"Can I sit here?" A young girl of about fourteen asked Ky. She was clutching a large book and had her blakc hair up in a ponytail.
"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 furrowed her brow at her. Great. She couldn’t even have the corner to herself. Why couldn’t this girl pick one of the three others in the room? But she shrugged. “…sure.”
"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]
"Thanks." She sat down with a smile. "What's your name? I'm Ishai."
"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
Great. She was meeting the legendary Ishai when she had no capacity for anything at all. “… Ky.”
"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]
Her eyes lit up. "Oh! You're Lord Ash's new niece, right? You met my mother." She held out her hand. "It's great to finally meet you!"
"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
“Your mother?” Ky gave her a quizzical look, but shook her hand.
"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]
"Kazhra. Lord Ash picked her to be interviewed by you. Sounds like she doesn't quite fit you but she said it was really nice to meet you! She thinks we would get along."
"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’s eyes went wide for a moment before she caught herself. Kazhra’s daughter? That was terrifying. Completely and utterly horrifying. Ky had seen the lengths some parents went to in response to perceived slights to their children. No chance at all she was going to say anything to the child of someone like Kazhra. “It was very nice to meet her as well. And you, too.” She forced a little smile.
"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]
"Thanks!" She crossed her legs. "So you're Lord Loquitur's daughter now? That's so cool. Do you like it with him? How are you getting along with your siblings?"
"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… I’m here now.” Ky shrugged, trying not to look as sullen as she was. “… but it was nice before all this. They’re a wonderful family.”
"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 really are. I'm friends with Lyra. How are you liking it here so far, though?"
"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 nice.” Ky forced another little smile. “Absolutely massive. I don’t think I could quite imagine until I’d seen it.”
"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, isn't it? I just love exploring. But the library is my favorite place!"
"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 weakly. How did that fucking place keep coming up again and again and again? Couldn’t they all just pretend like it didn’t? “What are your favorite things to read?”
"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]
"Everything!" She held up her book. "This is a history on the war in the East."
"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
