"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
They reached a room full of patients and doctors with beds packed tightly together. She led him to an empty bed. "Have a seat and I'll draw some 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
He sat down, looking around. It looked as though they were overfilled. they could certainly benefit from a second hospital building, or an expansion, and a few spare doctors.
She noticed him looking. "We're the only hospital for miles," she explained. "People come from all over with all manner of illness." She gestured for a doctor to fetch her a needle while she prepared a cotton swab.
"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
"If you're working on a cure then you can take up as much time as you need." She took the needle that the doctor offered her. "Where do you want to be stuck?"
"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
She nodded and promptly poked the needle in. It was thick, so the blood welled immediately and soaked into the cotton swab as she held it to his skin.
"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
"This will take a few days to test properly," she told him as she slipped the swab into a glass bottle. "How long will you be in town?"
"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 can return in a few days," he said, "I have a cloaked lab set up outside of town for safety purposes." He would have to cloak the old man's cabin to look completely inactive. If even a single person made the connection he didn't know how he would contain it.
She dipped her head. "Cone back in four days, then. Good luck in the meantime. If you need to reach me, ask for Matron Caul."
"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
