Part 711: Sully A
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You have a minute, Kjelle?
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Do you need me, Mother?
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Well, I think I figured out why I didn't teach you how to ride in the future.
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Oh no! Does this mean you're going to stop giving me lessons?
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Just listen: it takes a special talent to navigate a mount around the battlefield. But it's not the be-all, end-all of combat. Everyone has their own unique skill set. I think I probably wanted you to find your own way to fight.
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But why? Riding is a crucial skill.
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Because I'm your mother.
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What?
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One tiny slipup can cost a warrior her life out in the field. And if I saw a risk, no matter how small, I'd want to nip it in the bud.
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But... you're teaching me now.
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Well, uh... Look, maybe it took a little bit for the maternal thing to sink in. I agreed to teach you without really thinking about it. I acted like I was training a peer more than raising a daughter. ...Make sense?
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So your thinking has changed?
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Damn right it has! Spending all this time together, I feel a lot more... motherly. I think that's why I can see where future me was coming from. I would've been older than you, and worried about what you'd do when I was gone.
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So you discouraged my riding since you wouldn't always be there to protect me? ...Huh. In other words, you did what you did because you cared about me.
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It's just a guess. I mean, I can't very well ask future me about it, right?
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I suppose that means the end of my lessons. *sigh* It was fun while it lasted. I still think I'd be more effective on horseback, but I guess it's not meant to be.
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Now just a damn minute- who said anything about giving up?
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What? But you just... Aren't you saying you agree with why you stopped teaching me?
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Yeah, maybe, if I was future me! But I'm NOW ME! We're practically the same age here! We can fight side by side for the rest of our lives, girly.
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Then you'll keep training me?
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Course I will! I'm sure I'd understand... Er, will understand... Er, whatever! And given we're both young and fit, there's no excuse not to train hard! Hope you're ready to sweat...
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...J-just try to be a LITTLE gentle, would you?
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I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LET'S GO, LET'S GO! MOVE IT!
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Y-yes, ma'am!