"Perhaps?" Aleth said thoughtfully. "They said he had a broad selection of specialties from multiple countries he visited. It may have included textiles, I can't say for certain."
"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
"Because she was being bullheaded about it... sir," Aleth said. He should have had the foresight to see what a mess this was going to create and not had her in it. He'd been planning on stripping her of it a few hours from the Keep, but then they'd all been in such a bad state that he'd forgotten all about it. It wasn't worth it for the little bit of additional pain he was able to cause her. At least they'd had a moment when Sera stepped out a few days ago to get their stories aligned. "She claimed she wanted it for warmth and wouldn't hear any arguments to the contrary."
"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]
"She claimed it was because she was too afraid to ask for it to be removed and neither of you offered," Gaius replied. "She said the pain was enough that she nearly passed out at one point."
"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
"That's news to me," Aleth said, blinking but resisting the urge to squint at him. He felt it unlikely Ky had said anything of the sort. But, then, she was the type of idiot to keep running her mouth until she said what she thought you wanted to hear. So if Ash was leading her... "She most certainly got an offer, though. We both thought she should take it off... I'm very sorry to hear if she changed her mind and didn't tell us, though. Poor girl."
"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
"Dried meat," Aleth said. "I was able to snatch a bag of food as I stole one of the horses. We ate on that until we eventually had to eat the horse as well."
"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
"Over a snowbank somewhere." Aleth shrugged. "We ditched it once it was empty. Didn't see the point in carrying around needless weight."
"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 could have carried scavenged food," he pointed out.
"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 could have," Aleth allowed, inclining his head. "But it didn't. We didn't scavenge anything. The three of us together don't know enough about the North to have a prayer of putting together a safe meal on our own."
"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
"No sir." Aleth shook his head. "We were very, very fortunate in that respect. I'm very grateful."
"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]
