Author: The Wanlorn
Title: Food!
Summary: Another one of my Nire ficlets
Rating: G
Distribution: Just tell me where it's going.
Disclaimer: Nire and Amariyah belong to me. Jander belongs to WotC and Christie Golden. Nojheim belongs to WotC and RA Salvatore.
Food!
The capricious child glared at the copious pile of food that had been allocated for her. None of it was palatable - she would not touch it.
Nire finally gave up her assiduous attempts to get Amariyah to eat. No amount of chastising the sophomoric child worked.
"Jander," she whined, turning away. "You deal with her!"
The elf merely laughed and turned away. He knew there would be no indemnity if the two-year-old started her favorite game - throwing the food. And he had in inkling that the child would not start to eat until they were gone.
"You should exult because we're leaving soon and someone else will have to deal with her," he commented, his voice holding no rancor.
A gnarled, emaciated hand reached up and took the fork from Nire's hand. "I'll do it," said a quiet voice.
Nire glanced down to meet limpid eyes. "I'm omnipotent, and yet I can't get a baby to eat. Thanks Nojheim."
He grinned spontaneously, a rare sight. "You know she doesn't like to eat when her teeth are coming in."
Nire grinned, her brash attitude softened by the poignant picture of the goblin trying to get the baby to eat. Usually, they didn't try so ardently to make the child eat, but food had been short lately, and everyone needed to eat when they could.
Nire deviated from the straight path she was heading to kiss the stumpy mortal on the cheek in thanks, then joined Jander. They walked off together into the sunset.
*Fin*