanku grumbled.
"Because an understanding person understands the best way to right a wrong," Nari replied with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. "Sometimes an indirect approach is best."
"The most 'indirect' I'm capable of is not directly knocking sense into somebody."
"It'll come with age," Nari nodded. "And a little guidance. I have a lot of time to make up with you."
Notes & Commentary
May 12, 2016, Thursday
Left Behind
Nari's quite the thinker and has plenty of grooming to do on her daughter.
Another instance of passing on womanly wisdom that comes to mind was a scene in the Simpsons Movie. Lisa was about to fall apart and was getting violent due to how upset she was at her dad when Marge took her aside and told her to focus. Lisa said she couldn't because she was just too angry. To which Marge responded, "Sweetie, you're a woman. You can hold on to it forever." And that fixed that. 
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Nari Zefana -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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