"Did you not hear me? Don't go there ever again! What could you possibly be learning from those commoners!"
"But I've never heard any of the stories they tell about Belobog before..."
She pulled her brother behind her, denying him the chance to talk back.
"You are both Landaus! One day, you'll face hard choices. Especially you, Serval."
She knew that her brother did nothing wrong, but she couldn't think of a rebuttal.
She went to bed angry after the argument, vowing to herself:
"I will be a grown-up one day. And when that day comes, I will make choices..."
"My own choices..."