[Fic] "Empty Hands" -- original, Firsthome
Feb. 6th, 2015 02:14 amSummary: Ekanu finally tells Kadeotak that she's going to leave home. (325 words)
Note: This is kind of... backstory for a future story? It's set during the opening section of Learning To Listen, which is the tale of how and why Ekanu came south to Estara and wound up studying at the University and befriending Denifar. Kadeotak is Ekanu's childhood friend, which is clear in "Learning To Listen." She and Ekanu are also each other's first lovers, which is not especially clear in that story. But it's always been true in my mind.
Kadeotak is also an important character in the as-yet-unwritten story (or stories) of Ekanu's initial return to the Domaris, so I wanted to get her properly on-page and start exploring who she is as a person.
( Empty Hands )
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For reference, Ekanu's name literally translates as 'I listen,' and what Kadeotak says -- Ekanu kanususkaket -- means 'I-Listen never listens at all!' Kanu = to listen, suska = never (a negation of ka = always), and ket is an emphasis particle. Kadeotak talking about Ekanu flying away is also a bit of a joke, since Ekanu's family name, Sulila, means '[a/one] thousand birds.'
Kadeotak's name means 'empty hands,' hence the title and the line about filling them.
Note: This is kind of... backstory for a future story? It's set during the opening section of Learning To Listen, which is the tale of how and why Ekanu came south to Estara and wound up studying at the University and befriending Denifar. Kadeotak is Ekanu's childhood friend, which is clear in "Learning To Listen." She and Ekanu are also each other's first lovers, which is not especially clear in that story. But it's always been true in my mind.
Kadeotak is also an important character in the as-yet-unwritten story (or stories) of Ekanu's initial return to the Domaris, so I wanted to get her properly on-page and start exploring who she is as a person.
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For reference, Ekanu's name literally translates as 'I listen,' and what Kadeotak says -- Ekanu kanususkaket -- means 'I-Listen never listens at all!' Kanu = to listen, suska = never (a negation of ka = always), and ket is an emphasis particle. Kadeotak talking about Ekanu flying away is also a bit of a joke, since Ekanu's family name, Sulila, means '[a/one] thousand birds.'
Kadeotak's name means 'empty hands,' hence the title and the line about filling them.