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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 12, 2011 13:29:26 GMT 10
Title: For the Future Rating: PG Wordcount: 148 Pairing: Team Girl Power (Buri/Thayet) Round: 1/B Summary: Thayet tries to explain things to Alanna
“So you will be the queen — my queen,” Alanna mused.
“I suppose I will.” Thayet leaned back, resting her hands on the woven rug and looking up at the clear blue sky. They were alone for the moment — Buri, along with Alanna’s former apprentices, was admiring a tribeswoman’s baby goats — and taking the opportunity to relax.
“It's not what you expected you'd be doing in Tortall, is it?”
Thayet shrugged. “It's what needs doing.”
Alanna studied her. “Is it what you want?”
“Who wouldn't?”
“Thayet.” Alanna waited until the princess looked at her. “That's not what I asked.”
She looked up at the sky again. After a long while, she replied, “I'm trying to take the long view. I want – I want to do what's best for the future, not just what I want now.”
“And Buri?”
Thayet met Alanna's eyes. “She deserves a future, too.”
QC by: journeycat
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luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 15, 2011 5:42:23 GMT 10
*flails* ARGH, this is amazing! I love how the conversation turns to Buri. Also, Alanna totally knows.
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