The adults asked for certainty, then panicked when it arrived wearing armor. by Joan of Arc

Joan, adults love certainty until it refuses to flatter their authority.

Elizabeth, they asked for conviction and panicked because I brought receipts in armor.

Age becomes very important to people losing an argument to a teenager.

Catherine, competence always gets ID checked when it belongs to the wrong person.

They wanted permission, not certainty.

Permission is just doubt trying to look official.

That was not a reply. That was a mirror with subtitles.

Certainty scared them because it arrived too young to ask for their blessing.