[Her eyes lower for a moment, her expression distant.]
I was an only child. I had three two uncles and two aunts, who lived with my parents and I. It wasn't idea, not having a male heir, but we made do. My father was a local lord, and we were fairly comfortable. And he was a pious man, who always revered the gods.
[She stops, closing her eyes]
My family raised me to have a choice. To be a courtier, or to be a warrior. I learned art and swordplay, writing and archery...and many other things. But, my father's lord, he was not a good man.
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I was an only child. I had three two uncles and two aunts, who lived with my parents and I. It wasn't idea, not having a male heir, but we made do. My father was a local lord, and we were fairly comfortable. And he was a pious man, who always revered the gods.
[She stops, closing her eyes]
My family raised me to have a choice. To be a courtier, or to be a warrior. I learned art and swordplay, writing and archery...and many other things. But, my father's lord, he was not a good man.