Ankyra Sound the odyssey

She said nothing. The offense that she felt gripped into her heart, but she did not openly express it. Leucothoë was not sure of what to think, but her mother did not reprimand him; perhaps what he was doing was not bad. Leucothoë was learning day by day the rights and the wrongs, and no man had done anything to deserve her hatred or true dislike. They were all respectful, obedient... and this was the first that showed any degree of, well, anything. It intrigued her, though it frustrated her, too. How she hated to be unsure.

Her mother did not respond to his query. It was a quiet chastisement (she had been on the receiving end of this when she was wrong, as a youth) and she felt its burn, knowing what it was like although it was not for her. Her attention on him only shifted when the Siren Queen arrived. One look to her mother, and she knew what to do. Her own head lowered deferentially, and as her mother spoke of she and her sister, she remained silent but nodded. Yes, she was here to serve and to grow, to aid her mother although she was young in her task was an honor she was prepared to fulfill.