"I'm sure it's not behind you!" He nudged her gently. "Anything can happen. And if you want to go back then Lord Ash will allow it for certain."
"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 don’t,” she said quietly. “Although I appreciate the offer.”
"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]
"If you change your mind," he said after a pause, looking doubtful. "There's no need to be modest."
"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
"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]
"Er..." He rubbed his neck. "If you ever need to talk, or anything--any of you--I know what it's like. So."
"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
So he had. Good to know. That was odd that Ash let a slave call him by his first name. Well. A freed slave… well, she guessed Aleth wanted her to call him that. So. It wasn’t all that different, was it?
“I appreciate that as well.” She smiled a little. “The same goes for you. I, uh, I mean you don’t know me yet. But. Well. I’m a good listener.”
"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." He smiled slightly. "I've done a lot of talking with people but it's always good to have a fresh outlook. And I bet you are a good listener."
"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 smiled a little more and dipped her head. “I try to be anyway.”
"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]
"You're doing well." They reached the third floor. "Okay, so we're starting on the first floor, but this is where the library is. And Lord Ash's office."
"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 nodded. “Good to know… does he spend a lot of time in it?”
Gods. She hated that she was going to have to report all of this back to Aleth, once he was out of the infirmary. Gods, she was going to have to be friends with the bastard to make it unsuspicious that she went with him to give her reports… gods.
"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]
"Yep. He basically lives on this floor." He gestured to the office. "That's the door there. The locks insanely complicated. The library is just next door."
"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 nodded. Also good to know. “… you must have a somewhat large library in a Keep this large?”
Tarr didn’t. But he was a meathead. Ash seemed far, far smarter.
"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 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
"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]
"Oh, my dear girl." He hurried to the massive carved doors. "Any guest is welcome in this library. Come on!"
"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
