Word Count → 239 :: This still counts for one part of the Segna challenge, even if Eris does it, right? Also, hope that last paragraph doesn't sound stupid. >.>
Her mother's retort to be thankful that she couldn't have children yet made her grin, as if she planned to do that as soon as possible to spite her mother. In truth, Ataxia was still too much of a child to even think about having her own. There were a great many things she wanted to do first, one of which was becoming a high-ranking member of Salsola so her children would aspire to be great in the way her parents had inspired her to be the same. For all that she may have disagreed with her mother, she still owed her a lot. The girl wouldn't have been half as arrogant if she'd been born to a member of mere Family status.
"Yes." She looked at the marks on her mother's wrists and nodded, glad that she approved. "I know you've done this for others too, and there's no one else better to learn from." For a moment, the young hybrid forgot that her mother might have missed the mention of wanting to be the Kingdom's Segna, and assumed that she would know what she was talking about.
Ataxia padded over to the firepit, and sat in front of the logs. She propped her right arm on the log, exposing her wrist. She didn't think she was wrong in assuming her mother had no plans to do the ritual in some place other than her home.
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