Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 11)

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:47 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:47 pm
"Pull it down before you close the door. It's wide enough that it won't look any different."
"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

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:56 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:56 pm
“That doesn’t make sense,” she grumbled, but obeyed. She didn’t buy that it was going to look right once they were down there.

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:01 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:01 pm
He waited for her to finish. "This tunnel ends up alongside a bedroom, I think."
"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

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:11 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:11 pm
“What bedroom?”

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:15 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:15 pm
"Not sure, but I bet there were some spicy affairs going on there!"
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:17 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:17 pm
Ky blushed and didn’t respond.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:18 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:18 pm
"It does have a door leading out there, so it could be for late night reading 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

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:25 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:25 pm
“Why sneak for that though?”

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:28 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:28 pm
"Well, you could be eight years old and it could be past your bedtime, for one thing. Or you could be reading devastating secrets of ancestors. Either way, a secret passage might be useful."
"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

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:32 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:32 pm
He was doing this on purpose. Bringing the secrets into it. She shrank and glanced away, unamused. There was no reason for him to make a dig like that. None at all.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:38 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:38 pm
He glanced at her, brow furrowed. "What?"
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:40 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:40 pm
She gave him an irritable glance and then looked away. Asshole.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:43 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:43 pm
"What did I say?" he asked. "What's wrong?"
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:45 pm
Shady says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:45 pm
She narrowed her eyes at him, trying to determine if his playing dumb was authentic or not. It didn’t matter either way, though. She didn’t plan to take his bait. “…nothing.”

"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
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:46 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:46 pm
He hesitated. "Sorry if I said something?"
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