This is just a conversation I made up between Valentine and Plikt when
Valentine decides to have Plikt teach her children. Hope you enjoy it.
"So it's blackmail, is it." Valentine looked at the young woman standing in front of her.
"You know it isn't Valentine. I just want to teach your children."
"And teaching my children includes reminding me ever so subtly that you have the power to get me and Ender killed? " Valentine Inquired.
" I wouldn't!" Plikt looked upset. " Just because.."
"Just because you 'happen' to be the only person on this planet aside from me who knows my brother's the Xenocide?"
"And the Speaker for The Dead."
"And that means.?"
"He's good too!"
Valentine's eyes blazed " Plikt! My brother has always been good! He didn't want to kill the buggers! He hated himself for it! Why of course he's good!"
Plikt cowered "Sorry Valentine, I didn't mean it that way."
"I know," Valentine sighed. "But it's toturing to me that Ender, sweet Ender is a regarded as a monster, while Peter, who was threatening to kill me at the age of 4 is regarded as a hero. "
"Peter?" Plikt's face wrinkled for a moment. "Oh, the Hegemon. I forgot about him for a moment."
"Well, you're hired."
"What?"
"You're hired! You know, to teach Syfte and Ran."
"Oh, that."
"Yes, that. Did you forget that's why we were having this conversation in the first place?"
"So it's blackmail, is it." Valentine looked at the young woman standing in front of her.
"You know it isn't Valentine. I just want to teach your children."
"And teaching my children includes reminding me ever so subtly that you have the power to get me and Ender killed? " Valentine Inquired.
" I wouldn't!" Plikt looked upset. " Just because.."
"Just because you 'happen' to be the only person on this planet aside from me who knows my brother's the Xenocide?"
"And the Speaker for The Dead."
"And that means.?"
"He's good too!"
Valentine's eyes blazed " Plikt! My brother has always been good! He didn't want to kill the buggers! He hated himself for it! Why of course he's good!"
Plikt cowered "Sorry Valentine, I didn't mean it that way."
"I know," Valentine sighed. "But it's toturing to me that Ender, sweet Ender is a regarded as a monster, while Peter, who was threatening to kill me at the age of 4 is regarded as a hero. "
"Peter?" Plikt's face wrinkled for a moment. "Oh, the Hegemon. I forgot about him for a moment."
"Well, you're hired."
"What?"
"You're hired! You know, to teach Syfte and Ran."
"Oh, that."
"Yes, that. Did you forget that's why we were having this conversation in the first place?"