Firefly Ravine "Speak", the queen said

Sen did not worry about things such as scaring her child, for she strongly believed that it was important to introduce her to the bad of the world long before the good. For the bad would always be the most effective on one's life, tossing an individual through troublesome twists and turns. And so she acted with the best of intentions in mind, but her execution left little room for anyone to assume that.

Again, the word was repeated, though this time it actually sounded as it was meant to. Drawn out a bit, yes, but close enough to earn the girl words of praise. "Good girl, Chusi," the mother voiced, a genuine smile finally filling out her features. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" The woman lowered herself then, reaching out to the girl with a parted maw, only to pull her in closer rather than deliver some form of punishment. "The more you learn, the more I'll let you go outside. You need to represent your family well." It was the most important thing, after all, that the Gorgon image not be ruined.