20.Sep.13, 01:30 AM
She considered Arddra's offer in silence, her throat tightening seemingly out of nowhere. It had been a long time since she had considered the fact her mother had died when she was born; generally, it wasn't in her rough-and-tumble nature to consider such things, but to instead focus on the next grand adventure to be planned.
It seemed like she was doing a lot of growing up, all of a sudden, and she'd never felt quite so alone.
But Arddra was offering to ease that lonliness, even if just a little bit. Casa believed in being open minded, and while she was stubborn and didn't like to change her viewpoints...well, she'd never tried to be a girl before. She couldn't continue to rag on something she knew so little about. Especially when someone was offering to give her help to learn about it.
Biting her lip, she decided to give it a try. If she didn't like it afterwards, she felt justified. But she had to try it first. And she didn't have to be alone to do it. Swallowing and blinking at Arddra, she offered an unsure smile. "I...no. The expectation for us women is maintain the weyr, rear children, and maybe ride, but even that is controlled and sometimes looked down upon. It's a very matter of fact life for women here."
She set down the trousers and tunics, glancing with trepidation between the shelf and this woman who could teach her things, with her exotic knowledge of the outside world, that no one else in the weyr might be able to offer. "I...I'd like your help. I have to at least give it a try."
It seemed like she was doing a lot of growing up, all of a sudden, and she'd never felt quite so alone.
But Arddra was offering to ease that lonliness, even if just a little bit. Casa believed in being open minded, and while she was stubborn and didn't like to change her viewpoints...well, she'd never tried to be a girl before. She couldn't continue to rag on something she knew so little about. Especially when someone was offering to give her help to learn about it.
Biting her lip, she decided to give it a try. If she didn't like it afterwards, she felt justified. But she had to try it first. And she didn't have to be alone to do it. Swallowing and blinking at Arddra, she offered an unsure smile. "I...no. The expectation for us women is maintain the weyr, rear children, and maybe ride, but even that is controlled and sometimes looked down upon. It's a very matter of fact life for women here."
She set down the trousers and tunics, glancing with trepidation between the shelf and this woman who could teach her things, with her exotic knowledge of the outside world, that no one else in the weyr might be able to offer. "I...I'd like your help. I have to at least give it a try."