Interlude: The Bowl
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Chun has served the Endlessly Raging Valley for her entire life.
Her parents had been servants, so when they married and had her and her sister, it was only natural for them to instruct their children in the ways of servitude. Chun can cook, clean, read, write, and move through the estate without bothering anyone. She can speak to her betters without once raising her head and is proficient at various tasks of mundane utility.
That is all she knows.
The majesty of the Jade Hall. The orderly silence of the grand kitchen. The hecticness of the training yard. The sun rising over the fields of green. The never-ending song of the Raging Valley. That is Chun’s world, and she is content with it.
Her sister hadn’t been.
“Why should we stay in a place where we fear breathing too loudly?” She asked her one day.
“We are safe here,” Chun replied.
“We are servants,” her sister countered. “We might both be near the Spirit Realm, but we are nothing as long as we stay here! There are places in the outside world where we could live like queens!”