"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 confirmed. "... at least not once we got free from the slavers. They were the last things to attack us."
"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 realize how incredibly implausible that sounds?"
"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, sir," Aleth said, inclining his head. They should have come up with a cover story of getting attacked by something small or something. But they hadn't. So he wouldn't. "But I wager we wouldn't be here, if something big had bothered itself with us. And we got lucky nothing small was interested in trying its luck. It was a hard enough battle to survive the elements alone."
"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]
"Even so." He glanced at the blankets. "How is your foot, speaking of the elements?"
"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
"...on the mend." He resisted the urge to curl his toes; he'd already made that mistake one too many times. "But still very, very sore, as I suppose could be expected."
"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]
"Certianly." He nodded. "Which towns did you pass through on your way here?"
"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 know the name, sir," Aleth said. "We only passed through one, and didn't slow down at all, really. Was in and out in the course of a few minutes."
"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
"Um..." He thought for a moment. He was checking their path, right? And they'd claimed to have come up from Rhaebaki. "I can't read, but there were a few bears that I noticed."
"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]
(Did Tadaaki really see a bear inn on their actual route?)
"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
(bruh this is your world not mine idk xD I do think though that Aleth may have brought their route up this way on their way to Tarr's anyhow, though, so they at least saw a bit of the correct scenery)(speaking of, what color should they be? Aleth would notice that detail but I certainly do not know lol)
"Um..." Aleth thought for a moment.
"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]
(Doesn't matter! Tadaaki said green so I was curious)
Gaius waited.
"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
(ah okay haha I'm over here bullshitting before man and god--)
"I believe it was red, sir," he said. "Though I may be mistaken. I wasn't trying to notice any details -- just what stood out to me."
"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 was told you passed an inn with a blue wolf on the front."
"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
