Quarter of a Master
Adelle Bastiel
Colette nodded at what Adelle was saying.
"I know what you mean." She said, "Back in my clan you were free to be anything and anyone." A deep breath, a sigh. "As long as you knew who your parents were."
She didn't want to talk about them again. Adelle would have to connect the dots herself.
"I was taught how to change, feed, and entertain children. I know how to act as a forward scout for the camp and I can pinpoint a location on a map with a ten kilometer margin." She frowned. "But I was never going to have a child. That was forbidden."
"It's not so much a problem now. So, the funny thing about freedom of choice is you don't know what it means if you never get to taste it. And after that it'll be all you ever wish for."