Kaushad and Sul-Matuul Zergonipal
Kaushad smiled, "Thank you Serene," he said, ignoring the conversation about Sedrane. They didn't understand his reasoning because they were prejudiced against his beliefs. So what if they thought he was old and stubborn? He still lead Zainab, and no ashlander in Zainab disrespected him, and he'd be damned is he let any ashlander in Zainab become the snot-nosed brat that Sedrane allowed his people to turn into, disrespectful twerps. With that, Kaushad walked away, continuing his walk around his dreary fort.
Sul-Matuul smiled to Kaushad as they passed each other in the halls.
"How goes it friend?" asked Sul-Matuul.
"Fine, just fine," said Kaushad. "The younger generation does not have the same respect for me as I did for my elders though, it's a difficult barrier."
Sul-Matuul chuckled. "Respect for your elders? When did you have respect for your elders? As I recall you were quite the arrogant one."
"Yes, well I matured," Kaushad defended himself.
"Mmm, not more than twenty years ago," Sul-Matuul laughed. "You have to teach them what you know and let them take it in stride, they'll be thankful they learned it from you when the situation calls for it, whether or not they show you respect now."
"These young warriors don't seem to have the heart of the Ashlander though, modern times have suppressed it," Kaushad said.
"Oh, any ashlander born has the heart of an Ashlander, some just choose to use their heart in different ways."
Kaushad paused, and chuckled to himself. "I forget myself Sul-Matuul, thank you for your wisdom."
Sul-Matuul smiled again to his friend, and they departed. Not too long later, seeing as how he was travelling the opposite direction of Kaushad, Sul-Matuul happened upon Serene.
"Oh, my dear friend Serene! When did you get back?" he asked.
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A man once asked the Buddha, "How does one escape the heat of the summer sun?"
And the Buddha replied, "Why not try crawling into the blazing furnace?"
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