The Tiger Within

When the song was done once again, Clovis began coming out of his trance, having truly enjoyed the experience with his little girl . He never realized Zither could be so pretty and relaxing . What was more, he was surprised by Kyera"s teaching form . She never touched the strings or the child, she guided with her voice and never really chided her .

"You did very well, Princess . There is one major issue within this lesson though . " Kyera a.s.sessed watching the child who suddenly looked lost . A small frown teased between Kyera"s eyes as she tried to find another way to say this . "You didn"t do anything truly wrong . However, I need to ask . Why did you stop playing halfway through the score?" Raina looked down at her hands her confidence shaken . Clovis" heart clenched slightly as he watched, expecting the next words to bully his little girl he couldn"t just sit aside .
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"She made a mistake in the notes so she stopped to start again like a good student should . However you ignored the mistake . Why?" Clovis countered turning a question on Kyera whose attention momentarily left her student . Parents weren"t aloud at training in the forest . Now she knew why . Thankfully, she had patience to spare .

"Yes, and for good reason . She did not make a mistake . She adapted the tune to her play style . " Kyera replied smoothly . "In music, no musician plays the same way twice . We miss notes, we change them so they feel better under our hand . The sounds are similar but not perfect . Raina felt it was a mistake because it wasn"t perfect, but music isn"t about being perfect . It is about embracing emotions and the beauty of imperfections . " Kyera replied explaining just as much to the father as the daughter . Raina"s eyes lit up as she thought on What her teacher said . The statement made much more sense than the normal teachers "my way or no way" mentality .

Clovis sat still for a moment thinking on this and looking at the Zither in front of his daughter . It wasn"t perfect either . The wood was smooth but the color and grain had its true texture and the strings were not all the same color . Somewhere toned from playing . "Does that, in a way, lead one to become lazy?" he asks seeing the flaw in the logic . Kyera sighed softly and shook her head .

"Yes, but only to those who do not love the art . You see the key is to master it but also to make it your own . You can not play every note or even every 5 notes wrong and still call it the same song . You must balance your changes to make the song sound its best . " Kyera explained, countering him soundly . Clovis quickly came to see it her way . Mally smiled as she gently stroked Snow Drop"s delicate wings .

"Kyera has been learning Music from the fair folk since she was… four, five?" Mally explained looking at Kyera for confirmation . "At any rate she has a very pa.s.sionate and wild relationship with it . Its more… . About your heart and emotion than capturing the beauty of a landscape or a moment . " Mally added still stroking the Fairy"s soft wings .

"I see . It is beautiful and unique . I think Princess Raina will do well learning this . " Clovis replied seeing so much more potential if his daughter learned to improvise and be herself . Music was already a useful and pleasing talent but to also learn confidence and self understanding for one so young would be wonderful . His hopes were not high, but even if it just brought her a occasional smile, it was worth it . "I will have to trouble you, Lady Kyera . "

"Yes, Please, Warrioress Kyera . " Raina replied turning her pretty blue eyes on Kyera . Her heart melted as the child watched her closely . It was as though her hopes and dreams all rested on Kyera"s shoulders . A small smile curved the older woman"s lips as she realized she was just fine with that . After All, who better for them to rest on than someone that believes in her .

"What did I tell you when i first agreed to train you?" Kyera asked with a smile and the little girl grinned happily .

"Thank you, Thank you Teacher Kyera!" Raina cheered and tackled Kyera with a hug . Kyera hugged her back and smiled . The warmth melted away the emptiness she had been feeling moments before .