“Definitely not,” Ky said, forcing her tone and expression to get gentle again as she looked back at him. “I’m very different now than I used to be.”
"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]
They were nearing the library as they headed up the final flight of stairs. "I also hear you're part of why my uncles stopped fighting," Tristan said after a pause.
"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
“Ah, yeah, that was, heh.” She smiled awkwardly. “… What did you hear about that?”
"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]
"Very, very little. Mum outlined vaguely that neither of them liked your situation, and that sort of contributed to them getting back on common ground. That's all."
"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
Ky nodded. So they didn’t want Tristan to know. She could work with that. “Yeah… I definitely wasn’t in a great spot. I guess I sort of unified them against my problem. Somehow.”
"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]
"They have a lot more in common than they think," Tristan observed. "That was a silly war; it caused some villages a lot of suffering, especially with the Tarrs and the Bledroes in the mix. They weren't so careful as my uncles about razing."
"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
"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]
"Especially for the soldiers and the farmers," Tristan said grimly. "It's glorified in tapestries and paintings, sure, but it's just pain and blood."
"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
"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 as well. And when people are pulled from work to bolster the army, that's not good either."
"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
Ky nodded in agreement. “There’s little to be gained from war… except for money, I guess. Power.”
"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]
"And land," Emery added. "That's a big thing in the East." Tristan nodded.
"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
Ky nodded, too. “Fat good’ll do you with how emaciated they’ve made it over there. Burned fields and graveyards.”
"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]
"Very true." "See, this is why I leave politics alone," Tristan complained. "So many awful decisions, so much suffering."
"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
Ky nodded. “And their egos are enormous.” She flushed a bit, realizing what she’d said. “In the East. Not here. The… the Reputations. Not here.” God she probably looked like such an ungrateful bitch. She felt the need to apologize but didn’t know who to.
"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]
