The Balance Keeper

Summary

After being assigned a pair of beast-kin brothers as partners by the Federation, I prepared two glasses of milk every evening. The older brother, Blaine, was reserved but would politely accept it, offering a gentle "Thank you." His younger brother, Chase, was hot-headed, often shattering the glass and snapping at me. I believed I was being perfectly impartial, treating them both equally.

Then, my best friend, Elara, accidentally witnessed this. She hesitated before saying, "Don't you think that kind of impartiality is actually unfair to the one who's better behaved?" I thought about it all day and realized she was right.

That evening, I walked out of the kitchen with only one glass of milk in my hand.