02.Mar.12, 09:05 AM
The girl's grumbling was not unexpected. No doubt Indivara had expected Jada to call on a troublemaker instead of her. The girl hadn't done anything particularly wrong to get picked on, not even today. "Well I appreciate you staying to help." Jada replied blithely, setting the slate back on the floor and rising to her feet. She collected a few stray pieces of parchment lying around and tried to gauge what else needed to be done. Indivara had gone straight for the part that Jada didn't like. That was nice, even if it probably wasn't on purpose. The Katilans were much neater than the students at her Hold. Possibly a culture thing, born from the turns that they'd gone without, a respect?
Or Jada was reading too much into things, as per her usual!
"The Touching?" Jada blinked her amber eyes back at Indivara, wondering why the girl had decided to bring it up. "Well, it was interesting." she said the word delicately, tasting it in her mouth. "I was in the third group. I went yesterday." What was the child getting at? She wasn't pouting, at least, and that was good. She knew several of the weyrbrats around the girl's age were upset they didn't get to join in. Could she be one of them?
Frankly, Jada didn't see why they couldn't. If there was a magic Impression age, then Indivara wouldn't Impress. That was no reason she couldn't get some experience! Certainly not all of the children were mature enough to be able to handle it, but frankly? Some of the people who were allowed to Touch and possibly Stand weren't mature enough to handle it.
Or Jada was reading too much into things, as per her usual!
"The Touching?" Jada blinked her amber eyes back at Indivara, wondering why the girl had decided to bring it up. "Well, it was interesting." she said the word delicately, tasting it in her mouth. "I was in the third group. I went yesterday." What was the child getting at? She wasn't pouting, at least, and that was good. She knew several of the weyrbrats around the girl's age were upset they didn't get to join in. Could she be one of them?
Frankly, Jada didn't see why they couldn't. If there was a magic Impression age, then Indivara wouldn't Impress. That was no reason she couldn't get some experience! Certainly not all of the children were mature enough to be able to handle it, but frankly? Some of the people who were allowed to Touch and possibly Stand weren't mature enough to handle it.