[AU: First Aleran Camp (Elinarch)] Oh, That Talk

[tavar_of_alera]

[Tavi's dialogue taken directly from Captain's Fury, Chapter 5, and is italicized. Interspersed narration is mine as the scene is from Isana's P.o.V. and I, er, do not play her. Obligatory disclaimer done.]

"Um." Tavi did his best to keep from flushing. Lying to Isana wasn't so bad--so why was this so much worse

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[water_secrets]

(Italicized dialogue is lifted from Captain's Fury, Chapter Five. kthx!)

"No, no, not that talk. You don't understand--" Isana sighs, fidgeting with her teacup.

"There's something I haven't been telling you, Tavi."

[tavar_of_alera]

Tavi goes rather still for a moment, half a dozen possible answers to that flitting through his head.

They're all rejected an instant later--he's not the kind to flippantly evade something unless he's the one hiding things.

"Yes, there are," he agrees after a moment in a quiet, neutral tone. He leans back in his chair a little, green eyes studying her intently. "This talk."

[water_secrets]

"This talk," Isana agrees, nodding at him.

"So. Um. Where should I start?"

Great furies, but this is difficult. Damn Rari for convincing her to have this talk with her son.

[tavar_of_alera]

"You would know better than I." His face is utterly expressionless. The tenseness is nearly tangible, and it isn't making it any easier on him.

After a brief silence, he decides he's being a little unfair about this. "I've worked some of it out."

It's an offer to let him start, if she'd rather go that route.