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22.Jun.18, 04:57 AM
“I know,” Jajojin had figured out a while ago that his daughter didn’t want to be a dragonrider. Once, back in a happier time, that would have upset and confused him. Why wouldn’t someone want to bond with the beautiful creatures and why wouldn’t the daughter of a bronzerider not want to be a goldrider? A lot had happened since that time where such thoughts would have happened. Now, he was thankful he didn’t have to argue daily with her to keep her from Standing. He didn’t want her to risk losing the joy and love a dragon brought and couldn’t stand the idea of her losing her mind or life if she lost her dragon. Despite a vast majority of her friends having Impressed in recent years, Madiquel still didn’t seem to have an interest in one of her own, though she was always thrilled for her friends and loved their dragons. Jajojin was glad that she didn’t fear or hate the dragons like he himself sometimes felt he did but was relieved she didn’t want one herself.
He was further relieved when he talked himself out of the belief that it had been his fault. That Denath’s death and his craziness had scared her away from Impressing. But he had spent far too much time, months in fact, in dwelling on that when he started to notice her lack of interest in taking classes and Standing. The girl simply didn’t see herself as a dragonrider. Perhaps he should have brought her to a Hold upon the return North and given her a life away the creatures that would give her a chance to see more of the world and settle down. Not that he really saw that future for her either. She was sweet and loving but a domestic life of a wife wouldn’t do for her either. The simple fact that she didn’t want to be useless in the Weyr told him that.
His brows furrowed and a frown tugged at his mouth when she asked her question. Can girls be Healers? He had known some in the past and assumed they were still allowed into the Hall but Jajojin found himself struggling to answer. Why did Madiquel want to know? Had he planted the idea of her becoming one just now? What if she did get into the Hall and left him? He barely survived two weeks without her, how could he go years with her away to learn how to wrap a bandage on an arm?
It was part of a struggle he had been having with himself for quite a while now. He wanted Madiquel to blossom and find her own path in life, to be happy. But he needed her with him to keep him calm and find his way back from the bad days. He couldn’t ask her to stay with him forever, though. It wasn’t fair to her. She needed to find what she was interested in, find love, find… everything she wanted. She couldn’t do that cooped up with him in their tiny weyr where most of her friends were afraid to even visit her.
Of course he may have been overreacting to her question and she only wondered if women were Healers, not that she wanted to be one. But what if she did? Would it be so bad? She loved to help people and cared so deeply about everyone she met. Healer Hall was also in Fort so she would be close by. He could walk down for a visit when it was needed.
Jajojin pulled himself out of his thoughts, focusing his vision once more on his daughter and not the dark corner of her room that the glow didn’t reach. “Yes, girls can be Healers. It’s harder on them, though, from what I remember of stories in the past. Is there a reason for your wonderings?”
He was further relieved when he talked himself out of the belief that it had been his fault. That Denath’s death and his craziness had scared her away from Impressing. But he had spent far too much time, months in fact, in dwelling on that when he started to notice her lack of interest in taking classes and Standing. The girl simply didn’t see herself as a dragonrider. Perhaps he should have brought her to a Hold upon the return North and given her a life away the creatures that would give her a chance to see more of the world and settle down. Not that he really saw that future for her either. She was sweet and loving but a domestic life of a wife wouldn’t do for her either. The simple fact that she didn’t want to be useless in the Weyr told him that.
His brows furrowed and a frown tugged at his mouth when she asked her question. Can girls be Healers? He had known some in the past and assumed they were still allowed into the Hall but Jajojin found himself struggling to answer. Why did Madiquel want to know? Had he planted the idea of her becoming one just now? What if she did get into the Hall and left him? He barely survived two weeks without her, how could he go years with her away to learn how to wrap a bandage on an arm?
It was part of a struggle he had been having with himself for quite a while now. He wanted Madiquel to blossom and find her own path in life, to be happy. But he needed her with him to keep him calm and find his way back from the bad days. He couldn’t ask her to stay with him forever, though. It wasn’t fair to her. She needed to find what she was interested in, find love, find… everything she wanted. She couldn’t do that cooped up with him in their tiny weyr where most of her friends were afraid to even visit her.
Of course he may have been overreacting to her question and she only wondered if women were Healers, not that she wanted to be one. But what if she did? Would it be so bad? She loved to help people and cared so deeply about everyone she met. Healer Hall was also in Fort so she would be close by. He could walk down for a visit when it was needed.
Jajojin pulled himself out of his thoughts, focusing his vision once more on his daughter and not the dark corner of her room that the glow didn’t reach. “Yes, girls can be Healers. It’s harder on them, though, from what I remember of stories in the past. Is there a reason for your wonderings?”
