“Um…” she hesitated. That was a good question. But Rönn wouldn’t have answered it even if she’d had the foresight to ask. He didn’t want her to see it. “He didn’t say. But, um, he kept listening that way.” She gestured. “He said it was moving fast and wasn’t supposed to be out before the sun goes away but that they’re mostly shy of humans.”
"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]
"Mm." He limped past her. "Who said this? Rönn?" She'd visited him? Damn, he must have missed his chance.
"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
“Yes.” She nodded and followed. “He also said that stone mother is real and very, very dangerous and you’re gonna die if she sees you because she chases you until you get tired of running and then she puts your skull on her back.”
"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 lines up with the legends." A shudder passed through him. "I'd hoped she was one of the ones that wasn't real. Is she nearby too?"
"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
“No.” Ky shook her head. “He doesn’t know where she is. Always traveling. But not close.”
"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]
"Good." He his breath caught as his leg twinged. "This troll, what sort is he? How big?"
"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 eyed him, glancing at his leg as she guessed what that meant. It felt polite to ask if he was okay. But she knew that would upset him, so instead she looked back his face. “What do you mean what sort?”
"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]
"Well, is it a wood troll or a stone troll, to start? Where from? And again, how big is it?"
"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
“There are different types of trolls?” she asked incredulously.
"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]
"Of course. There are different types of humans, aren't there?" He had a window in mind. It was his father's room, but it was the closest window facing that direction. He entered the main area of the library.
(Pratik has a different room now)
"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
(Works for me haha I have no memory whatsoever where you put him)
“…Fair,” Ky agreed. “Well, he didn’t say. He wasn’t going to tell me at all but I guessed and he doesn’t lie. He just said it was big and male so it was extra mean.”
"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 it won't harm us if we stay behind the walls?"
"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
“Inside.” She said. “I don’t know if it can smell us if we’re outside or something. But he said if we stay inside then we’re safe. And he’s gonna stay out there tonight to make sure before he goes.”
"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 guards on the wall might see it," Gaius mused. "If it's big enough." They reached the doors and he opened them, heading for the stairs.
"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
“Have they seen any before?” She followed him out.
"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]
