[center][i]Sucar Nest #6[/i]
I think I've known no greater frustration than incubating a nest for all five days and only getting to leave for food and physical health. You just sit there, day in and day out, hoping someone might at least come for a conversation to relieve the boredom. How in the world do some people do this on a regular basis? I think I might go insane if I were forced to do this much longer.
In good news, Mother came by earlier to say that I would be released from incubation duty once this nest of mine hatched and the children were named - which is now done, and I'm beyond happy to be back in my den with room to move. Unfortunately she's devised a new punishment for me beginning tomorrow - counting the enormous food stores the clan at large keeps, which will no doubt be a long and tedious task. At least, if I were doing it as she surely intends.
But once again Mother proves out of touch with the clan hosting her. The keeping of food is of high importance to the Old Throne, the members of the clan related to its progenitors, because those two began life as abandoned eggs, having to scrounge and steal to survive for some time with no one to care for them. They surrounded themselves with as many allies as they possibly could, and now they are dead set on providing for them all. The clan has massive food stores because they want everyone to be well-fed even if the entire clan stopped gathering for an entire week, as often happens during festivals, like the one starting in a few days. And it's the progenitors who lead the efforts to keep track of exactly how much food is on hand.
If Mother's intent with these punishments is to show me how brutal a mundane life with Clan Scuridae would be, she has sorely misjudged them. Dragons were eager to get out of incubation, yes, and I can't blame them at all. But this will put me in close contact with the heads of the most central faction this clan has, and believe me, there are a number of factions. The Old Throne is simply the most prominent, especially with [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/51374030]their eager usurper[/url] now gently dreaming.
I never smile on the act of giving my children over to Mother's quest and schemes. But Lorel and Aidel, I feel, may be going to a happier place than I once imagined. If the Lightweaver is taking offense to Mother's quest, it is possible she will care for those unjustly dragged into it, and see that they know life and love before they know violence and war. I can hope so, at least, as they'll inevitably know no good before their departure.
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Sucar Nest #6
I think I've known no greater frustration than incubating a nest for all five days and only getting to leave for food and physical health. You just sit there, day in and day out, hoping someone might at least come for a conversation to relieve the boredom. How in the world do some people do this on a regular basis? I think I might go insane if I were forced to do this much longer.
In good news, Mother came by earlier to say that I would be released from incubation duty once this nest of mine hatched and the children were named - which is now done, and I'm beyond happy to be back in my den with room to move. Unfortunately she's devised a new punishment for me beginning tomorrow - counting the enormous food stores the clan at large keeps, which will no doubt be a long and tedious task. At least, if I were doing it as she surely intends.
But once again Mother proves out of touch with the clan hosting her. The keeping of food is of high importance to the Old Throne, the members of the clan related to its progenitors, because those two began life as abandoned eggs, having to scrounge and steal to survive for some time with no one to care for them. They surrounded themselves with as many allies as they possibly could, and now they are dead set on providing for them all. The clan has massive food stores because they want everyone to be well-fed even if the entire clan stopped gathering for an entire week, as often happens during festivals, like the one starting in a few days. And it's the progenitors who lead the efforts to keep track of exactly how much food is on hand.
If Mother's intent with these punishments is to show me how brutal a mundane life with Clan Scuridae would be, she has sorely misjudged them. Dragons were eager to get out of incubation, yes, and I can't blame them at all. But this will put me in close contact with the heads of the most central faction this clan has, and believe me, there are a number of factions. The Old Throne is simply the most prominent, especially with
their eager usurper now gently dreaming.
I never smile on the act of giving my children over to Mother's quest and schemes. But Lorel and Aidel, I feel, may be going to a happier place than I once imagined. If the Lightweaver is taking offense to Mother's quest, it is possible she will care for those unjustly dragged into it, and see that they know life and love before they know violence and war. I can hope so, at least, as they'll inevitably know no good before their departure.
[center][i]Nest #22
Kanok[/i]
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The world begins to come back together, one bit at a time. Adonis has his nose to the metaphorical grindstone for this horrible festival, and Sucar is running around doing menial work for the clan he seems ever more invested in - the kind of soul-crushing, mind-numbing labor he'll have to devote himself to if he wants to go live with them after all. I could see how much he despised incubating, so with any luck being stuck in a storehouse counting all day will have a similar effect. Maybe I'll apprentice him out to that [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58863020]boulder of a historian[/url] next, let him appreciate the suffering their Lightless lives must have endured.
I am looking forward to the future once again. My daughter could be days away from entering the world, and I'll finally have a chance to love one of my children, a tiny model of myself to guide and care for. A perfect son to shepherd towards his destiny has been fulfilling, if challenging, but a daughter will understand me on a level Adonis simply cannot. He can't seem to see the good I'm doing him, the effort that goes into keeping him on his path towards brilliance. Or perhaps he simply does not care anymore than his siblings will be lost without his guidance - a possibility I've begun considering in recent days. If so, I'll have to find a way to bring his sympathies back into line. His heart bleeds for each child he sends towards our glorious goddess, so I'm sure I can manage one way or another.
I do hope my daughter is in one of these two eggs. I am a patient woman, but it would be so very nice to have her company.
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Nest #22
Kanok
The world begins to come back together, one bit at a time. Adonis has his nose to the metaphorical grindstone for this horrible festival, and Sucar is running around doing menial work for the clan he seems ever more invested in - the kind of soul-crushing, mind-numbing labor he'll have to devote himself to if he wants to go live with them after all. I could see how much he despised incubating, so with any luck being stuck in a storehouse counting all day will have a similar effect. Maybe I'll apprentice him out to that
boulder of a historian next, let him appreciate the suffering their Lightless lives must have endured.
I am looking forward to the future once again. My daughter could be days away from entering the world, and I'll finally have a chance to love one of my children, a tiny model of myself to guide and care for. A perfect son to shepherd towards his destiny has been fulfilling, if challenging, but a daughter will understand me on a level Adonis simply cannot. He can't seem to see the good I'm doing him, the effort that goes into keeping him on his path towards brilliance. Or perhaps he simply does not care anymore than his siblings will be lost without his guidance - a possibility I've begun considering in recent days. If so, I'll have to find a way to bring his sympathies back into line. His heart bleeds for each child he sends towards our glorious goddess, so I'm sure I can manage one way or another.
I do hope my daughter is in one of these two eggs. I am a patient woman, but it would be so very nice to have her company.
[center][i]Nest #22[/i]
Unfortunately, not only are neither of these children suitable for carrying on my legacy, both of them are sons. I suppose it would have been rather frustrating if I'd had the perfect child only for it to be male - ah, well. I'll have to live with the disappointment for a while yet.
I don't know why, precisely, but I'm becoming tired again. Maybe it's this disappointment. Maybe it's trying to shepherd my sons towards their proper futures. Maybe it's this blasted Nature festival, encroaching on the month of Light - keeping our glorious goddess's attentions tied up on that border, as much as you can call it a border when there's all that water in between. Perhaps it's all of the above; it feels much lighter than that insidious curse, but sleep doesn't seem to be helping too much. Orphisa's pampering may help, though, if I let him lean into it again. Perhaps another small vacation is in order; it's a good time of year for it.
Regardless, this is still two sons I can offer to the One True Light. I've named them Hayen and Tinni - a bit awkward, as far as names go, but serviceable enough. With any luck the One True Light will request them soon; Oriola and most of those previous nests have been sent off by now, which always warms my heart.
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Nest #22
Unfortunately, not only are neither of these children suitable for carrying on my legacy, both of them are sons. I suppose it would have been rather frustrating if I'd had the perfect child only for it to be male - ah, well. I'll have to live with the disappointment for a while yet.
I don't know why, precisely, but I'm becoming tired again. Maybe it's this disappointment. Maybe it's trying to shepherd my sons towards their proper futures. Maybe it's this blasted Nature festival, encroaching on the month of Light - keeping our glorious goddess's attentions tied up on that border, as much as you can call it a border when there's all that water in between. Perhaps it's all of the above; it feels much lighter than that insidious curse, but sleep doesn't seem to be helping too much. Orphisa's pampering may help, though, if I let him lean into it again. Perhaps another small vacation is in order; it's a good time of year for it.
Regardless, this is still two sons I can offer to the One True Light. I've named them Hayen and Tinni - a bit awkward, as far as names go, but serviceable enough. With any luck the One True Light will request them soon; Oriola and most of those previous nests have been sent off by now, which always warms my heart.
[center][i]Nest #23
Saguaro[/i]
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I'm not quite sure what to make of this nest - once again I have been given only a single egg, but everything else in the world seems to be lining up well. This is the month of the One True Light, and all seems to be calm among the clan - some talk of expanding the hibernal caves, several new hatches choosing to leave for the rest of the world, but nothing to indicate the misfortune of the previous single-egg nest. Perhaps these aren't a sign after all? My first-ever nest was a single egg, after all - so long ago now. Perhaps I will once again be blessed with a daughter, as I was then, and perhaps she will be qualified enough to succeed me.
But I'm not going to hold my breath, despite the father's fine colors. No, I suspect it won't be this nest, but the next one - and I will be rewarded for my persistence. I just have to keep holding on until I get there. All things will come to me in time if I simply hold strong.
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Nest #23
Saguaro
I'm not quite sure what to make of this nest - once again I have been given only a single egg, but everything else in the world seems to be lining up well. This is the month of the One True Light, and all seems to be calm among the clan - some talk of expanding the hibernal caves, several new hatches choosing to leave for the rest of the world, but nothing to indicate the misfortune of the previous single-egg nest. Perhaps these aren't a sign after all? My first-ever nest was a single egg, after all - so long ago now. Perhaps I will once again be blessed with a daughter, as I was then, and perhaps she will be qualified enough to succeed me.
But I'm not going to hold my breath, despite the father's fine colors. No, I suspect it won't be this nest, but the next one - and I will be rewarded for my persistence. I just have to keep holding on until I get there. All things will come to me in time if I simply hold strong.
[center][i]Nest #23[/i]
I should have had more faith in our glorious goddess to provide for me. This single egg was far, far from a curse - my perfect daughter is here, with nothing to take away from her beauty and purpose. She can be named none other than Psyche, the woman deemed more beautiful than the goddess herself. She is light, graceful even as an infant - oh, I can just imagine how she'll look when she's grown! Truly, I could not hope and pray for a better successor than she.
My most perfect daughter, born in the month of the One True Light herself. Oh, I cannot wait to show her the festival - the celebration of the Glory, the decoration of the forests and cliffs - I'll have to take her on a tour of the Sunbeam Ruins, show her everything good in the world so she knows what's best. Once she's been educated, of course, I can't risk her learning the wrong lessons from this; it will be her job at least as much as mine to protect all the goodness of the Light. But I think she'll be suited to it. She is my precious, perfect child, after all.
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Nest #23
I should have had more faith in our glorious goddess to provide for me. This single egg was far, far from a curse - my perfect daughter is here, with nothing to take away from her beauty and purpose. She can be named none other than Psyche, the woman deemed more beautiful than the goddess herself. She is light, graceful even as an infant - oh, I can just imagine how she'll look when she's grown! Truly, I could not hope and pray for a better successor than she.
My most perfect daughter, born in the month of the One True Light herself. Oh, I cannot wait to show her the festival - the celebration of the Glory, the decoration of the forests and cliffs - I'll have to take her on a tour of the Sunbeam Ruins, show her everything good in the world so she knows what's best. Once she's been educated, of course, I can't risk her learning the wrong lessons from this; it will be her job at least as much as mine to protect all the goodness of the Light. But I think she'll be suited to it. She is my precious, perfect child, after all.
[center][i]Adonis Nest #9
Chandarei[/i]
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Mother's perfect daughter has arrived, and I'm so scared for this poor little girl. When I see Mother look at Psyche there's usually warmth and love, pulling her close to praise her when she repeats a lesson right, but there's this light in her eyes too, cold and hungry like she's pulling something out of her to sustain herself. Psyche has Mother's voice, as much as Fae voices can be distinguished in the first place, and I can tell Mother's lessons are sinking in already.
Mother's barely said a word to me or to Sucar since Psyche hatched. I'm... really not sure how I feel about that. She might relax some, ease up on us some, but even if she did, what would we do then? Ashtara still has me at my training, and I really don't want to rock the boat too much right now, but it feels... looser, like a rope gone slack. Like I could actually decide to stop and it might even work, because Ashtara won't want to enforce things Mother doesn't care about.
I've always been the perfect son for her, and maybe getting a perfect daughter won't make a difference in the long run, but for now it's jarring. It feels like everything about me matters less now, and that's... not very comfortable for me. This isn't how I wanted her to let me have my own life. Is it? Is this something I asked for at one point? I don't think so, but I know things were so bad for a while. It's unnerving to think about somehow. Maybe a couple eggs will set things back right and pull her head out of the nest. I can't tell if I hope so or not.
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Adonis Nest #9
Chandarei
Mother's perfect daughter has arrived, and I'm so scared for this poor little girl. When I see Mother look at Psyche there's usually warmth and love, pulling her close to praise her when she repeats a lesson right, but there's this light in her eyes too, cold and hungry like she's pulling something out of her to sustain herself. Psyche has Mother's voice, as much as Fae voices can be distinguished in the first place, and I can tell Mother's lessons are sinking in already.
Mother's barely said a word to me or to Sucar since Psyche hatched. I'm... really not sure how I feel about that. She might relax some, ease up on us some, but even if she did, what would we do then? Ashtara still has me at my training, and I really don't want to rock the boat too much right now, but it feels... looser, like a rope gone slack. Like I could actually decide to stop and it might even work, because Ashtara won't want to enforce things Mother doesn't care about.
I've always been the perfect son for her, and maybe getting a perfect daughter won't make a difference in the long run, but for now it's jarring. It feels like everything about me matters less now, and that's... not very comfortable for me. This isn't how I wanted her to let me have my own life. Is it? Is this something I asked for at one point? I don't think so, but I know things were so bad for a while. It's unnerving to think about somehow. Maybe a couple eggs will set things back right and pull her head out of the nest. I can't tell if I hope so or not.
[center][i]Adonis Nest #9[/i]
A lot has happened today, but all in just an hour or two. It feels like a balloon, pushing up under a tree's branches. I can't tell which is going to move first - move, or be destroyed.
Something about Mother is changing with Psyche's presence. If you don't listen to the things she's saying, she seems softer, lighter, more like how she was when I was small. It's the same message she always gives, but she's... happy, sharing it with Psyche. And some of that happiness rubs off if you give it a good subject.
I hatched twins today, so perfectly identical you can only tell which is which by looking at their eyes. They have my colors, perfectly, but a mix of genes from myself and Chandarei. A little girl, Lynenn, and a little boy, Seldra. They're everything I could ever dream of. I wanted to cry, seeing them hatch. And maybe it's because of Psyche, maybe it's the first day of Brightshine, maybe it's any number of things... but I asked if I could keep them, said this had to be something special. And Mother listened. She [i]agreed.[/i] She said I get to keep my perfect little twins, at least for now.
I did cry after that. Chandarei helped me move the twins into our lair - a shored-up building with their private space hung from the rafters - and for a good while I just sat in here, looking at the pinecone I kept from the Shadow festival months ago. A small act of defiance, keeping something from the clan so I could have it myself. There's no light inside this thing, but it shines so beautifully when you hold it up. We found dozens, maybe over a hundred out during that festival. I'm sure I'll have to do it again for Brightshine - this is the Lightweaver's own celebration, I can't expect anything else - but I don't know if whatever special thing drops this month will have that same beauty. I'm sure there are many just like it sitting away in clan storage. But this one is mine, even if I'm not supposed to have it, and I've been thinking about that.
Is it wrong, for me to keep some things for myself? Not the basics of food and water, but beautiful things, things that just make me happy. I've seen the lairs of some other dragons - most have a personal hoard of things that belong to them, things they found or traded for. I've always been taught to take what I'm given and ask for nothing more. But is it wrong, is it bad for me to ask for a few small things here and there? If I don't overdo it? I would like to have more small things to make me happy. And I would like to have things I can give to Chandarei and the twins, and maybe some to Sucar and Mother and Psyche. I'd imagine they'd like a few things too. Maybe I'm assuming too much, though.
Either way... I have my children. They're mine, and my wonderful, incredible mate's, and they're ours to have and cherish and raise as best we can. I don't know if Mother is going to take them away from us - I hope she doesn't - but we have them for now. And I couldn't be happier for it.
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Adonis Nest #9
A lot has happened today, but all in just an hour or two. It feels like a balloon, pushing up under a tree's branches. I can't tell which is going to move first - move, or be destroyed.
Something about Mother is changing with Psyche's presence. If you don't listen to the things she's saying, she seems softer, lighter, more like how she was when I was small. It's the same message she always gives, but she's... happy, sharing it with Psyche. And some of that happiness rubs off if you give it a good subject.
I hatched twins today, so perfectly identical you can only tell which is which by looking at their eyes. They have my colors, perfectly, but a mix of genes from myself and Chandarei. A little girl, Lynenn, and a little boy, Seldra. They're everything I could ever dream of. I wanted to cry, seeing them hatch. And maybe it's because of Psyche, maybe it's the first day of Brightshine, maybe it's any number of things... but I asked if I could keep them, said this had to be something special. And Mother listened. She
agreed. She said I get to keep my perfect little twins, at least for now.
I did cry after that. Chandarei helped me move the twins into our lair - a shored-up building with their private space hung from the rafters - and for a good while I just sat in here, looking at the pinecone I kept from the Shadow festival months ago. A small act of defiance, keeping something from the clan so I could have it myself. There's no light inside this thing, but it shines so beautifully when you hold it up. We found dozens, maybe over a hundred out during that festival. I'm sure I'll have to do it again for Brightshine - this is the Lightweaver's own celebration, I can't expect anything else - but I don't know if whatever special thing drops this month will have that same beauty. I'm sure there are many just like it sitting away in clan storage. But this one is mine, even if I'm not supposed to have it, and I've been thinking about that.
Is it wrong, for me to keep some things for myself? Not the basics of food and water, but beautiful things, things that just make me happy. I've seen the lairs of some other dragons - most have a personal hoard of things that belong to them, things they found or traded for. I've always been taught to take what I'm given and ask for nothing more. But is it wrong, is it bad for me to ask for a few small things here and there? If I don't overdo it? I would like to have more small things to make me happy. And I would like to have things I can give to Chandarei and the twins, and maybe some to Sucar and Mother and Psyche. I'd imagine they'd like a few things too. Maybe I'm assuming too much, though.
Either way... I have my children. They're mine, and my wonderful, incredible mate's, and they're ours to have and cherish and raise as best we can. I don't know if Mother is going to take them away from us - I hope she doesn't - but we have them for now. And I couldn't be happier for it.
[center][i]Nest #24
Seran[/i]
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Teaching Psyche her place in the world is going perfectly thus far. She's attentive, perceptive, and only asks the most important questions. And now that it's time for our glorious goddess's annual festival, the two of us are celebrating as much as we can - enjoying the bounties of the One True Light's grace and care, writing elaborate prayer-hymns (Psyche isn't very good at this yet but she'll get there), and touring the Sunbeam Ruins while the sun shines over all. It's a beautiful time, and Adonis is celebrating in his own way; he has been gifted an identical pair of twins, one male and one female, and even he recognized that this must be a divine gift. I do hope he teaches both of them appropriately; it's all too likely he tries to give them too many options in this world, but perhaps he'll surprise me.
In two days' time, I will have been working on my quest for a full year, never giving in to the pressure to stop. I may have been worn down for short periods of time, but I have never given up, and I never will. I've come so far since I began, developed so much; now is the time to celebrate that progress, under the eye of the Glory and the sun. I've chosen one of Her blessed Imperials, for myself and for Psyche's first nest - she'll be ready in a few days. Three eggs are my anniversary gift; I can only hope they hatch into their most useful forms. I have faith the One True Light will find use for them no matter what.
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Nest #24
Seran
Teaching Psyche her place in the world is going perfectly thus far. She's attentive, perceptive, and only asks the most important questions. And now that it's time for our glorious goddess's annual festival, the two of us are celebrating as much as we can - enjoying the bounties of the One True Light's grace and care, writing elaborate prayer-hymns (Psyche isn't very good at this yet but she'll get there), and touring the Sunbeam Ruins while the sun shines over all. It's a beautiful time, and Adonis is celebrating in his own way; he has been gifted an identical pair of twins, one male and one female, and even he recognized that this must be a divine gift. I do hope he teaches both of them appropriately; it's all too likely he tries to give them too many options in this world, but perhaps he'll surprise me.
In two days' time, I will have been working on my quest for a full year, never giving in to the pressure to stop. I may have been worn down for short periods of time, but I have never given up, and I never will. I've come so far since I began, developed so much; now is the time to celebrate that progress, under the eye of the Glory and the sun. I've chosen one of Her blessed Imperials, for myself and for Psyche's first nest - she'll be ready in a few days. Three eggs are my anniversary gift; I can only hope they hatch into their most useful forms. I have faith the One True Light will find use for them no matter what.
[center][i]Nest #24[/i]
What a wonderful festival that was! My, I haven't felt so refreshed in Goddess only knows how long. Life has finally settled into the rhythm it is meant to have, and Psyche is due for her first nest tomorrow - I'll be staying here to ensure all goes well and Pan doesn't desert her, and then I'll be going on a little trip with Orphisa again. He's arranged some kind of sailing venture, with one of the few seafaring members of this clan who isn't a rotten criminal to the core, I hope. There has to be at least one. The clan's moral state has always been questionable, but surely they'd have some kind of reputable trader or something?
Alas, three babies and no Imperials. I know it's long odds, but it would be nice to have just one of my own to present to the One True Light. In the meantime, Seran will suffice, as will Pan on Psyche's part, and these three little Fae - Abuli, Lavan, and Frella, with soft, sweet eyes of her own. A special baby from the nest all the same. Hopefully this will be enough to help maintain the status the Glory deserves.
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Nest #24
What a wonderful festival that was! My, I haven't felt so refreshed in Goddess only knows how long. Life has finally settled into the rhythm it is meant to have, and Psyche is due for her first nest tomorrow - I'll be staying here to ensure all goes well and Pan doesn't desert her, and then I'll be going on a little trip with Orphisa again. He's arranged some kind of sailing venture, with one of the few seafaring members of this clan who isn't a rotten criminal to the core, I hope. There has to be at least one. The clan's moral state has always been questionable, but surely they'd have some kind of reputable trader or something?
Alas, three babies and no Imperials. I know it's long odds, but it would be nice to have just one of my own to present to the One True Light. In the meantime, Seran will suffice, as will Pan on Psyche's part, and these three little Fae - Abuli, Lavan, and Frella, with soft, sweet eyes of her own. A special baby from the nest all the same. Hopefully this will be enough to help maintain the status the Glory deserves.
[center][i]Psyche Nest #1
Pan[/i]
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My education seems, at last, complete, and Mother has arranged for my first partner. (Not the term she uses, but really, I think they deserve a little credit for their work as well. We are dependent on their cooperation, at least for a brief time.) And I have a promising start - only a single egg, like Mother's own start, like the nest I myself came from. I can see nothing but good coming from this; it's been made clear my own offspring are not counted in Mother's tally, but rather form my own, until such a time she may be unable to complete her own work. With grace and fortune, that day will never come; she will have her day in the sun, and my work will be my own, following in her footsteps but never needing to pick up her torch. I'm sure I could push myself harder, but I'm not inclined to do so right at the start. Better to get myself a taste of reality first.
I am excited to begin my duties to the One True Light, though. The Light is beautiful; it warms us, it loves us, it lights our days so we may live in comfort. The least we could do is worship it as it deserves, and spread its beauty and kindness to the rest of the world. Shouldn't everyone get a chance to be loved by something greater than themselves? My brothers don't seem to understand the idea - I'm not convinced Sucar even knows what love [i]is,[/i] with how ready he is to dismiss everything Mother does as selfishness. But the Light never gives up on anyone. They'll learn, one day, and they'll understand, and we can work together to make the world a better place. I'm sure we can get through to them somehow, if we try hard enough.
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Psyche Nest #1
Pan
My education seems, at last, complete, and Mother has arranged for my first partner. (Not the term she uses, but really, I think they deserve a little credit for their work as well. We are dependent on their cooperation, at least for a brief time.) And I have a promising start - only a single egg, like Mother's own start, like the nest I myself came from. I can see nothing but good coming from this; it's been made clear my own offspring are not counted in Mother's tally, but rather form my own, until such a time she may be unable to complete her own work. With grace and fortune, that day will never come; she will have her day in the sun, and my work will be my own, following in her footsteps but never needing to pick up her torch. I'm sure I could push myself harder, but I'm not inclined to do so right at the start. Better to get myself a taste of reality first.
I am excited to begin my duties to the One True Light, though. The Light is beautiful; it warms us, it loves us, it lights our days so we may live in comfort. The least we could do is worship it as it deserves, and spread its beauty and kindness to the rest of the world. Shouldn't everyone get a chance to be loved by something greater than themselves? My brothers don't seem to understand the idea - I'm not convinced Sucar even knows what love
is, with how ready he is to dismiss everything Mother does as selfishness. But the Light never gives up on anyone. They'll learn, one day, and they'll understand, and we can work together to make the world a better place. I'm sure we can get through to them somehow, if we try hard enough.