"Look," Morana said, holding as still as she could. "I won't let you train any other way. This is it. You have no choice."
When her sister expressed doubt, Morana said, "If you don't shoot at the apple, I will break your bow. Snap!" She mimed the motion of breaking the bow over her knee. The apple was jostled and fell off her head again. She fumbled but managed to catch it before it hit the ground. She placed it back on her head and waited.
"I will stalk you as a giant snake and break any bow you find. I will bite them in half and never let you train again. I will be relentless, never ending."
Her sister's exhausted look made her grin.
"Look at it this way," she added, spreading her arms out wide, "Frey will be SO impressed with this that she'll probably give you two magic bows. Or one bow that's twice as good. Whatever."
She closed her eyes and waited.
When her sister expressed doubt, Morana said, "If you don't shoot at the apple, I will break your bow. Snap!" She mimed the motion of breaking the bow over her knee. The apple was jostled and fell off her head again. She fumbled but managed to catch it before it hit the ground. She placed it back on her head and waited.
"I will stalk you as a giant snake and break any bow you find. I will bite them in half and never let you train again. I will be relentless, never ending."
Her sister's exhausted look made her grin.
"Look at it this way," she added, spreading her arms out wide, "Frey will be SO impressed with this that she'll probably give you two magic bows. Or one bow that's twice as good. Whatever."
She closed her eyes and waited.
