11. Tegy
11. In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?
Definitely when she ran away from the alien aisha empire/her home. Tegy knew the day was coming where she would get her triangle implant and be trained to fight as a warrior, like her sister Cregan. She never had much confidence in her own physical strength, being a runt her whole life, and she felt like she was doomed no matter which path she chose. It was worth running away to maybe enjoy a few experiences of her own, free of past expectations and not bound to any duty [because of course, once you leave the protection of the empire, you will die. it is inevitable. a fish separated from its school is vulnerable etc].
Many experiences for those first couple years were new and also scary, but over her life she has gotten used to taking big plunges, and nothing really compared to leaving all she knew behind that first time.
Close seconds would be tough scrapes almost getting caught/getting caught stowing away on ships before she found her new home and work as a scavenger. even then there are dangers of digging through old space junk, but she hasnt died yet so! very happy! was not expecting to survive young-adulthood much less reach her 50s.













