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[bindingeagle]

"It's true," he said. "I drew this when we went out across the mountains ourselves. She was our thief, and a damn good one." he paused and sighed. "That was so long ago, and we knew nothing could touch us."

 

[celestialdragon]

"What was she like?" she asked softly, not lifting her gaze from the sketch.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Funny, just about as raunchy as our Jep, although that calmed down when she had you," he said.

 

[celestialdragon]

"Really?" Al'ika asked, smiling. "I guess I could see that," she added, still looking at the portrait. She touched the face again.

 

[bindingeagle]

"So while we're on ancient history, what else would you like to know?" he asked, continuing the chess mach.

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika made her move before returning to the portrait. "What was Father like before Mother died?" she asked.

 

[bindingeagle]

"A lot happier," he said. "He would help anyone who needed it. Aside from escape, that's why he wanted to be a great Ranger."

 

[celestialdragon]

"So my father was a good man turned bad by events he couldn't control," she said softly.

 

[bindingeagle]

"You could say that," Edioz replied. "He couldn't cope and turned into his own father."

 

[celestialdragon]

"Which led to me following in his own footsteps," Al'ika said, shrugging a little. "There was something someone told me awhile back. . . that he was thankful to have a daughter and not a son. . . why was that?"

 

[bindingeagle]

"He thought a son would wind up a drunk like him. A daughter would just fight to exceed expectations," he said. "Damned if he wasn't right."

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika smiled sadly. "You know, I spent most of my adult life running away from him. . . but now that he's gone, and I know why he was the man he was. . ." She sighed softly.

 

[bindingeagle]

"We can't change it now, but we can always make it better if you ever decide to have a kid yourself," he said.

 

[celestialdragon]

"I'm not sure if I want children, Edioz. Not with my short temper, my pyromania, and my track record," Al'ika said, chuckling.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Honestly, no one is," he said. "But when you find the time it will seem like a great idea."

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika nodded and returned to the portrait of her mother, smiling sadly. "I wish I knew her," she said softly.

 

[bindingeagle]

"You would have butted heads a lot," Edioz said. "Especially over you bouncing beteween Jep and Issak."

 

[celestialdragon]

"I did not bounce between the trouble brothers," Al'ika corrected. "I courted Issak and learned other things from Jep. All three parties involved knew about it and were okay with it. They wanted to give me a well rounded education."

 

[bindingeagle]

"Be that as it may, once she made her mistakes she wanted you to be very traditional."

 

[celestialdragon]

"I went traditional when I courted Flish," she said with a smile. "Well, for the most part," she added.

 

[bindingeagle]

"I know." he said. "She didn't want you to take her reputation as the tavern mattress."

 

[celestialdragon]

"Hey, I can still count the number of men I have slept with," she grinned. "On 2 hands. That is impressive, considering how much time I spent at the tavern."

 

[bindingeagle]

"And I commend you," he said. "I trust you know what you're doing, so I don't give you a hard time." his eyes twinkled. "But if you ever want pointers, I'm just next door."

 

[celestialdragon]

Al'ika rolled her eyes. "That's what I have the man my father was fond of cursing as my instructor for. Plus Issak takes his time to make snide remarks about my sex life. As usual."

 

[bindingeagle]

"i don't think he was being snide, just diagnosing," Edioz said.