After asking the closest worker for the way, answered with a rough pointing in the direction, I find her in a room that was apparently unused until now.
Surprisingly they didn't bring her back to my family's lodging.
Yet the reason might be that it's so distance away from my quarter so that mum would be less affected.
I do my best to calm down and quell the uneasiness, but when I enter everyone is already looking.
(E)
(K)
(E)
First I need to make sure mum is fine.
I speak in Formicea as I feel that it might trouble her if I use speech she is now unable to utilize.
(E)
I feel that I'm tearing up, but sohow I need to suppress these emotions.
Even without tearing up my sadness could be hard on mum.
(F)
(E)
I know I need to stop.
I can even feel how my emotions make Mum uncomfortable, but I feel so terrible.
(F)
(E)
(F)
Great, now my mother knows what I think.
(E)
(F)
You know, mum's words always had an impact on .
When she wants you to listen she makes sure you do.
Her voice is loud and clear and her gaze is fixed on your eyes.
However, all my mories of previous scoldings are surpassed by far with the fact that I can hear her in my mind while what I directly perceive is just "Screeeeeech!!!"
(F)
(F)
I understand where mum is coming from.
This princess to satisfy her curiosity might just barge in here.
And if I can't handle my anger then I will cause an incident and we will have a swarm war.
A very short one that is, as I stand no chance.
In the end, my family will as well get caught up in it and all that can prevent this is that I keep my calm in front of soone I hate.
That's a bit much.
For now, I should concentrate on sothing different.
(F)
"Mum, you aren't fine. You've lost your voice." (E)
(F)
Oh, that's what she ant.
I'm stupid.
"Okay. I learned by forcing the words one after the other out. You just concentrate on the tone. An "e" is easy to produce, but at the sa ti very hard to control if you don't concentrate. Other sounds you have to form specifically. I think it's better if we just start so you can get a feeling for it." (E)
(F)
She catches so air and begins.
"IEEHHH!" (F)
"Ehk. Like I said. This kind of tone is hard to control. You don't need to force them out, but have to quell them a bit instead." (E)
I am as well struggling with this damned "e" until today.
"Ieeh! Aaaahm!" (F)
Still a little too dragging, but she improves.
"FfffiiEEEHHHn!!!" (F)
Ouch.
That was ear-piercing.
"Much less mum. Much less." (E)
She looks a bit dejected because of her failure.
(F)
"It's not too bad. We can work with this. We just need so adjustnts for you to improve." (E)
(F)
"Don't force it out. You need to carefully form the sounds. It's all about control." (E)
(F)
Naturally, we keep going at it.
After all, Dad will co eventually and I can completely understand that Mother wants to lessen the drama.
So being able to at least talk a bit would decrease the severity.
Also, there is Toris.
It would be terrible if his mother can't talk anymore with him.
Ti passes and eventually, the dreaded mont arrives.
Dad isn't really discreet when he returns.
"FARRAH!!!" (R)
Before Dad causes too much of a commotion, mum is leaving the room to greet him.
She smiles in his direction and does everything she can to calm him down without speaking.
I am close behind, hoping that any frustration and anger he might feel now isn't directed at .
When he sees her, he shows the kind of surprise you experience when the worst you imagined isn't the case, as mum looks at least fine from her outer appearance.
"Farrah! I, I heard you were attacked!" (R)
I am not very sure what Kyska's definition of "gentle" is, but she can be rather blunt with her words.
If my mory serves right, she was rather straightforward about my role with the eggs.
So I wonder what exactly it was that she told Dad.
"Dad! Mum is a little shaken. Please calm down to not trouble her too much." (E)
He looks at but then his gaze returns to Mother.
"Farrah. A-are you alright?" (R)
"Ie'm fieene, dEear." (F)
There are still obvious flaws, but these are more general problems we can't solve yet.
Instead, we were able to train another word before Dad ca.
Everything else has to co through practice.
Dad looks at least sowhat relieved and directly locks Mum in a tight embrace.
"I was so worried. When this insect ca and told you got hurt..." (R)
"Deeear." (F)
"Your voice. What happened to you?" (R)
"It's a bit complicated." (E)
"Farrah?" (R)
He looks with a worried expression at Mum.
"Her voice... got damaged. She can talk to a degree but it's difficult and her vocabulary is limited, for now." (E)
"Is that true?" (R)
Mum just smiles at him as an answer.
Well, Dad tears up, and for the next couple of minutes, it gets rather emotional.
Ultimately I can convince him to change to my family's lodging hall.
It's not like the workers care about the family drama in the courtyard, but I do.
"How bad is it?" (R)
"IeeEEtZZ... fieene." (F)
Uhh. That cos from using words we didn't train.
"God Farrah. How could that happen?!" (R)
"It's all my fault. I was too careless. This other princess snatched her away and conducted this... this!" (E)
"Why? For what reason?" (R)
"There's sothing else about mum's state." (E)
"What is it?! Tell !!" (R)
(F)
Dad looks utterly confused.
"Mum wants to tell you that there is no point in talking to you as long you are in no mood to listen." (E)
He blinks at both of us.
"Pffft." (R)
Then he starts to giggle.
"Yes, this sounds exactly like your mother. Okay fine. What's going on here?" (R)
"First, where is Toris?" (E)
"I left him with your nurse and rushed back here. Your mother said she can be trusted and I trust your mother's instinct. They might arrive any mont." (R)
"Then I better explain what happened to both of you when he's back." (E)
"Alright." (R)
Like Dad said it doesn't take long until they arrive.
We gently make Toris take place inside.
Eventually, it cald down, so I can begin.
"It is like this. Mum got changed by a princess. She can now understand and speak the insect speech yet isn't able anymore to speak the normal way. While we could train so words it's extrely difficult for her to use human speech." (E)
"Poor mum." (T)
"It's not too bad. If she can't manage to convey sothing then I can translate." (E)
"What exactly happened?" (R)
(F)
"Oh, exactly like them!" (T)
Toris can be really weird sotis.
"What did she say?" (R)
Oh yes, my turn.
"That princess applied sothing to her nose for understanding the screeches and stung her throat for speaking. After that she was like this." (E)
"Then I want too!" (T)
"Absolutely not! Are you insane?" (E)
Everyone else's shrieked expressions agree with my opinion.
"But if mum can't talk that's bad, right?" (T)
"Still, I won't let you get stung." (E)
I can understand that he wants Mum to be able to talk to him.
But I won't allow that he gets stung.
"And the scent? W-we could understand your mum." (R)
"Noot rEeecomnndEd. NOt reEcomndeEt!" (F)
"Dear?" (R)
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