Cleaning maid. Ilaria supposed the holes in Othos’ education made sense, after all. That sort of labor did not call for any particular training, only persistence and repetition. (Though, being able to read a duty schedule would surely not have hurt.) What a dull life Caesennia had led!
The tutor, on the other hand … It was hard to imagine this woman, who taught new lady mages how to act like they belonged in high society. Was there not a blood component to it, to taste and etiquette and refinement?
Or was it only a matter of wealth? No matter. They would find out shortly. Ilaria motioned for Casey to join her at one of the study desks, producing a large sheet of parchment from a drawer. Sitting down, she mixed the ink and cut a set of cheap, goose feather quills.
And sat like that for a moment, wondering if hiring someone for this wouldn’t be better. Ilaria was no teacher – she could not begin to recall any of her childhood lessons. It wasn’t often that she was forced to contemplate a task that she was terribly unsuited for. How interesting. She set pen to paper and drew a large ‘A’.
“This letter is in both our names.” Just about every Tevene woman’s name, to be honest. She wrote them out in all uppercase, underlining the A’s. Then she stole a glance at Caesennia to see if she was following at all.
"The ends sound the same. 'Kay' and 'Ar' not so much."
@Caesennia Othos
The tutor, on the other hand … It was hard to imagine this woman, who taught new lady mages how to act like they belonged in high society. Was there not a blood component to it, to taste and etiquette and refinement?
Or was it only a matter of wealth? No matter. They would find out shortly. Ilaria motioned for Casey to join her at one of the study desks, producing a large sheet of parchment from a drawer. Sitting down, she mixed the ink and cut a set of cheap, goose feather quills.
And sat like that for a moment, wondering if hiring someone for this wouldn’t be better. Ilaria was no teacher – she could not begin to recall any of her childhood lessons. It wasn’t often that she was forced to contemplate a task that she was terribly unsuited for. How interesting. She set pen to paper and drew a large ‘A’.
“This letter is in both our names.” Just about every Tevene woman’s name, to be honest. She wrote them out in all uppercase, underlining the A’s. Then she stole a glance at Caesennia to see if she was following at all.
"The ends sound the same. 'Kay' and 'Ar' not so much."
@Caesennia Othos
06-25-2024, 04:00 PM
