Articles of the Federation
Chapter One
Ele'er sat impatiently on her stool in the
learning room. Mother was late, of course - she
always was late for their learning sessions,
which meant they ended later, which meant that
Ele'er was always late for sky-singing. Ele'er
hated being late for sky-singing because it
meant she couldn't go through the warm-ups, and
when she couldn't go through the warm-ups, she
sang poorly, and the songleader gave her that
disapproving look. Ele'er would explain that
Mother had been late with her lesson and that it
had been important, but the songleader never
cared.
Mother finally transported into the learning
room in a shimmer of light. Ele'er knew she'd
used a transporter because she was running late.
"I apologize for my tardiness," Mother said,
pulling a padd out of a pocket in her cloak and
sitting on the larger stool that faced Ele'er's.
While they were both seated, Mother remained on
a higher plane by sitting on her taller stool,
reinforcing her position as both parent and
teacher. Ele'er started to remind her that she'd
be late for sky-singing, but Mother didn't give
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