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"I was in sector E7 doing some maintenance, helping Tovinak align some data ports, when Ocasa meets Margise in the corridor below us, stops and gives her a right verbal bashing. The Jogarth, why she should be ashamed and? I told him I was angry, but he didn’t seem too worried about it. He told me Ocasa would grow out of it and that she was quite used to remarks of that nature.” Tanya glanced over to the screen showing the Kets playing with discs. Margise who was joining in with Becci and some of the others, thoroughly enjoying herself and definitely one of them. "She has Royal Invocation as a Haphket Princess, almost demanded by Becci! I've a good mind to tell her. Poor thing. You wait, till I see Ocasa.” Cxao turned back to her.
"Don't you dare say anything, certainly NOT to Becci! I'd dread to think what she would do to him if she found out!” Tanya pouted her lips, curling them "Well Nathan had better tell him off, or I certainly will, Margise is sooo nice, always a kind word and never a proud one, though she should be. She’s worth more than some of these Royals." Tanya stopped as Cxan grinned. "She is a Royal!" "Haven't you work you are supposed to be doing?!"
Nathan had indeed taken Ocasa to talk to him. He was sat in the shaker, which was almost empty. They were sat to one side in a reserved area, so he could talk to him, uninterrupted. "I know we've been through a lot and you know, from the history and what you've been told, about your family history. Events that brought terror and horror to your people. Things like that, tend to make us bitter, because we feel, those responsible, are getting away, with the crime, they committed?” Ocasa sipped his drink, about to say something as Nathan interrupted him.
"Hear me out, Ocasa?" He nodded. "When Princess Isabellani, executed Princess Hellenia's mother and broadcast it, across the networks. Princess Hellenia totally lost it! The pain, the anger, the rage?” He poured himself some water then winced as Ocasa grinned
"I think I'll get myself some ale." He stepped over to the bar, grabbed a bottle, opened it and poured it, to sip at it.
"Much better. Now where was I." Moving back to face Ocasa, he sat down. “She destroyed a whole planet. Millions died. Some of them her OWN enslaved people, some of them just ordinary people, who never hurt anyone in their lives? Kets, Kevletlings ( babies) all gone. Executed in total rage. Even if she executed Isabellani’s father in the process, it still, didn't excuse her, for what she did, to so many innocents?
I know it was a turning point, yes, it made us free of the Jogarth, but it still makes me shiver, to think of a whole planet, decimated?
In her own way, she had reasons enough, but it still scares me, because she gave others, the excuse to do the same, should the occasion arise. If she got away with it, does that stop others who may think, they can too?"
Kieran came into the shaker, looked over to them. "I see you have drinks, I'm opening up the shaker in ten. Some refreshments?”
Nathan was about to refuse, when Ocasa turned looked over at him and nodded "Don't know bout the Ka but I'm famished."
Sobelia was next through the hatchway, she waved to Ocasa, who waved back, then quickly stopped, realizing Nathan, was watching him and grinning? "Why I do believe you have a soft spot for Sobie.” Ocasa went a darker color.
"Nothing to be embarrassed about.” Nathan grinned, as Sobie now approached them, with some items of food. "Anything else I can get you, just shout." She smiled at Ocasa, as he smiled back. He grabbed some food and started eating. "Trime from Bexes (Agrimorph) told me, what they did to her and her family." Nathan grabbed some food. "That does look good. I never get sauce with mine.“
“Wouldn't eat it without it, Sobie knows I wouldn't." His voice tailed off. Nathan stopped eating, then looked over to see Sobie blowing him a kiss?! He grinned.
"Cxao tells me you had a go at Margise?" Ocasa stopped eating, didn't say anything or do anything for a moment. “I did try to apologize later to her, but she wouldn't let me and Becci was really angry, she almost, thumped me. Margise dragged her away, so I did try Papa.” "Oh well that saves me time on that. It’s up to you though, to do it somehow. He grinned. "Still she couldn't have been too mad with you, or Becci would definitely have slugged you one." Ocasa laughed.
"It did occur to me, she might, but funny you say that Papa, she didn't. It was almost as though, Margise knew, what I was saying, was just transient rage.” "Well as a young Ket, she had some tough times with her father as a Jogarth, when a lot turned their backs on him, left them to suffer. You know her mother was Fendiq. Betrayed by one of our own people, sold to and killed by the Urowq? Margise doesn't know it was a Fendiq male, who sold her mother, to them, so keep that to yourself, but I think we owe her and her father?" Ocasa nodded. "Even I, Ocasa, have moments, when I feel anger, rage, hatred.
But it should be, at those who ARE responsible, not those who are their Kets, or innocents, who know nothing, or have done nothing, to warrant that rage? Knowing when to let go, to vent our rage and knowing when to keep quiet, to be tolerant, is harder believe me, than just lashing out. It is, what makes us, in the long term, far more mature, in ourselves and to others.
Don't think everyone, is going to expect you, to love everyone, all of the time.“ Nathan looked over to the bar where Sobie was still glancing across at Ocasa. "I think Sobie might not like that." He was finding it hard NOT to grin. Ocasa glanced around, smiled back at her, then turned back, to nudge Nathan. "Papa.” Nathan ignored his pleas. "Does Sobie know you are headed off to the Akademy and won't be here, for some time?" Ocasa shook his head.
"I think maybe you might like to take time out with her. You disappearing without telling her, is a little unfair. She seems very keen on you." Nathan stood up. “I’m going to have a word with Kieran, I’ll be back.’ He moved over to the bar area, past Sobie. She was now talking to Ocasa. Nathan spoke to Kieran. Minutes later, he left him as he moved back to Ocasa. Excusing herself, she went back to the bar, Nathan passed Ocasa some Drax coins. “Kieran is letting Sobie off for the evening. You have a few hours, before we leave, to buy her something nice; to take her somewhere nice. Don't tell any of the others, you can take one of the Zimps. Moonlight cruise?” Ocasa smiled. "Thanks Papa, I will."
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