What Will You Teach Me?
05-10-2014, 10:29 AM
Another of Raisa's children children appeared even as the first boy snarled hateful words in his brother's face and took off. Katja simply watched him go, narrow-eyed as she considered the best course of action - at the moment to simply let the boy go, but something would absolutely need to be done about his behavior. There was more going on there than simply a childish temper tantrum. Past a faint sound of irritation, she made no move to stop either him or the first girl's little fox pet as they both stormed away. Her attention turned to the young girl who had bounded up to introduce herself as Raisa's heir, Valeriya. An odd thing, to her, the passing of such a high rank as alpha to someone simply because of who and when they were born, but she'd seen odder in her time as a mercenary. She was a bold one, that was sure. "Katja Finnvi am I," she spoke in return to the girl. "Of the Ebon Knights and oathsworn to your mother." But the timid girl whose fox had left had much need of attention as well. She seemed to want to change her behavior, which Katja felt all to the good. "Time it can take," she spoke surprisingly gently, "to learn not being afraid. Once I did fear high places - now it is I do not, for I faced it and defied it." She cocked her head to the side and regarded the girl. "Understand you?" Whether she did or not, it was not Katja's way to coddle anyone and moved on. She leaned back to sit. "Good it is that you think not your way is only way." The remaining boy spoke up bravely with bold words, declaring he'd be a great warrior and protect her, then flopped down to ask for more stories. Epic heroes? "For certain," she informed him gravely. "Many are the heroes of my land, and among the gods are heroes to be found. Hermod the Nimble it was who did race nine days and nine nights to the land of the dead to try to save slain Baldur. Brave Tyr, the lawgiver, the warrior, who did make the binding of Fenrir possible through his sacrifice. Many heroes there are, yes." "Speech." |
