Nimbus Summit the allegory of the cave

”Wah-TAH!” 

Out of all her siblings, this one had the easiest name for her to grasp. She didn’t have the pronunciation down pat, but she’d begun imitating a few words her parents said, and this was one of the easiest ones. She pattered over to her sister, who was near the mouth of the den, gazing out into the light. 

But going out of the den? That was not allowed. Had Raelle been so close to the threshold, Lilia might have just “accidentally” shoved her out, just to get her in trouble. But she had no bad feelings toward Noatak, so she simply approached and peered over her sister’s pale shoulder. 

”Nooo,” She cooed softly, as if as a warning. She knew the word, and what it meant. It was a disappointing word, a word which- if unheeded- might lead to being physically taken away from whatever the “No” was. Still- she was curious to see if her sister would listen, or break the rules.