K'takka put more weight on the bowl, straining it against K'ailia's neck to force the girl's head down, bending low to growl into the shadowed crack between the bowl and the floor. "The people you mention have enough respect to stay silent and humble! Especially your mother! She knows respect you've never demonstrated, and does not cheat on her lessons. The point of the fetish and the powder is to teach you the wisdom of silence, which it appears you have no concept of."
With a hum, K'takka blew beneath the bowl to sir up the dust and force k'ailia to breathe a small amount of it. "This is a lesson, not a punishment. Cheat again and I will show you what punishments we are capable of. Nothing you have to say is welcome or permitted at this time. Screw shut your teeth, bite off your tongue if you must, but do not talk." Riasing her face away, she muttered, "And I, as your father, won't have you blubbering like an infant. Conserve water in the desert, girl."
Her eyes lifted to K'yohko, the bitter glare sliding away to favor him with a more merciful gaze, though her words were still hard. "Where is your other daughter? I instructed her to return. Does K'ailia's cowardice already infect her as well?"
With a hum, K'takka blew beneath the bowl to sir up the dust and force k'ailia to breathe a small amount of it. "This is a lesson, not a punishment. Cheat again and I will show you what punishments we are capable of. Nothing you have to say is welcome or permitted at this time. Screw shut your teeth, bite off your tongue if you must, but do not talk." Riasing her face away, she muttered, "And I, as your father, won't have you blubbering like an infant. Conserve water in the desert, girl."
Her eyes lifted to K'yohko, the bitter glare sliding away to favor him with a more merciful gaze, though her words were still hard. "Where is your other daughter? I instructed her to return. Does K'ailia's cowardice already infect her as well?"
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