[RM] 1.89.2 - Special
It is not uncommon for Athosian women to be considered special. Gifts that are truly unique to their kind can sometimes be amplified due to their ability to show compassion, or emotions on a much deeper more intrinsic level. It is not uncommon for a female to be placed into a role of leadership, taking on far more than she can handle in no uncertain terms, and there is never a single doubt in her mind that the choice made for her people will always be the only choice to be made.
Still the term is never used in such a way that they would feel above someone else, or that their word meant more, or that their steps carried more weight in them. It is simply just who they are, and the place that they have been chosen to fulfill.
No more complicated than that, no more simplistic either.
Truly though there are moments that stand out above others, moments when a woman of Athosian decent can be considered special. Those evenings when they bear the mark of their people and truly risk everything for survival beyond a culling shall always give them far more acclaim over any other attribute. When they take that final step into womanhood and become a part of more than just their own family but the possibility of a new one.
Of course now there is rumor, whispered upon lips of many that the Wraith might not find them now, that hidden away and protected by Atlantis they will never have to fear the Wraith again. Heira knows it is only rumors though, and will not even take the word of those she trusts the most over what her own eyes see as truth, and her own body feels.
It is however today that very thing that makes Heira special.
"Are you certain? There is no other way for this to be misleading in some form?"
"Child, I do know these things, and I believe I know them quite well. It is certain, and I am sure that you have known for some time as well."
"I did not want to put false hope, or perhaps true fears into those hearts that I love."
"It will not bring fear, nor anything that is unwanted Heira, this is truly a gift, and our people... your people will see it as such. Regardless of anything else, this... this makes you special."
Her hands rest lightly upon her abdomen as she shuts her eyes for the moment breathing inward, "Yes I do know this, however... how to tell Michael without requiring permission to allow his antics to take place. That will make me perhaps even more special."
Still the term is never used in such a way that they would feel above someone else, or that their word meant more, or that their steps carried more weight in them. It is simply just who they are, and the place that they have been chosen to fulfill.
No more complicated than that, no more simplistic either.
Truly though there are moments that stand out above others, moments when a woman of Athosian decent can be considered special. Those evenings when they bear the mark of their people and truly risk everything for survival beyond a culling shall always give them far more acclaim over any other attribute. When they take that final step into womanhood and become a part of more than just their own family but the possibility of a new one.
Of course now there is rumor, whispered upon lips of many that the Wraith might not find them now, that hidden away and protected by Atlantis they will never have to fear the Wraith again. Heira knows it is only rumors though, and will not even take the word of those she trusts the most over what her own eyes see as truth, and her own body feels.
It is however today that very thing that makes Heira special.
"Are you certain? There is no other way for this to be misleading in some form?"
"Child, I do know these things, and I believe I know them quite well. It is certain, and I am sure that you have known for some time as well."
"I did not want to put false hope, or perhaps true fears into those hearts that I love."
"It will not bring fear, nor anything that is unwanted Heira, this is truly a gift, and our people... your people will see it as such. Regardless of anything else, this... this makes you special."
Her hands rest lightly upon her abdomen as she shuts her eyes for the moment breathing inward, "Yes I do know this, however... how to tell Michael without requiring permission to allow his antics to take place. That will make me perhaps even more special."