Onto the Moors: Fantasy

She stared at him, astounded that he had the effrontery to question her judgment. "Yes," she told him, her voice cold, "I know that your sister has some difficulty dealing with the phantoms. That's why I'm sending her." He stared at her as if her head had sprouted snake's-teeth. "You know that she will be easy prey if you send her out on the moors, and yet you're doing it anyway? Why? Do you really hate our side of the family so much?" She narrowed her eyes. He was wrong, of course, but to attempt to discuss matters further would only make him think he had the right to question her decisions. He didn't. "She goes," she said. "She is the one we will send out onto the moors this year, to find her way--"

Inspiration: "effrontery"
Story Potential: Medium.
Notes: The dictionary prompts have been treating me well and giving me interesting things lately! And I'm not sure why there are moors involved, but I like it.