Ivar dipped his head. "That's all you can do, really. Fate or no fate."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded in agreement. “We’re all just trying to do the best we can… well… decent people anyhow.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Zander nodded, letting a brief silence pass between them. “How will you find your tribe again?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I will wander, find friendly tribes and pass the word around, gain information, and track them until I catch up to them." He shifted some vegetables around on his plate. "It will be difficult, but not impossible. The true trial will be keeping May and myself warm."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“You’ll manage it,” Zander said encouragingly. “It took me three years to catch up with Ky, but I did, eventually. You can do anything for love.”
Ky looked up at her name, but didn’t push it when Zander didn’t offer an explanation. She was used to getting talked about at this point. And knowing Zander he was probably singing praises she didn’t deserve.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"You lost her for three years?" His eyebrows shot up. "That is a very long time indeed. How did you find her again?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“The adoption,” Zander said. “How many orphaned Kylia Ruiarcs can there be?”
“What are you saying?” Ky asked impatiently, unable to resist her curiosity now that he’d said her name so many times.
“The chance of it being her was worth a few thousand miles,” Zander continued in Nortung. “And the reunion is worth a trillion more.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"That is like something from the settlers' stories," Ivar said with a nod of approval. "It should be written down in the paper boxes."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“It’s no tale.” Zander smiled but shook his head. “Just an uncle's love.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Any love is tale-worthy, whether it be cautionary or uplifting," Ivar pointed out.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“True enough.” Zander inclined his head. “Perhaps someone will write a book about us some days.”
Fat chance.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Perhaps." He shrugged. "You have a noble family now, through Ky. Nobles tend to draw more attention than peasant folk."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Isn’t that the truth.” Zander sighed. How much easier would it have been to keep her safe if they really were simple farmers. If The Council had never set their sights on the girls in the first place. All attention was bad attention. He was just glad they didn’t know her by Kylia.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"It is interesting that the settlers use writing to tell their stories. It is a very....limiting format. Oral tradition invites stories to grow and change along with its culture."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
