"I know men like him. He'd make another homunculus if he went too far and you ended up dead, and men with tempers can never be relied on to not go too far."
Hieronymus cringed and sank deeper into the cart, covering his ears. "You're lying," he muttered.
"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
"Why would I lie? If I get caught with you my life is ruined, Hieronymus. Why would I take you out of that man's grasp if I wasn't positive he was a threat to your life?"
"You didn't care if I lived or died when we first met," he pointed out.
"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
"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...appreciate your sentiment, sir. But I just...it doesn't feel right."
"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's my master. He made me. Whatever you think of him, I'm still loyal to him."
"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--" He stopped, sighing heavily. "Nevermind. It's pointless to argue."
"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 know." He crossed his arms tightly around 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
