A Perfect Start

~ 22 years ago - Somewhere in Mizar ~

"Voah Sahnsuur! Weik ap guurl! Yuu sliip all dii dei!" her mother broke the common tongue with her rural Mizaran accent.

Voah lay smiling, eyes closed, stealing a few more minutes, laying on warm blankets with the sounds of birds chirping. The cool breeze of spring flowed in and out of the back of their carriage, rustling her tangled hair and carrying the delicious smell of breakfast of campfire with it.

"Xhi'Xha! Let huur sliip. Xhii's jast liittle guurl. Waht xhii niids duu so erlii, nnn?"

"Agh! Jevali! Yuu alweiz spoiil huur. Xhii wiill gro ap thiinkiing xhii sahm kaind ov priinces... Entaiteld."

"...And wai not, nnn? Xhii iis guud guurl. Gowain tuu merrii ah priince sahm dei! Heha! Yuu sii!" he laughed.

"O? Jast laik hurr maja, nnn?" Xhi'Xha joked, Jevali often played a Lord in one of The Grand Revelry’s many performances. She smirked at her husband and gave him a kiss before walking away.

Then Jevali shook Voah's leg. He knew her games.

"Yuu better not lei deir tuu long, nnn?" he warned. "Cahn't seiv yuu twais iin wahn dei."

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The gentle morning faded and Voah woke up on Gonyaul's shoulder, hoping she hadn't drooled or snored. It was night, the sky was clear and full of stars and they were still sitting close to Tar's camp.