The Commander of their tribe was always supposed to be treated with respect. They had gained their role in a legitimate way, and the tribe as a whole was okay when they rose to leadership. This meant that the tribe was okay with them being leader, and following the rules they set for the tribe.

Cascade knew this well. When she was but a small swabbie, learning to use her small size to her advantage, she was also obedient to the Commander's demands.

But now that Tempest was her Commander? Her own brother, her stupid, lovable brother? Older brother by a few minutes? The one who would go out behind the Commander's back, at times, and play fight with his friends and gain some really stupid wounds?

She did respect his decisions, of course, but there was always that hanging in the back of her mind. Her Commander, the one who tells the orders, was the one disobeying them in their youth. Hilarious.

So she approached him one day.

She smiled in her kind, teasing way, and she circled around him. "Hello, dear Commander," She purred, barely keeping a laugh out of her tone, "What will your instructions be today? Gather up all of the Navigators and go fight near the Island of Shadow? Go on swimming expeditions and leave Monarch behind to take over for a day?"

Rosa | 228 words| why yes, she IS teasing her brother. that's what sisters do.
Cascade of Roaring Water