jolie liano {d4} cb, fin

I've always wanted to see the world, to adventure. Not just beyond the borders that confine, but I want to see the heights of the clouds and then dive in the depths of caverns below; to read maps and bottled notes that hold captive the whispers of past pirates or worried widows who have left something of prominence behind. Of course, life never works in a way that allows a person to complete expeditions and exploration, instead I am forced to live in exclusivity. The so-called 'upper class' yet their stories are echoes of one another, their blood is too cold to feel compassion for those who dare to make a change.

My parents are just the same. Careers never chosen and so turning to training; they have mastered the art of control, they live through me and because of that, I've barely been able to live at all. Branded a prodigy by name alone - I fight, mask it with the generational amorous glance and they are proud, but I want to make my own way in the world. There's no appeal in dependence on my descendants. With their gifts of gold riches, I lock them in my keepsake trunk to prevent myself from losing my ground. Their gifts should only be roots and wings, yet the latter were clipped early in childhood and I am the one who wants to pull myself from the family soil to blossom on my own terms.

One day, I'm going to find and follow my adventure. When I'm done with feeling contempt and want to be content, I'll leave everything behind and show them that the extraordinary is in what we do, not who we are.