Re: Somebody Else's Quest
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:57 pm
Khana looked away from her father morosely, trembling. "Argh! Fine." She was gone just as quickly as she spoke. He always took Kara's side, it seemed to her. She grumbled mildly distasteful banter as she traveled on. If he wanted her to work, then she'd work like no one has ever seen. Kara would never get a request again! At that, Masur-Khana snickered and traveled faster.
Kara breathed a sigh of relief. Finally! She was happy to hear that the old man was starting to take this seriously. She could admit that what Masur-Khana did hold merit. Together they were a much more dangerous force to be reckon with. But!
A big but!
Kara had been privy to a lot of draconic discrimination in some of the more populated areas that she worked in. No one had ever said anything to her, she hid her heritage will, but she heard talks of some nefarious clan of dragons wrecking havoc across the Grand Mother's surface. If the family traveled together, it would take a lot of power to hide their collective amount of naten. Her father and mother could do it, but at a great cost to themselves.
Exposure. Something she knew her father did not want. "That won't be a problem," The oldest proclaimed proudly before looking down at her little co-pilot in her arms, "right Korra?" Korra nodded in agreement, giving her sister the affirmative thumbs up.
Happily, Odea embraced them both, "Good my girls, good." She would have hugged Khana too, but it was better if Khana was left to stew. She always came back a better version of herself after a talking too from her father. It was wrong for Masur to weaponize his daughter's devotion to him, but it was the only way he could get her to achieve what he knew she was destined to. Odea felt comfortable admitting that, should push come to shove, Masur-Khana was the only one she had confidence in overcoming Jae, if Masur himself should fall.
It would take Kara, though, to direct that power. The girls needed to get better at working together. Really working together, not commanding each other and expecting the other to oblige.
Kara breathed a sigh of relief. Finally! She was happy to hear that the old man was starting to take this seriously. She could admit that what Masur-Khana did hold merit. Together they were a much more dangerous force to be reckon with. But!
A big but!
Kara had been privy to a lot of draconic discrimination in some of the more populated areas that she worked in. No one had ever said anything to her, she hid her heritage will, but she heard talks of some nefarious clan of dragons wrecking havoc across the Grand Mother's surface. If the family traveled together, it would take a lot of power to hide their collective amount of naten. Her father and mother could do it, but at a great cost to themselves.
Exposure. Something she knew her father did not want. "That won't be a problem," The oldest proclaimed proudly before looking down at her little co-pilot in her arms, "right Korra?" Korra nodded in agreement, giving her sister the affirmative thumbs up.
Happily, Odea embraced them both, "Good my girls, good." She would have hugged Khana too, but it was better if Khana was left to stew. She always came back a better version of herself after a talking too from her father. It was wrong for Masur to weaponize his daughter's devotion to him, but it was the only way he could get her to achieve what he knew she was destined to. Odea felt comfortable admitting that, should push come to shove, Masur-Khana was the only one she had confidence in overcoming Jae, if Masur himself should fall.
It would take Kara, though, to direct that power. The girls needed to get better at working together. Really working together, not commanding each other and expecting the other to oblige.