Considering that Ghanima had been dealing with assassination plots since she was hours old and slitting throats since she was four, the smile she shot him was decidedly impish, bypassing any attempt at faux-innocence.
"Leto and I had a childhood that many would deem atypical," she said cheerily. "My mother's people promote self-sufficiency from the time you can walk; the tribe carries no dead weight. Add that to being the heirs to House Atreides, and you had two children that tended to 'freak out' unwary visitors by acting like adult politicians rather than your average seven-year-old."
She was not mentioning being Pre-Born out of respect for Leto's wishes, as he had asked her not to speak of it.
"Strangely, or perhaps not-so-strangely, I find my unique upbringing is perhaps more helpful in dealing with my students than a 'normal' teacher could manage."
Re: Mingle!
"Leto and I had a childhood that many would deem atypical," she said cheerily. "My mother's people promote self-sufficiency from the time you can walk; the tribe carries no dead weight. Add that to being the heirs to House Atreides, and you had two children that tended to 'freak out' unwary visitors by acting like adult politicians rather than your average seven-year-old."
She was not mentioning being Pre-Born out of respect for Leto's wishes, as he had asked her not to speak of it.
"Strangely, or perhaps not-so-strangely, I find my unique upbringing is perhaps more helpful in dealing with my students than a 'normal' teacher could manage."