“Or something,” she agreed when a nod, still blushing and glancing away from him. “… very luckily he was very recently well-fed. So… it allowed for talking rather than mauling. Yknow.”
"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
“He, strangely, was being really encouraging to me since he saw I could use it. And talked about how he didn’t have any friends. And how he’s actually a lot better than the stories make him out to be. He’s still got his humanity left.”
"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 think Fjori will grant him humanity, then? Can he reverse things like that?"
"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,” Ky said tersely, annoyed, but not at Tomhas. “If you’re willing to curse a good man to be a goat for six hundred years in a temper tantrum? Dunno if he grew a conscience when he was asleep.”
"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 hope so, for Rönn's sake. He sounds like he made a great impression on you, so he must be a good guy."
"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
“He really, really is,” Ky agreed with a nod. “I care for him a lot.”
"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 look forward to befriending him, then. Any friend of my child's is a friend of mine."
"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]
"I bet I will." They reached the second floor landing and went on to the third. "Tell me more; what else is going 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
Ky thought for a moment. She still didn't know. "Tasia is eager to learn how to read. I'm not sure who's helping her out with it but it seems she's picking it up quickly as far as I can tell."
"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 yeah?" He grinned. "That's wonderful!! Who else is here, actually? You mentioned some more people from Tarr's Keep."
"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
"Oh, yeah! There's Rickard -- he's wonderful. So smart and kind and... and... just wonderful. And super humble. I don't know how you can hate yourself as much as he does if you're as wonderful as he is, but, well." She shrugged. "He'll learn. You'll love him, if he'll talk to you."
"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'd love to meet him." He smiled. "I bet he's fantastic. But shy?"
"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
"Yeah." She nodded. "He's even more scared of nobles than I was... he even tries to be scared of me but I won't let him. It... that doesn't make sense." She shook her head. She wasn't a real noble. Just... a... pretend noble. Someone who wished she could have her family but not identify as a noble herself. Or think of them as that.
"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]
