Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 14)

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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:35 am
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:35 am
“Thank you.” Derik nodded to him and stepped through.

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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:36 am
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:36 am
"Yes." He followed him out, shutting the door behind him.
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:38 am
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:38 am
Derik waited for him to take the lead again, not sure where they were heading.

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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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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:41 am
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:41 am
Ivar stepped ahead and led him toward the barracks building without another word.
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:44 am
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:44 am
Derik tried to predict what Jerica was going to say, and come up with a response for it as they got to the barracks.

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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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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:12 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:12 pm
He opened the door. "Here," he said with a nod.
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:20 pm
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:20 pm
“Thank you.” Derik nodded to him and stepped inside.

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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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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:24 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:24 pm
The soldier from before (whose name escapes me) was waiting for him. "Your family arrived a little before you," she told him. "I'll take you to your room, now."
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:27 pm
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:27 pm
“Thank you.” He nodded to her.

(Same and I’m too lazy to look it up lol)

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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:47 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:47 pm
She led him towards another set of stairs. "That was quick," she observed.
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:58 pm
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:58 pm
Derik shrugged. He was used to people digging for information. It didn’t phase him anymore. “We’re both direct men who say what we mean, it seems. Speeds things up.”

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Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:00 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:00 pm
She nodded. "Certainly sounds like Lord Ash."

(Writing this new version of my story is so weird. All this lore is sitting on the backburner while I learn to write scenes that don't sound like YA fiction)
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:03 pm
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:03 pm
(Ah oof yeah that sounds tough. Are you going for more adult fic vibes this time around?)

Derik nodded in agreement. “…I’ll be speaking with him again relatively soon, as well. He said I can come back to his office once I’m ready, with an escort of course.”

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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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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:18 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:18 pm
(Yeah I'm not a big fan of ya as a genre and I find it a bit dry to write. This was always meant to be more adult, I just have to read more Tolkien, LeGuin, and McCaffrey to figure out my vibe.)

"I can escort you if he doesn't find someone." She headed up the stairs. "Was that the big Northman with you just now?"
"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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Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:23 pm
Shady says... · Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:23 pm
(Valid! I tend to naturally gravitate towards YA in both reading and writing but I could definitely see adult fic fitting well for you with the amount of lore you have and the complexity of your world ^^)

“Yes.” Derik nodded. “He said his name is Ivar.”

"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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