"Oooooo what are these?" North asked curiously while fiddling with a brass wristband.
"Wristbands," Frostbite said packing a bag.
"They look hideous," North said honestly, "Like suuuupppeeer ugly. Sssooooooooo ugly. I can't believe I'm touching them. Not even a Nightwing would wear these and they are as ugly as you can get. Meet alone an Icewing. Who even-"
"Will you shut up!" She hissed, snatching the wristbands away, "They are powerful though. In fact, with just a touch of a talon they could freeze you to death!"
"Woah where'd you get
North's eyes widened. 'Wow! With a weapon like that, we could win the war and beat the Nightwings! Heck we could wipe that foul race off the face of Pyrrhia!!'
"We could win the war!!" North cried excitedly.
"And that's exactly what I'm going to do," she said maliciously.
"But how? You're not a soldier!" North said confused.
"I'm enlisting in the army idiot," she rolled her eyes, "I'll be leaving in two weeks."
"B-but mother! What if I never see you again? what if you don't come back? What if you-"
"I'll be fine! And so will you! I'm sending you to Jade Mountain."
"But Nightwings are there! I can't be in the same place as those ugly creatures!" North cried.
"Couldn't send you to any of the good schools around here and I'm not even gonna try to get you in the bad or okay ones. Soo you're just gonna have to deal with it."
"But Mooooooooommm!!!!"
"Stop whining! If you don't want to be with a Nightwing, stop acting like one!"
"Can I just stay here? I'm 4 I can handle myself!"
"North stop! You're not getting out of it. I don't trust you here alone."
North sighed. He knew he wasn't gonna win this fight. Mothers always win. Even when the child is right. He dipped his head solemnly, knowing that soon he'd be alone, whether he stayed here or not. He felt a talon lift his head up so he could look in his mother's sorrowful eyes.
"North, you know that no matter what, I would never leave you. No matter how far I am. No matter how long it's been. I will always be there for you," she said, her eyes gleaming as if holding back tears, "But you must be strong. You can't let your fear get to you. I mean come on! You're an icewing! You're always tough."
"But aren't Icewings supposed to be brave and fearless?"
"There's a difference between brave and fearless. Fearless is when you absolutely have no fear. You rush into things and end up becoming a brute. But being brave means that even though you are scared, even though you are unsure, you still go in to do what you think- no what you know is right!" she said, "I want you to be brave. Not fearless. Everyone has fear even if you try to deny it. But you must be brave enough to acknowledge that you have them. You must be brave enough to do what's right."
"But what is right?"
"For you, that's being brave enough to sit in the same room as that Nightwing and show him who's alpha. Don't make him fear you. Make him have an undying respect for you!"
"And what about you?"
"For me?" She paused, "It's winning that war."