How to kill your mother.

[Nduka]

Osha, a 15 year old prince, is plagued with the idea of killing his own mother. He strongly believes, although reluctantly, that she is a traitor.

What are your thoughts? Should he? Or do we rid ourselves of this ruthless teenager?

[Gill]

I think it is a valid concept to introduce.
The tensions between children and parents provoke profound and often violent emotions.
Will he agonise about the 'necessity' to cleanse the country/kingdom/family of her, v. his filial love for her "right or wrong"? If he succeeds will he regret it?

[[deleted user]]

What are his reasons for believing she is a traitor? To murder your own mother is not a decision to be taken lightly. I'd love to hear how he comes to a decision and the consequences of making the right/wrong decision.

[Nduka]

Success is a two-pronged sword. With victory comes great sacrifice. When the child kills the mother, or anyone else for that matter, nothing good can come out of it.

That said, I do not think this is, or will be, his "first killing". So will he agonise? Maybe. Filial, you ask? Hard to say. But it is the one act that defines him from then on, especially to his people. The unfortunate thing for both mother and child in this situation is that there was no rancour between them.

All said & done, the village was never the same again. Note, however; this is historical fiction.

M and G wrote: "I think it is a valid concept to introduce.
The tensions between children and parents provoke profound and often violent emotions.
Will he agonise about the 'necessity' to cleanse the country/k..."

[Nduka]

Without beating about the bush, I can say that she was accused (politically); and for sake of patriotism, she owned up. One thing was certain from the start. Nemesis was at knocking and whatever her situation, it was her day of reckoning. The question is; by whose sword?

She knew her day was coming, but was hoping it was still a long way away. And without mincing words, she plans on killing him. That is her pledge. How much of him dying by her hands is also another matter.

Sarah wrote: "What are his reasons for believing she is a traitor? To murder your own mother is not a decision to be taken lightly. I'd love to hear how he comes to a decision and the consequences of making the ..."



Sarah wrote: "What are his reasons for believing she is a traitor? To murder your own mother is not a decision to be taken lightly. I'd love to hear how he comes to a decision and the consequences of making the ..."