Sun Mote Copse Just like dust we settle in this town

Wraen sighed and tried to come up with the most diplomatic answer. It was hard really, when your younger sibling, who was a full-fledged adult now, acted as if she was still a child. Turned out you needed as much patience with young grown-ups as you did with teenagers. 

"It is not something Towhee came up with on her own. I asked her to help me," she told her sister, attempting to meet her gaze. "You were not here, but for many months our only defence was Niamh and her teenage son. 

Nothing happened, but if things could have turned for the worse you would not have had a pack to return to. That's why we cannot rely on things staying the same forever," at this point exhaustion from the weight of responsibility was palpable in her voice.

"I don't ask you to become a mercenary, I don't command you to do anything that goes against your grain, but I plead you as your sister - do the bare minimum to know, what to do, if we ever come to a situation, where we need to defend ourselves and fight for, what is ours," Wraen said calmly and waited for Maia's response.