Gaius sighed. "I don't know what this heraldry business is. I've not heard of it before. Is there a way you could meet with this person again?"
"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 don’t know.” She glanced around. “I don’t know where they came from or where they went. But… they’ll be back in three days. I know that much.”
"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]
"Were they here in the Keep? What did they look like?"
"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 glanced at him, then looked away, blushing. There was no universe in which he’d believe the truth. She was sure of it. No point in trying.
"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
“You’re not going to believe me if I told you,” she said sourly, glancing back at him. “I’d rather you think me difficult than a liar or a lunatic.”
"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 snorted. "Child, I've heard things in the past few weeks alone that very well could have been lunacy, but it wasn't. Try me."
"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’m not a child,” she snapped. She was quiet for a moment. Fuck it. If he told Derik, she could just claim that she was fucking with Ash. She’d get in trouble for that, sure. But she was going to get in trouble regardless. “It was a voice, at first. And then a Mountain Cat that called itself Them.”
"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 frowned. A talking mountain cat? He'd never heard of that before, not in any way the stories. "I see," he said slowly. "And what did this mountain cat named Them say to you?"
"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
“…That Strithr is waking up and wants me to herald for them when they do.” She rubbed her arm. “…I don’t know what that means.”
"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 stared at her. "They said that specifically? Strithr is waking? When? How soon?"
"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
“They didn’t say that part.” She shook her head. “Not right away, they said that much. Just… eventually.”
"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 felt the urge to pace, gritting his teeth. "Right. And this cat is returning in three days?"
"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]
"Can they be seen or heard by anyone else? Could I talk to them, for example?"
"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
