“And then there is Korval. -- From the Annual Census of Clans On file with the Council of Clans, Solcintra, Liad "I AM NOT worthy." Daav yos'Phelium bowed low. When he straightened, it was not to his full height, but with carefully rounded shoulders and half-averted face: a lesser being, faint with terror at his own audacity. His mother would have laughed aloud at such obvious mummery. His delm--Korval Herself, she who held the future and life of each clanmember in her sedately folded hands--m...erely lifted an elegant golden eyebrow. Daav schooled himself to stillness--small challenge for one who was a scout--face yet averted. He did not quite bite his lip, though the inclination was strong. Not all of his present display was artifice; it was no inconsiderable thing to bring Korval's Own Eye upon onself, true-son though he be. A full Standard minute passed before Korval shifted slightly in her chair. "In the one face", she said, reflectively, and in no higher mode than that of parent to child, "the question of how long you might stand there, cowed and silent, beguiles my closest interest.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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