"I'm very glad. I hope things continue to stay better."
"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 do too,” she answered quietly. They’d have to see. She wasn’t going to write off the possibility of ending up in the dungeon five minutes after the tour. For all she knew things were going to be the opposite of better the very moment she saw Ash again.
"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]
(Do you wanna skip the tour since we already did it?)
"At least we have your old master's name now," he pointed out. "So we can track him down."
"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 stopped short, looking at him in alarm. “Why would you want to track him down? I…” she shook her head. “I don’t want to go back. Sir. Please.”
"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]
Emery looked just as alarmed and quite distressed. "Good gods, we wouldn't ever send you back! Never, Ky! Gaius would track him down to confirm your story, to put him down, anything but send you back."
"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 looked at him for another moment then ducked her head. She didn’t want them trying to confirm her story, either. But. Well. Hopefully by the time Ash sent men to check, and they searched for a bit and couldn’t find ‘Ryken’ and then made it back again, the war would be over and she would be long gone. “Yessir.”
"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]
"I'm just Emery," he reminded her. "No sirs needed."
"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
“Yess-“ she cut herself off and ducked her head again. That always made it complicated. She smiled sheepishly. “I’ll… work on 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]
He nodded with a small smile. "Take your time. Took me ages as well, I promise."
"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. “Habits die hard… especially ones literally beaten into you, I think.”
"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. Very true." His brow furrowed. "You can only hope they go away fast."
"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
“Yess-“ She nodded quickly. Was that a threat? “I’ll work on it very hard. I promise.”
Not sure she was selling it when she almost called him sir in the same sentence that she was claiming she wouldn’t anymore. But. Well. She was trying.
"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 need any help, there are a lot of us who would be willing," he told her. "We know how it is."
"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]
Emery dipped his head. "Almost to the dining hall, now," he mused.
"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
