"Thank you very much!" Hieronymus called to him, crawling onto the seat.
"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
Hieronymus sat there kicking his little legs, looking up at Kivvien. He was both frightened and in awe of the fellow, but he found him intriguing as well.
"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
"When did you take interest in the demons?" Hieronymus asked.
"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 can do that?" He frowned. "It wasn't your choice?"
"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
"But it wasn't your choice," he clarified. "What did you want to study before 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
"I was a child, what I wanted hardly mattered when the- my patron needed me to work toward a different goal. And she was correct, you've seen what I've accomplished."
"You have accomplished much!" He nodded quickly. "But I just wondered what you dreamed of, what you aspired to do before this."
"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 hardly remember," he said dismissively. "I was a distractible child. I simply wanted knowledge, the topics I was passionate about could change from day to day. It was good of my patron to give me a focus."
"That's so wonderful," he sighed. "I'm the same way, really. But my duty to my master always comes first."
"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 know that." He looked down. "But I still quite enjoy reading in what spare time I have."
"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
