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rainbowfic2013-02-16 11:45 pm
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Entry tags:
Russet #9, Ivory #22, Red #9
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Reproach
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Russet #9. woolen [Meme sheep says "baaaa".], Ivory #22. Some people hope for a miracle cure, some people just accept the world as it is, but I'm not willing to lay down and die, because I am an innocent man., Red #9. marlboro red
Supplies and Materials: paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), photography, eraser (Accident AU), brush (espouse), stain, fabric, pastels (my current gen + romance card N5 "opinions"), chalk, novelty beads ("I believe you try to read too much between the lines" - "Some Kind of Ride", Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), glitter ("Destiny is for people who are too lazy to create alternate timelines." – R. Stevens), glue ("You have your work in front of you and you won't let anything prevent you from finishing what you set out to do today.")
Word Count: 642
Rating: R
Characters: Kesshare
Warnings: Character death, implied animal death, Kesshare, scorpions
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Meme fill for Kat. This takes place in an alternate 970 FY. That glitter is kind of how Kesshare views life. (PS: Mods, I accidentally tagged the wrong color--could one of you remove the Iceberg tag, please?)
Kesshare reread Utoki's letter three times, then quietly rendered it nothing more than ash and smoke. Ineku was dead, killed when his horse stepped on a scorpion and threw him. His neck broke instantly. It was...an unfortunate loss.
There was a hint of reproach in the letter, which bothered Kesshare more than she liked, especially since she would likely have to put up with it from everyone once this became more broadly known.
The fact that her brother-in-law believed her capable of murder wasn't the problem, as she certainly was capable. She wouldn't, most of the time, no matter how annoyed she got--murder was messy, and always carried the risk of detection. That risk could be minimized, but never eliminated, so Kesshare would never kill unless the problems with leaving someone alive were greater than that risk. Her cousins, of course, would have to be removed somewhere along the line, but, barring illness or some drastic misfortune, nature was likely to take care of her uncle for her. Murdering him would be unnecessary and dangerous.
The fact that she was being blamed given the circumstances was equal parts annoying and flattering. Kesshare was capable of many things, yes, but commanding scorpions was not among them. Though, if people found her so impressive, it might not hurt to capitalize on it. She made a mental note to do so. Though not with scorpions. That would be tasteless.
No, Kesshare was almost positive that her irritation at this blame had more to do with the fact that people assumed that she had no use for Ineku, now that she had two children. Which was utterly ridiculous. To start with, she'd planned on three children, not two, and Isshiri was ten months, far too young to assume he'd live at least until his wildfire years. Besides, if she'd married him for sexual release or his seed only, she would have chosen someone handsomer, and someone whose sexual preferences lined up more exactly with her own. There were a couple of choices there even with her other qualifications of age and family.
Which was not to say that Ineku's seed wasn't a part of why she'd married. She'd married when she did because she wanted children. But it wasn't why she'd married Ineku, not entirely.
He was intelligent--she required that, of course; she couldn't stand stupid or boring people in her inner circle, not when she had any way of avoiding them.
He was willing to let her take control in most things--if there were limits he'd placed on that in certain contexts, she could accept that in exchange for his other benefits.
He was a physician--they were always useful to have around. Illness and accidents happened, with or without her control and involvement. His own death, for example.
He was a compassionate man--something she lacked, and something she needed in the man who would sire and raise her children.
So, because of those benefits and others, she did, in fact, still have use for her husband. Even after her children were grown--though his role in raising them was most important, of course--he would still have his uses, and his convenient charms.
She studied the lingering smoke, and willed her irritation away. She couldn't afford to let it cloud her responses to this incident. A scorpion, a riding accident. Of all the things that could have happened to him...
Satisfied she had her anger under control, she went to the nursery. Isshiri was only ten months, but Nolani was four, old enough that the news had to come directly from her mother, and as swiftly as possible. From there, she would have to attend to the rituals of widowhood and consider the problems posed by Ineku's absence from her children's lives and upbringing.
Hopefully, this wouldn't be too much of a setback in the long run.
Story: Reproach
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Russet #9. woolen [Meme sheep says "baaaa".], Ivory #22. Some people hope for a miracle cure, some people just accept the world as it is, but I'm not willing to lay down and die, because I am an innocent man., Red #9. marlboro red
Supplies and Materials: paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), photography, eraser (Accident AU), brush (espouse), stain, fabric, pastels (my current gen + romance card N5 "opinions"), chalk, novelty beads ("I believe you try to read too much between the lines" - "Some Kind of Ride", Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), glitter ("Destiny is for people who are too lazy to create alternate timelines." – R. Stevens), glue ("You have your work in front of you and you won't let anything prevent you from finishing what you set out to do today.")
Word Count: 642
Rating: R
Characters: Kesshare
Warnings: Character death, implied animal death, Kesshare, scorpions
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Meme fill for Kat. This takes place in an alternate 970 FY. That glitter is kind of how Kesshare views life. (PS: Mods, I accidentally tagged the wrong color--could one of you remove the Iceberg tag, please?)
Kesshare reread Utoki's letter three times, then quietly rendered it nothing more than ash and smoke. Ineku was dead, killed when his horse stepped on a scorpion and threw him. His neck broke instantly. It was...an unfortunate loss.
There was a hint of reproach in the letter, which bothered Kesshare more than she liked, especially since she would likely have to put up with it from everyone once this became more broadly known.
The fact that her brother-in-law believed her capable of murder wasn't the problem, as she certainly was capable. She wouldn't, most of the time, no matter how annoyed she got--murder was messy, and always carried the risk of detection. That risk could be minimized, but never eliminated, so Kesshare would never kill unless the problems with leaving someone alive were greater than that risk. Her cousins, of course, would have to be removed somewhere along the line, but, barring illness or some drastic misfortune, nature was likely to take care of her uncle for her. Murdering him would be unnecessary and dangerous.
The fact that she was being blamed given the circumstances was equal parts annoying and flattering. Kesshare was capable of many things, yes, but commanding scorpions was not among them. Though, if people found her so impressive, it might not hurt to capitalize on it. She made a mental note to do so. Though not with scorpions. That would be tasteless.
No, Kesshare was almost positive that her irritation at this blame had more to do with the fact that people assumed that she had no use for Ineku, now that she had two children. Which was utterly ridiculous. To start with, she'd planned on three children, not two, and Isshiri was ten months, far too young to assume he'd live at least until his wildfire years. Besides, if she'd married him for sexual release or his seed only, she would have chosen someone handsomer, and someone whose sexual preferences lined up more exactly with her own. There were a couple of choices there even with her other qualifications of age and family.
Which was not to say that Ineku's seed wasn't a part of why she'd married. She'd married when she did because she wanted children. But it wasn't why she'd married Ineku, not entirely.
He was intelligent--she required that, of course; she couldn't stand stupid or boring people in her inner circle, not when she had any way of avoiding them.
He was willing to let her take control in most things--if there were limits he'd placed on that in certain contexts, she could accept that in exchange for his other benefits.
He was a physician--they were always useful to have around. Illness and accidents happened, with or without her control and involvement. His own death, for example.
He was a compassionate man--something she lacked, and something she needed in the man who would sire and raise her children.
So, because of those benefits and others, she did, in fact, still have use for her husband. Even after her children were grown--though his role in raising them was most important, of course--he would still have his uses, and his convenient charms.
She studied the lingering smoke, and willed her irritation away. She couldn't afford to let it cloud her responses to this incident. A scorpion, a riding accident. Of all the things that could have happened to him...
Satisfied she had her anger under control, she went to the nursery. Isshiri was only ten months, but Nolani was four, old enough that the news had to come directly from her mother, and as swiftly as possible. From there, she would have to attend to the rituals of widowhood and consider the problems posed by Ineku's absence from her children's lives and upbringing.
Hopefully, this wouldn't be too much of a setback in the long run.
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Kesshare is a sociopath--what she calls 'incapable of sentiment,' when she admits it (which is pretty much only to Ineku, and I think to her kids when they grow up, but I'm not certain) since there isn't a better term for it in her world--but her husband is extremely valuable to her plans--the only more valuable possessions (her word, not mine) she would claim would be her children--so she is extremely displeased when she loses him. It's not grief, exactly, though. Nostalgia is actually a decent word for it, I think? IDK.
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I'm not sure how this'll play out with Nolani and Isshiri as they grow up, especially after Ulore, but, yeah, Kesshare is eternally practical. She'll do what she can.