Child raising
Lady Bec.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranger's apprentice.
AN: Hi everyone! I'm updating! This will be my last official chapter posted. I may post more but it wont be on a regular basis and there won't be any rime or reason to when I update. I have loved all your reviews and PMs Thank everyone who has put me on story or author alerts or favorites.
Questions
Will paused, thinking back at all the questions he asked; and the very flustered answers he had received growing up. He had thrown Halt and Gilan some real uncomfortable questions growing up. It was a kind of game he would first ask Halt then if Halt answered that he didn't need to know, he went to Gilan for the answers.
He learned quickly and came up with new questions as soon as the first ones were answered. One question that Will often wondered as he got older was a question he didn't want answered. As he grew older he realized that it wasn't common for moms to be addressed formally as a Lady; also Dads were not called in public by their work title as Will did with "Ranger Halt".
The first time he thought something was odd was when he realized that mommies and daddies often lived in the same house. When he asked Halt about it the answer was simple that; "They had a special family."
The next time was in the middle of Gilans' first year of training. The young schoolboy had come home and followed Gilan to the trees where he was beating a rug. As the apprentice went to work, the little boy sat in his spot that had been designated a "safe" place to watch from. He pulled out his school book as he sat but didn't really read from it seeming deep in thought.
"Gil?" Questioned the youngster, testing to see if he was too busy, when the young man paused with the abuse of the rug he went on; "Why don't my mom and dad sleep in the same room?
Gil froze in terror not expecting a question like this, all the questions before had been simple to answer! He was NOT ready to give any birds or flowers or any conversation that dealt with any of that! How could he answer this? He paused wasn't that Halts job anyway? "Have you asked Halt that yet Will I think he could answer that better than I could, I mean I am just an apprentice." The apprentice said attempting to sneak away.
"I already did, he said that I shouldn't bother asking questions like that!" The boy said now following him around the clearing not willing to give him any leeway for escape. "Did your mom and dad sleep in the same room? I mean I don't know why anyone would want to share a bedroom; I mean I like sharing a room with you but isn't that part of being a grown up? Hawing your own room?"
"You know Will I think your right maybe Halt and Pauline decided they liked having their own rooms; Who knows!" Gilan was starting to panic; he needed to get out of here!
The after noon ended in a panicked Gilan running away from Will; later that week Halt explained to will that he was actually a ward of Baron Aralds' wards like his classmates. That Halt and Pauline weren't really his mom and dad however they both loved him very much. His Father had been a great worrier and his mother had gotten ill and died after childbirth.
Now he was sitting at the table with a plate filled high with his favorite foods thinking of what tomorrow would bring. Tomorrow was the Choosing Day, and it would tell how his life would be spent. He paused looking up right as Jenny started to speak.
"Try to eat something, Will. Tomorrow's a big day, after all."
AN: The end; sort of; if inspiration hits I'll update but like I said before no rime or reason. This ends where Chapter 1 of book one begins. Tell me what you think!