"Good. Not safe out here during long night." He crouched down on his haunches. "You stay awhile, talk?"
"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 smiled and nodded. Good. So she wasn’t bothering him. She flopped down, pulling her knees to her chest. “Of course… how have you been?”
"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]
"As I say, hungry. Lonely. But eating well, thanks to Ash. He very kind, very curious."
"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
“He is,” she agreed with a nod. “He wants to get to know you better.”
"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 know. You tell him that fine, but he wait until I get back from watching your uncle. Then I answer questions." He thought Ash was a bit bold to be asking so much so soon, but he welcomed company.
"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
“I will.” Ky hesitated. Gaius was going to be angry with this request, wasn’t he? She thought about it for a moment, then decided she didn’t care. He was angry with her for breathing; and then equally angry with her when she didn’t breathe. He could wait until Zander came back. Maybe that would be motivation for him to stop being so paranoid and let Zander come back. “… will you stay with him the whole time, or only until he leaves the north?”
"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]
"Which you prefer?" Rönn asked. He had never been south, or east for that matter. But he supposed he could make do. Did the jurisdiction of the sleeping gods end at the border? If so, would he shrivel up and die? Return to the state he'd been in before? Or go on as a beast? Would he still be hungry?
"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
“I mean… if you don’t mind…” Ky didn’t like asking for favors. Even from cryptids. Even when they offered. “…I’m very worried about him. I’d like to know he’s safe.”
"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 go with him then. No promise that I return--I know not how much power North god's curse have down in warm lands, but I find out." He paused, glancing into the forest for a moment as he heard something in the distance. His brow furrowed. "Hm."
"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
“‘Hm’ what?” Ky’s gaze flicked to the woods, too. Spooked even though she was with the scariest thing out here. Probably. But then her brain processed what he said. “Wait, what? Will it hurt you?”
"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]
He shrugged, distracted. "No idea. Maybe, maybe not. Not matter to me, really. I follow Zander for you." He rose. "You hear that?"
"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
“Hear what? Ky spang to her feet in an instant, spooked. She didn’t hear anything. She stumbled backward a step, eyes scanning the woods fearfully.
"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]
"Sound. Far away." His ears twitched, angling forward and back. "Bad. Not near yet but coming." He turned to her. "Coming near, might pass here but not for few hours yet. You stay inside after we talk."
"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
“What is it?” Her eyes snapped back towards his face. Every impulse she had wanted to run. But she wasn’t done talking to him yet. But what could he possibly find bad?
"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]
"We sit and talk," he said slowly, crouching back down. The hairs on the back of his neck were standing on end. "Everything fine for now, it not coming close yet. What we talk about, Ky Ruiarc?"
"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
