Editing Laritza (section)

==Speech==

Laritza speaks in a sharp, formal, and commanding way. She uses titles carefully and expects them from others, correcting errors immediately. Her language is clipped and efficient, often leaving no room for argument. She tends to issue orders rather than have conversations, and when she does explain things, it is usually to reinforce authority or procedure.

Her tone is often cold and dismissive. She frequently uses threats of punishment, not as emotional outbursts but as routine tools of control. She also speaks in a very ceremonial register when discussing the faith, purification, rank, and obedience, which makes her sound even more institutional and severe.

Laritza’s speech is particularly marked by the way she frames disobedience as ignorance or moral failure. She rarely wastes words on comfort or reassurance. Even when she is speaking about Meg’s future or the needs of the voyage to Alta, her wording remains disciplined and practical. She sounds like someone who has spent her life enforcing rules and expects them to be obeyed without question.