Role

Chapter 1

It was early on when I became curious what happiness was and why individuals
search for it. My mother was the Matriarch of the Ad'tano house, truly not a
large house by any means, and was too small to be involved in any politics of
the great houses. I'd watch her as she brooded in boredom upon her throne and
passed scathing remarks to myself and my older sisters, let alone the poor
wretched males in the house. To them it was misery, to me it was intriguing.
They have no worries of dying or going hungry, and yet they were all antsy.
Then a fight between two greater houses, one of which we were attached too,
brought us into action. The anger and hate was lashed about with great
abandon and words were always heated when discussing their enemies. Yet, I
could see the glee in their eyes that indicated a deeper happiness than the
dullness of before. Could it be that these intelligent individuals were more
excited and happy during a time of duress and possible death? It was
interesting to myself and set me on my own path towards enlightenment of
inner happiness.