Jaden was silent for a moment, before sighing.
"I..." he stammered.
"I don't know." he said.
"I feel... weird, like, all of the time." he told her.
"Like... I don't know, like there's this... something... inside me, and it wants to be let out." he went on.
"As in, if I don't expend energy or distract myself, I'll lose my mind."
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Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Racquel was silent for a moment before nodding.
'I can help with that." She told him honestly.
"I'm heading back to the house. When you're done doing what you're doing, please meet me there. I have something to mention to you, after I see what Demitra thinks of it."
'I can help with that." She told him honestly.
"I'm heading back to the house. When you're done doing what you're doing, please meet me there. I have something to mention to you, after I see what Demitra thinks of it."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden nodded when she said that.
"Okay." he replied.
"I'll see you back there." he told her.
When Racquel made her way off, he walked to the pond and got down on his hands and knees, staring at his reflection for an unknown amount of time, as he wasn't paying attention to that.
It was at least an hour, though, as he made his way back to the house after about an hour.
He then stepped inside, and sighed.
"I'm back!" he called into the home.
"Okay." he replied.
"I'll see you back there." he told her.
When Racquel made her way off, he walked to the pond and got down on his hands and knees, staring at his reflection for an unknown amount of time, as he wasn't paying attention to that.
It was at least an hour, though, as he made his way back to the house after about an hour.
He then stepped inside, and sighed.
"I'm back!" he called into the home.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Racquel, who had spoken with her daughter, just smirked.
"In the den!" She called to him as Demitra made her way off to another room.
"Jaden, have a seat." She said once he was there.
"Do tell me, do you want to learn how to properly fight?"
"In the den!" She called to him as Demitra made her way off to another room.
"Jaden, have a seat." She said once he was there.
"Do tell me, do you want to learn how to properly fight?"
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden sat down, and pondered the question.
"Well... yes." he replied.
"I do." he said.
"If I'd had known how to fight, maybe I wouldn't have the mark on my back." he went on.
"Maybe... I wouldn't have been left alone in this world." he continued, before pausing.
"N-not to say I'm alone NOW." he then quickly clarified. "But... I mean... alone... as in it wouldn't have happened in the first place." he explained awkwardly.
"Well... yes." he replied.
"I do." he said.
"If I'd had known how to fight, maybe I wouldn't have the mark on my back." he went on.
"Maybe... I wouldn't have been left alone in this world." he continued, before pausing.
"N-not to say I'm alone NOW." he then quickly clarified. "But... I mean... alone... as in it wouldn't have happened in the first place." he explained awkwardly.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Racquel just lauighed lightly as he tried to explain himself.
'It's all right, Jaden. I completely understand." She said as Demitra returned.
"Catch." the small redhead said as she tossed soemthing over to him. It was a long box.
"That's yours. I'll see you tomorrow night." She added with a smirk, it almost seemed cruel.
'It's all right, Jaden. I completely understand." She said as Demitra returned.
"Catch." the small redhead said as she tossed soemthing over to him. It was a long box.
"That's yours. I'll see you tomorrow night." She added with a smirk, it almost seemed cruel.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden caught the box, a puzzled expression on his face.
He also seemed mildly concerned with the cruel undertone Demitra's smirk had.
But he shook it off, and opened the box.
"Huh?" he muttered.
"A... sword?" he asked, looking at the blade.
He also seemed mildly concerned with the cruel undertone Demitra's smirk had.
But he shook it off, and opened the box.
"Huh?" he muttered.
"A... sword?" he asked, looking at the blade.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"One of my best." Demitra then commented.
"It's served me well, and while it does need to be sharpened, which I'm sure Mother will teach you how to do, it'll now serve you." She added.
"Precisely. Tomorrow, since I know Demitra's blades could use a sharpening as well, I will show you how to properly sharpened that sword." Racquel then said.
"And don't be surprised if you get lots of blood, despite not being fully human. It's almost inevitable you'll slice your hands a few times."
"It's served me well, and while it does need to be sharpened, which I'm sure Mother will teach you how to do, it'll now serve you." She added.
"Precisely. Tomorrow, since I know Demitra's blades could use a sharpening as well, I will show you how to properly sharpened that sword." Racquel then said.
"And don't be surprised if you get lots of blood, despite not being fully human. It's almost inevitable you'll slice your hands a few times."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden was silent, and then nodded.
"All... all right." he replied.
"I'll... I'll prepare for that." he told them.
He then looked at the blade once again, studying it.
"...this blade looks really nice." he commented.
"I can feel the history in it."
"All... all right." he replied.
"I'll... I'll prepare for that." he told them.
He then looked at the blade once again, studying it.
"...this blade looks really nice." he commented.
"I can feel the history in it."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Racquel just laughed.
"It is an older blade." She commented.
"So history is quite accurate. I was able to get it from Spain awhile back." She then said.
"It served me well before I passed it to my daughter. And now, its your turn to let it contin8ue to live on." She paused here.
"Do not kill anyone with it." Demitra said.
"That sword has a soul." She continued.
"It will not like it if you kill someone with it. I used it for my hunts all the time, trying to collect food. Animals are fine, but not people."
"Not without just cause." Racquel then said after a few seconds
"It is an older blade." She commented.
"So history is quite accurate. I was able to get it from Spain awhile back." She then said.
"It served me well before I passed it to my daughter. And now, its your turn to let it contin8ue to live on." She paused here.
"Do not kill anyone with it." Demitra said.
"That sword has a soul." She continued.
"It will not like it if you kill someone with it. I used it for my hunts all the time, trying to collect food. Animals are fine, but not people."
"Not without just cause." Racquel then said after a few seconds
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden was silent as he heard what the females told him.
'....a soul...' he thought.
'More of one than...?' he wondered further, before sighing and shaking his head.
"I see." he replied.
"Not without just cause..." he repeated.
"What does that mean?" he asked Racquel.
"Does that mean only in self-defence?" he asked her. "Or... is it broader than that?" he asked further, looking at the sword again.
"...or is that something the blade and I need to work out together...?"
'....a soul...' he thought.
'More of one than...?' he wondered further, before sighing and shaking his head.
"I see." he replied.
"Not without just cause..." he repeated.
"What does that mean?" he asked Racquel.
"Does that mean only in self-defence?" he asked her. "Or... is it broader than that?" he asked further, looking at the sword again.
"...or is that something the blade and I need to work out together...?"
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"If their death is the only way that you, or whomever, will survive or do well, then it's fair game. Beyond that, I'm not sure." Demitra answered.
"We only ever learned that after I gave her the blade." Racquel then added.
"We'll likely learn more from you as well."
"We only ever learned that after I gave her the blade." Racquel then added.
"We'll likely learn more from you as well."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"....right." Jaden replied, as he took the blade out of the box.
And recoiled slightly as he held it.
"Oh..." he mumbled.
"Hm." he mumbled further.
"This feels... well... I don't know how to put it." he said.
"It feels... awkward... but at the same time, ominous, too." he told them. "If that makes any sense." he went on. Racquel and Demitra knew exactly what he was trying to say, even if he, himself didn't.
The sword didn't like him.
Yet.
And recoiled slightly as he held it.
"Oh..." he mumbled.
"Hm." he mumbled further.
"This feels... well... I don't know how to put it." he said.
"It feels... awkward... but at the same time, ominous, too." he told them. "If that makes any sense." he went on. Racquel and Demitra knew exactly what he was trying to say, even if he, himself didn't.
The sword didn't like him.
Yet.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Racquel just laughed as Demitra sighed.
"Yeah... that'll pass." The younger of the two said.
"It won't be pleasant though." She added.
"The only reason it's not trying to kill you... really is because I gave it to you willingly." She added
"Yeah... that'll pass." The younger of the two said.
"It won't be pleasant though." She added.
"The only reason it's not trying to kill you... really is because I gave it to you willingly." She added
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"..............I see." Jaden mumbled.
"Well... I... all right, then." he said, looking at the blade.
'... guess this will take a while...' he thought.
'Even though it is dull, it feels like it can cut right through me.' he realized.
"You're sure this is okay?" he then asked.
"For me to have such a blade?"
"Well... I... all right, then." he said, looking at the blade.
'... guess this will take a while...' he thought.
'Even though it is dull, it feels like it can cut right through me.' he realized.
"You're sure this is okay?" he then asked.
"For me to have such a blade?"
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra nodded.
"I am willingly giving you the blade, I find you worthy of it." She told him.
"And it... while not completely agreeing with me on this, it at least respects me and my skills enough to give you a chance." She paused a moment.
"And you have 30 days to show that you have the potential, the ability, to learn enough to be able to wield it." Racquel then interjected.
"I am willingly giving you the blade, I find you worthy of it." She told him.
"And it... while not completely agreeing with me on this, it at least respects me and my skills enough to give you a chance." She paused a moment.
"And you have 30 days to show that you have the potential, the ability, to learn enough to be able to wield it." Racquel then interjected.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
".........30 days." Jaden mumbled.
"Well... guess all there is to do is show it." he said.
He then sighed again, and looked at the two women.
"So we start tomorrow?" he asked.
"When?" he asked further.
"How soon after the sun rises?"
"Well... guess all there is to do is show it." he said.
He then sighed again, and looked at the two women.
"So we start tomorrow?" he asked.
"When?" he asked further.
"How soon after the sun rises?"
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"Around midday." Racquel answered.
"I won't be back until then." Demitra added after a moment.
"I need to head to the nearest town tonight to pick up some material." She added.
"You need more clothing, so I will make you some." Racquel then said with a light laugh.
"I won't be back until then." Demitra added after a moment.
"I need to head to the nearest town tonight to pick up some material." She added.
"You need more clothing, so I will make you some." Racquel then said with a light laugh.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden looked between Demitra and Racquel, before nodding.
"Okay then." he replied.
"Thank you." he said.
"For everything." he went on.
"For saving me, letting me live here, the room, clothing, food, this blade..." he listed off.
"Just... thank you." he repeated.
"This means so much to me." he said, sounding near tears.
"Okay then." he replied.
"Thank you." he said.
"For everything." he went on.
"For saving me, letting me live here, the room, clothing, food, this blade..." he listed off.
"Just... thank you." he repeated.
"This means so much to me." he said, sounding near tears.
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"You're quite welcome." Racquel said with a soft smile.
"Tghank you for being quite a nice presence around here." She then added.
"We've managed quite a bit more work than we could have done before."
"That much is true." Demitra agreed after a moment.
"Tghank you for being quite a nice presence around here." She then added.
"We've managed quite a bit more work than we could have done before."
"That much is true." Demitra agreed after a moment.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
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