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Post by Rachy on Dec 31, 2013 20:33:12 GMT 10
Title: The Value of Advice
Rating: G
For: Wildmagesapprentice
Prompt: Kally learning to be an Empress, far away from home.
Summary: Motherly advice, somewhat applied.
Notes: I feel like this is a bit all over the place, as I got a bit distracted by the Kally/Kaddar part, but hopefully you still like it and find something to enjoy! Happy Holidays and happy new year!
Thayet’s advice to her had been relatively simple: make friends with your husband, and you have nothing to fear or lose by compromising.
It had been easier, for Mother, of course. Mother had no choice, really, but to leave home and all that she knew for the sake of her own life and country. Kalasin had had a choice. Mother developed friendships with people who were close to her future husband, though she did not know it at the time, and even though according to Aunt Alanna, it was her intention all along. Kalasin developed a rather ambivalent relationship with her betrothed’s sisters, and a rather antagonistic relationship with her future mother-in-law. In truth, she was quite sure her relationship with her mother-in-law was a direct hinderance to her mother’s advice. Quite sure.
Making friends with Kaddar was not easy. She had not expected it to be, had not wanted a fairytale romance that would burn fast and then wane before she had borne an heir, left to live their lives together in disregard. Friendship required work, of seeking out company rather than forced presences, of expressing opinions on common interests, of seeking common interests in which to enjoy each other’s company further. She did not expect quite so much difficulty, however. There was an awkwardness in all of their interactions, one that did not ease through several months of marriage. She had expected that to disappear once they had wed and shared a bed, and was quite disappointed to find that was not the case. There was a restraint in action she had attributed at first to the presence of his mother-in-law as chaperone, before realising that he was overall reserved with all of his acquaintances and friends, expect for those who were nearest and dearest to him. Friendship took more time than she had anticipated, and it was not until she began to demonstrate her deep interest in politics that he began to open up and she felt she could call him a friend.
It was not, necessarily, that she was the lone female voice in Carthaki politics. Surprisingly, there were several, ranging from healers to the wives of diplomats. Excuses could be made for womanly arts and indulgent husbands, but neither of those quite fitted her, for it would be a horrid thing if the Emperor was indulgent of his wife’s whims when it came to politics. It was more to do with her progressive, Tortallan upbringing than her sex, and so when she first suggested in open forum that there should be consideration of education for the commoners, there were more than a few polite chuckles. Fazia, in a position of power and influence herself as the mother to the Emperor, and in some circles, as Ozorne’s sister, had suggested that she aim for orphanage visits and patronage rather than education for the entirety of Thak’s Gate and the palace under the age of ten, as it was a more suitable endeavour for an Empress. That was something she refused to compromise on, and she felt it was a good subversion of her mother’s advice. She expressed her sincere and vehement agreement with Kaddar about the establishment of a teaching hospital for healing, and a further redesign of the University, in order to make the wealth of learning accessible to people from all countries. Kally took delight in the bare minimum of edits and changes that were made before it was written into law, and embraced that feeling in an initiative for wage increases for the servants and potential freedom for the slaves, as well as limiting the number of slaves that could be in place at a single plantation. It was knocked down without a single look, and she let the resentment fuel a bitter feud with Fazia later that day, which in turn resulted in a bitter fight with a disappointed Kaddar. There was too much wrong with Carthak, in her eyes, for her to be patient and wait for subtle political movements, and she had not yet learnt the value of her mother’s final advice.
Rating: G
For: Wildmagesapprentice
Prompt: Kally learning to be an Empress, far away from home.
Summary: Motherly advice, somewhat applied.
Notes: I feel like this is a bit all over the place, as I got a bit distracted by the Kally/Kaddar part, but hopefully you still like it and find something to enjoy! Happy Holidays and happy new year!
Thayet’s advice to her had been relatively simple: make friends with your husband, and you have nothing to fear or lose by compromising.
It had been easier, for Mother, of course. Mother had no choice, really, but to leave home and all that she knew for the sake of her own life and country. Kalasin had had a choice. Mother developed friendships with people who were close to her future husband, though she did not know it at the time, and even though according to Aunt Alanna, it was her intention all along. Kalasin developed a rather ambivalent relationship with her betrothed’s sisters, and a rather antagonistic relationship with her future mother-in-law. In truth, she was quite sure her relationship with her mother-in-law was a direct hinderance to her mother’s advice. Quite sure.
Making friends with Kaddar was not easy. She had not expected it to be, had not wanted a fairytale romance that would burn fast and then wane before she had borne an heir, left to live their lives together in disregard. Friendship required work, of seeking out company rather than forced presences, of expressing opinions on common interests, of seeking common interests in which to enjoy each other’s company further. She did not expect quite so much difficulty, however. There was an awkwardness in all of their interactions, one that did not ease through several months of marriage. She had expected that to disappear once they had wed and shared a bed, and was quite disappointed to find that was not the case. There was a restraint in action she had attributed at first to the presence of his mother-in-law as chaperone, before realising that he was overall reserved with all of his acquaintances and friends, expect for those who were nearest and dearest to him. Friendship took more time than she had anticipated, and it was not until she began to demonstrate her deep interest in politics that he began to open up and she felt she could call him a friend.
It was not, necessarily, that she was the lone female voice in Carthaki politics. Surprisingly, there were several, ranging from healers to the wives of diplomats. Excuses could be made for womanly arts and indulgent husbands, but neither of those quite fitted her, for it would be a horrid thing if the Emperor was indulgent of his wife’s whims when it came to politics. It was more to do with her progressive, Tortallan upbringing than her sex, and so when she first suggested in open forum that there should be consideration of education for the commoners, there were more than a few polite chuckles. Fazia, in a position of power and influence herself as the mother to the Emperor, and in some circles, as Ozorne’s sister, had suggested that she aim for orphanage visits and patronage rather than education for the entirety of Thak’s Gate and the palace under the age of ten, as it was a more suitable endeavour for an Empress. That was something she refused to compromise on, and she felt it was a good subversion of her mother’s advice. She expressed her sincere and vehement agreement with Kaddar about the establishment of a teaching hospital for healing, and a further redesign of the University, in order to make the wealth of learning accessible to people from all countries. Kally took delight in the bare minimum of edits and changes that were made before it was written into law, and embraced that feeling in an initiative for wage increases for the servants and potential freedom for the slaves, as well as limiting the number of slaves that could be in place at a single plantation. It was knocked down without a single look, and she let the resentment fuel a bitter feud with Fazia later that day, which in turn resulted in a bitter fight with a disappointed Kaddar. There was too much wrong with Carthak, in her eyes, for her to be patient and wait for subtle political movements, and she had not yet learnt the value of her mother’s final advice.