"Innocence has nothing to do with it. He's tainted in every way," he insisted.
"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’d have been fine if he’d been treated well,” she argued. “You could have easily found him a foster family if you were incapable of basic civility yourself.”
"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]
"But he was made our responsibility, even if he was a bastard."
"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
“But you didn’t take responsibility for him. You just turned him into bait for Michael — you said so yourself.”
"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. "It was better for Cecily and Gaius that way. He was an inconvenient convenience. But Michael always preferred to go after Gaius."
"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 was and is a human,” she snapped. “One that you intentionally chose not to protect because you refused to control your…” Spawn. Monster. Asshat. “…Michael.”
"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 looked toward her sharply. "Watch your tone," he warned. "You're speaking to a Lord. And I've already acknowledged that Michael needed to be controlled and I could have done better than just flog him every time he hurt someone."
"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 flinched, then actively chose to straighten and glare at him, but didn’t say anything else. So what if he was a Lord? He was a terrible one. And dead.
"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's only natural you'd defend your father," he said coolly. "But he's not the person you think he is."
"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]
"By proxy and by existing, yes. Your tone, girl." He shook his head. "If you were my daughter..."
"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 prickled at the threat. And the idea. “Well I’m not. Unlike your children, I remember my father fondly.”
"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]
Septimus rose, drawing himself up to his full height. "You won't when you find out what he's done."
"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 shrank, retreating a step despite herself before she managed to tack a glare to the fear. Her heart raced in her chest. “Him existing is a crime in your eyes; forgive me if I’m not quick to believe the worst of him from your mouth. Especially since you won’t even tell me what his supposed crime is.”
"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]
"Then go ask. I don't have to lie about Tomhas Loquitur I'm order to paint him in a bad light; he does that himself."
"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
