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So this story takes place in the beautiful Amavikka world Fialleril created. Fialleril can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Fialleril/profile
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Listen Luke, for this is the story my own mother told to me, and this is the story I will tell to you, so that you may always remember it and keep it in your heart.
Depur had very many palaces. In four of these palaces, there were four different families. The first family was the Rockstriders, and in this family was Marr Rockstrider, and his wife Aveni Rockstrider, who was heavy with their first child. The second family was the Rainseekers, and in this family was Colti Rainseeker and his husband Rakii Rainseeker, who was heavy with their first child. The third family was the Fireseekers, and this family was composed of Amee Fireseeker and her wife Kira Fireseeker, who was heavy with their first child. And the final family was the Sandragers, and the were composed of Ali Sandrager, Davinee Sandrager, Jimi Sandrager, and Olli Sandrager. Olli was heavy with their first child as well.
All these families wanted better for their children than a life of slavery. And, miraculously enough, each family found a clever way of escaping. The way they escaped is not important for this story though, what is important is all that happened after.
The Rockstriders had their child. And they did not give their child a slave name, but rather named her Blip. They wanted what was best for their child and therefore they did not want their child to grow up with the burden of her family's past as slaves. They wanted the child to be free, and to think that her people had always been free, that they always had been thriving. And so they did not tell the stories of Ar-Amu, of Ekkreth, of all the prophets and spirits, or of the Desert itself.
Blip's parents tried to raise her as well as they could, but the outside world also influenced her very greatly. She grew up into a selfish child, who always wanted more, who always wanted as much as she could get. Her parents were very perturbed but her behaviour, but they could not convince her to change her ways.
One day when Blip was grown, Depur needed more enforcers. Depur sent out a message to all the planet, promising lots of riches to anyone who would join the ranks of the Depuran enforcers. Depur promised a fine salary of vast riches, vaster riches than anything that Blip could make in her life as a farmer.
She initially did not want to take up Depur's offer. Her parents had been members of the freedom trail and she knew they would be disappointed if she did this. But she thought of all the money that she could make. And she accepted Depur's offer.
Ar-Amu was much grieved when She saw the child of Her children going over to the side of Depur. And Blip's parents grieved as well.
The Rainseekers also had their child. They wanted their child to fit in with all the other children, to be accepted and welcomed into the community of free people, free people who had never been in chains. And that is why they resolved to hide from their child their past as slaves. They did not teach their child the stories and songs that kept the bonded community alive, and did not teach them of their history.
They named this child Barlee. And Barlee grew up to be a happy child who cared for others. But there was indeed a problem. They cared too much about the opinions of others, especially the opinions of their close friends. Because of this, they did whatever it was that their friends wanted them to do, even if it was something they knew that they should not do.
Barlee was also a young adult when Depur sent out his message to all the lands, his message that he needed more enforcers and his call to have more people join his forces. Barlee saw the offer Depur had given to the free people and, more importantly, their friends saw the offer as well.
Barlee did not want to join the Depuran guards. They knew that their parents had been active on the freedom trail, and that they would not approve of Barlee joining the ranks of the Depuran. But most of their friends had taken up Depur's offer, and, as always, Barlee wanted to do what their friends wanted to do. Their friends pressured them to join the ranks of the Depuran guards, and they did not want to say no. So thus it was that Barlee became an enforcer.
Ar-Amu grieved as another of Her children's children came over to the side of Depur. And Barlee's parents grieved as well.
The Fireseekers named their son Alish, another name that did not belong to the slaves. But they did not do this for the good of the child, but rather for the good of the Amavikka still in slavery. For they thought that if the child knew the secrets of the Amavikka, they could tell the secrets to one who should not know, to one who would not take care of the secrets. They wanted to keep the Amavikka safe, and the secrets of the Amavikka safe, and they did not want to risk telling their child of their heritage.
And so Alish grew up. And he was kind and caring and gentle-hearted to all that he saw. He did not have selfishness in his heart but at the same time, he did not have a deep sense of love for the slaves, for the people of his heritage. He wanted things to go smoothly for everyone, and did not see the fact that slave owners don't deserve to have peace, because of the violence they have inflicted upon others, and he did not see the fact that sometimes violence is necessary to make a change.
He was also a young man when Depur sent out his call. And he looked at the offer and he thought long and hard. You see, he did not want to help Depur, for he knew that what Depur did was wrong. But he did think that if he was a Depuran, he could help the slaves. He could offer them little bits of kindness whenever he could. Of course, he did not want to free the slaves, for he thought that that was too dangerous. But he did want to help them.
And so he joined the Depuran guards and Ar-Amu once again wept that Her children's child had joined the side of Depur, and helped Depur to have power and hold over the slaves.
The Sandragers had a daughter who they named Ar-Baar. A good slave name which meant bedrock. They knew that it was vitally important for them to teach young Ar-Baar about her roots, her heritage, and, most importantly, about all the people still trapped under the looming Depur. And so the child grew up knowing the stories of Ar-Amu, of Ekkreth, of Leia, of Tena. She grew up knowing the stories of all the people and animals and plants and spirits that fought back against Depur in ways small and large. She knew of the Desert and how to live in harmony with it, and she knew of the promise that the Mother made to Her children.
She grew up caring, she grew up passionate, and she grew up with a deep love in her heart for all those remaining still in slavery, and a deep hatred in her heart for all those who held people as slaves. She was active on the freedom trail, just as her parents were, and she learned the stories of many of the slaves that she had helped free. She kept the stories deep in her heart, in the places where she stored the stories of the Mother.
When Depur's call for more enforcers was sent out, Ar-Baar was not swayed by Depur's promises of wealth and status and power. Nor was she swayed by all the people joining the Depuran. She was not even swayed by the idea that she could do good while helping Depur. She knew that her place was on the freedom trail, and she did not falter or sway from her purpose of freeing the slaves.
And so she refused to help Depur. And Ar-Amu smiled to see that Her child had chosen the side of the Mother and the enslaved people, rather than the cause of Depur. And Ar-Baar's parents smiled as well.
It is important that we always remember this story. Because it is important that we always remember our heritage, that we always remember where we came from, and that we always remember our duty to all the people who are still in bondage, and our relationship with our Mother.
I tell you this story to save your life, Lukka.
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