Jerica rubbed her jaw, perplexed. Would that happen to her, too? Did Strithr turn all their minions into disfigured freaks? Or had they already looked like that when they were drawn? And if so, why was Strithr drawing her of all people? She didn’t look like 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]
"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
She huffed, frustrated as she realized that she wasn’t going to be able to work the captions out. She muttered under her breath, still in Rhaebakian, “what the fuck do you say? Why would you mix languages in the same book?” She rubbed her face. “Fucking stupid.” Both her and the book.
"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]
Gaius looked over. "That's a reconstruction of a godstone, that's why," he said in Upper Tongue. "Those are the names of the gods." He pointed. "Froenig--" the man with two faces. "--and Haelar." The tall, bony man.
"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
Jerica jumped, snapping back to reality. She blinked, glancing at him. What had she said? She wasn’t sure. She’d not realized anyone could hear her. “…oh… what’s a godstone?”
"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 a massive stone erected in the Far North and around the Northern Realm that's used as a place of pilgrimage and worship," he replied. "That one was dedicated to all three of those particular gods."
"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.” Was that where Them told her to meet? “…so do they only speak Nortung?” This could be problematic.
"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]
"Probably." His brow furrowed. "I hadn't considered that. But maybe language is beyond their concern."
"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 how are you supposed to know what they want you to say if you can’t understand them?” She needed Them to give her some answers, apparently. They should have known she couldn’t speak Nortung.
"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]
Gaius looked up. "Why would they want anyone to say anything?"
"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]
"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
“Um…” she realized she was still tied up in a knot on the chair and forced herself to straighten, putting her stocking feet on the ground and squaring her shoulders. “…I just… well when they wake up they’re going to need heralds, right? People to do their bidding and be messengers and stuff for them. But most people don’t speak Nortung. So how is that supposed to work?”
"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]
Gaius sat up a bit straighter, alert. That was oddly specific. And nowhere in his books had there been talk of heralds. "Where did you hear all this?" he asked her.
"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
“Um… I… don’t know?” She bent and started putting her boots back on for a distraction. “Just… kind of… pieced together… educated guess…or a guess-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]
