i'll protect you - open; a gift

[rhosmari]

If the woman could purr she would have. Although the small chuffs that reverberated in her throat were good enough. She would not have to fear anyone here that much was certain and she would train and help her to keep a leveled head. Her daughter was not a monster, nor was she something to be looked down at like she was scum. She hated the idea of any child having to be treated this way no matter the circumstances. ''She is very welcome and when she is older perhaps this one will officially teach her how to use it.'' The woman was proud of Ares, she seemed to be holding up despite the hostility toward her which was good. It showed strength even though as a child she was more fragile than most. Lightly her tail waved back and forth as she looked down at the dagger that had been in her family for a very long time. Her mother had owned this dagger when she had been around Ares' age and had gifted it to herself and then in turn now she was giving it to her own daughter. She would protect her and she would make sure she knew how to defend herself against those that wished to do her harm or even wished ill upon her. But a lesson. ''She wishes her to understand, only use this when she is able, capable and only if someone tries to harm her.'' The words left her muzzle with a soft and gentle stern tone. But their bonding moment was broken by someone else.

Someone she hardly knew much about since coming to Tanglewood but they certainly had a lot to say to her about her choices. The lioness merely looked down at the woman with heated bright blue orbs and she let her speak. She let her misguided thoughts sprinkle out before she waved her tail almost dismissively. She was gone before the woman could even defend herself. Too afraid to have an argument it would seem so the Shadow Regent turned away from her and back to her daughter. ''Do not listen to her. She has mites for brains and this one does not hold her words very high after what has happened. Ares, she is no more dangerous than this world of dragons and those that control the elements. If she is so dangerous then maybe they should have treated Elsweyr the same when she set a tree on fire, when her house was set ablaze and could have destroyed the town. This one will teach you and she will learn control.'' She spoke with a softness as she leaned down to touch her nose against her head. The woman was still learning control over her fire, it was not anywhere near perfect but she was trying just like Ares was trying.