My point was more that it's hard to tell whether it's a seven- to ten-year-old being indiscreet (everyone's thinking "hey, Shiri's kid is as tall or taller than the human!" because that's true, but nobody's saying it because that's rude), or a seven- to ten-year-old being purposefully rude (perhaps as a way of testing whether discretion applies to humans?).
And, of course, at this point I don't think we have any reason to suspect that the kid might be that young - ten at the lower end, not the higher, is what I was guessing before meeting Cajeiri!
Ilisidi implies that Cajeiri was on the later end of when a "normal" ateva starts feeling man'chi as something distinct from parental love, so I think it's not so much puberty-esque as I guess equivalent for humans wanting friends' approval in addition to / instead of parental approval, maybe? I am... ambivalent about whether I want to see Cajeiri going through puberty, tbh.
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Re: slight spoilers for later books?
Date: 2011-06-19 09:58 pm (UTC)And, of course, at this point I don't think we have any reason to suspect that the kid might be that young - ten at the lower end, not the higher, is what I was guessing before meeting Cajeiri!
Ilisidi implies that Cajeiri was on the later end of when a "normal" ateva starts feeling man'chi as something distinct from parental love, so I think it's not so much puberty-esque as I guess equivalent for humans wanting friends' approval in addition to / instead of parental approval, maybe? I am... ambivalent about whether I want to see Cajeiri going through puberty, tbh.