"He's been missing the lessons, apparently. Says he wants to make more progress."
"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.” Well, that just sounded exhausting. Ivar was an emotional energy drain, and she had none to give. “… Rickard can help him, then.”
"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. "Sure. But he was asking for you. May Said he likes you better because you don't panic. I guess Rickard gets nervous giving lessons?"
"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
Well, that was no one’s fault but his own. Maybe if Ivar wasn’t so pissy then he wouldn’t make Rickard anxious. Rickard was the better option anyway. It was infinitely harder to teach a language to someone whose own you didn’t already know.
Not to mention that the fact that’s she didn’t want to. It took far too much time and effort for far too little pay off.
"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 saying." He shrugged. "People miss you. Sera has taken over Rickard's reading lessons at this 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
“Sera was already handling Rickard’s reading lessons.” She wrapped her arms around herself, considering. “… I suppose I abandoned the others, though.”
"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]
"Even so, why not make the most of the time you have left here? Make a bucket list."
"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
“…Mm.” She considered it for a moment. It was a reasonable question. But. Well. She didn’t want to. What was the use in pretending she was happy? None at all.
"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]
"Anyway, what's your favorite thing to do with horses? Do you prefer riding or grooming?"
"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 considered it for a moment. This felt like a trap. If she admitted it, with how annoying he was being, she felt like she risked getting tossed outside and locked in the stable. “… riding… or training more specifically, I guess.”
"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]
"Nice!" He nodded approvingly. "I've always preferred riding myself, as far as I could go and then back. It's calming, you know?"
"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 is,” she agreed with a nod. “… and satisfying. When you finally get them to cooperate. Makata’s horse was the most boring one I’ve ever seen.”
"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
