Quanil shook their head listening to her. "No. No, Freina, it doesn't make you a monster or... or bad or anything! Just 'cause you have magic? You'd've died without it! And you're gonna die if you stay here. And then... who'll look after Kedran? Who'll get the best bargains for Mom and Dad? Who's going to terrify the merchants into behaving, right?" They tried to smile, to remind her how it was done.
When they looked to the others, there was panic in their eyes. "Help me convince her," they pleaded. "Help me show her it's not so terrible to be Aba-... to have magic!" Because she didn't seem to like the word, and the phrase "to be Abandoned" was... kind of terrible, actually.
Okay, we're nearing the end now, I promise. Everyone make an argument to Freina as to why her sudden revelation as Abandoned is not, in fact, the end of the world. No posting order, of course.
When they looked to the others, there was panic in their eyes. "Help me convince her," they pleaded. "Help me show her it's not so terrible to be Aba-... to have magic!" Because she didn't seem to like the word, and the phrase "to be Abandoned" was... kind of terrible, actually.
Okay, we're nearing the end now, I promise. Everyone make an argument to Freina as to why her sudden revelation as Abandoned is not, in fact, the end of the world. No posting order, of course.
