draconi

Jaq didn't wince at the question about her father - it was one that had crossed her mind more than once.  In the end, she'd just decided that there are some truths even great and powerful talons are afraid to face - and the idea of having a daughter that grew into a deadly opponent was one of them.

She also didn't react to the mention of mothers.  As a kid, she'd often imagined her mother to be the counterbalance to her father, supportive and able to see things that she was too scared to show.  It was a construction based solely on wistful longing and loneliness.  It was probably not at all what she would have been like - reality never seemed to measure up to dreams like that.

But then the offer came and Jaq...missed a step.  Did Morrigan really just offer to teach her magic?  For a fraction of a second, Jaq's breath seemed to stick in her throat. Then, her mind seemed to get traction and begin spinning away.

[color=#7CD98A]"That...seems like an offer that should not be missed."[/color]  But things like that weren't offered freely and Jaq would be a fool to agree  without knowing the cost.  [color=#7CD98A]"It also seems expensive - and I suspect not monetarily so.  So...what compensation would you need for giving such lessons?"[/color]