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A Decision Made in Anger (DragonSong)

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        Sehrayanna, the beautiful daughter of a very wealthy merchant, stood in the crowd waiting for the names to be called. She was still fuming over the argument with her mother. Sehra was getting old for marriage by Thanati standards, and her mother was growing concerned. She wanted to hire a matchmaker and find her daughter a husband from an influential family. With her wealth and influence, it was only practical that she try and find a son-in-law that would add to her power. Sehra, having the fiery, and stubborn personality of her long dead, Warrior father, wanted to marry for love and would not waver.
        Today though, on the day of the festival,  Sehra's mother had sprung the surprise that she had hired a matchmaker behind Sehra's back and that a suitable man had been chosen to be her husband. The resulting argument had been explosive. The screaming match had scared most of the servants out of the Serenian style manor. When things started to be thrown, not only the rest of the servants had fled, but also Sehra's younger siblings. When only mother and daughter remained in the home, Sehra did something she'd never done before. She summoned her elemental magic and used it on another person. A fist made of solid water punched her mother in the gut and sent her sprawling on her back. The look of horror on her mother's face had at first terrified her, and the guilt was overwhelming. It was her mother who had bade her keep her magic a secret, while also hiring a Serenian mage to train her in its use. That guilt and terror quickly turned to anger again, and Sehra was soon running through the wilderness on the most direct route toward the city.
        As she ran, Sehra used her elemental magic to create a road for herself, soft and smooth with a slight give that pushed back with a spring, speeding her pace. She called on the wind to push at her back, giving herself a minor lift and speeding her further. The plants bent out of her way, leaving her path clear and her expensive silks untouched. And as she passed, the path vanished, the plants moved back into place, the balance of the wilderness restored.
        It took her little time to make it to the bustle of the festival, a festival she had not originally intended to attend. A plan had formulated in her mind though, a plan to spite her mother and keep control of the situation in her own hands. Perhaps her mother would not wait for her to marry for love, but if the husband would not be of her choosing, it could still be on her terms. So now, two hours after the fight, and still fuming, Sehra was waiting to find out who her new husband would be. When her name was called, she stepped forward to be paired with her new mate. Emrys, that name didn't sounds very Thanati.
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The Soot Wolves

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Ryk/Theodore/Rufus
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MalilaMelyndariaMowellesaQuinnlyn
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