32nd of Winter, 505
"No," Athaera sobbed, her voice an echo of a whisper. "Don't leave me, mama."
A sad smile was etched upon the woman's face, her eyes a radiant light blue. "It'll be alright," she comforted her daughter, "Everything will be fine."
"NO IT WON'T," wailed Athaera, "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE AND LEAVE ME HERE."
"Shh, You'll be fine. You've got papa and Sara." Sara was Athaera's half sister and only friend.
The five year old's eyes turned red. "NO I WON'T, YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD TEACH ME CARVING AND TAKE ME TO YOUR BIRTHPLACE AND IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU AND--"
The strong hand of her father clamped down on her mouth, shutting her up. She kicked and scratched and wriggled her skinny body from his grasp. Sprinting over to her mother, she punched the woman, leaving a purple splotch, a wound unrealistic coming from such a small child. "HOW DARE YOU?!" she spat, "HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ME HERE WHILE YOU GO AND SELFISHLY DIE"
Of course, such a small child didn't understand the concept of death. A slap struck her face and she was pulled away from the room.
A sad smile was etched upon the woman's face, her eyes a radiant light blue. "It'll be alright," she comforted her daughter, "Everything will be fine."
"NO IT WON'T," wailed Athaera, "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE AND LEAVE ME HERE."
"Shh, You'll be fine. You've got papa and Sara." Sara was Athaera's half sister and only friend.
The five year old's eyes turned red. "NO I WON'T, YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD TEACH ME CARVING AND TAKE ME TO YOUR BIRTHPLACE AND IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU AND--"
The strong hand of her father clamped down on her mouth, shutting her up. She kicked and scratched and wriggled her skinny body from his grasp. Sprinting over to her mother, she punched the woman, leaving a purple splotch, a wound unrealistic coming from such a small child. "HOW DARE YOU?!" she spat, "HOW DARE YOU LEAVE ME HERE WHILE YOU GO AND SELFISHLY DIE"
Of course, such a small child didn't understand the concept of death. A slap struck her face and she was pulled away from the room.