03-09-2018, 12:45 PM
He watches his sister in her tasks with a sense of pride, and occasionally fear. She has nothing, he knows, to protect her from any challenge set against her except her own courage; not like Bel, who has the many varied gifts of their father.
Gifts he has learned to master, thoughtfully, but which would lend themselves far better to someone of his sister’s temperament (or his father’s) than of Belgaer’s. Because Bel would rather solve problems with words than with actions - though he is not adverse to strategy to minimize damage when action becomes necessary.
He steps forward when the second task is summoned, wings tucked neatly to his sides, and watches his opponents only briefly before turning his attention to the puzzle, and silently working it out. When he has finished, he turns to Nike to orate his answer. “It must be the second option, B,” he responds, “because that is the only configuration that allows the point of the triangle to line up with the white center of the striped side.”
Gifts he has learned to master, thoughtfully, but which would lend themselves far better to someone of his sister’s temperament (or his father’s) than of Belgaer’s. Because Bel would rather solve problems with words than with actions - though he is not adverse to strategy to minimize damage when action becomes necessary.
He steps forward when the second task is summoned, wings tucked neatly to his sides, and watches his opponents only briefly before turning his attention to the puzzle, and silently working it out. When he has finished, he turns to Nike to orate his answer. “It must be the second option, B,” he responds, “because that is the only configuration that allows the point of the triangle to line up with the white center of the striped side.”