“…Indirectly,” Ky said with a nod, glancing at him. “It…involved that. Kind of.”
"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 wrinkled his nose. "Oh, no." "Derik," Gaius sighed, "would you mind giving us five minutes alone in here?"
"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
Derik glanced between them, trying to piece things together, but he couldn’t. He dipped his head. “Of course. Take your time.” He stepped into the hall.
Ky edged away from the desk guiltily. She hadn’t been planning to fess up to her source. Oops.
"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]
Sera closed the door and headed back toward the Keep, closing her eyes tightly for a moment.
Gaius made sure the door was closed, then lean in. "Who was it and what, exactly, did they tell 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
“They said someone who looks like me from the South came and you two met with him—“ she gestured vaguely towards the door. “And that you weren’t gonna tell me… and you weren’t.” She looked at Gaius with an accusatory glance. “You we’re pretending that D’Ara was alone until I called you on it.”
"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 grimaced and nodded reluctantly. "The information involved here is very delicate," he told her. "I apologize for not being forthcoming. But who told 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
"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 gazed at her for a long moment, then sat back. "It doesn't matter for the moment." "But Ky." Tomhas turned to her. "Listen...can you trust us when we say knowing this information will do more harm than good?"
"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 do I never get to know things?” she sulked. “It clearly involves me.”
"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 does," Tomhas admitted. "But believe me, kiddo, we'd tell you if we didn't worry what it would do 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
“You don’t think it’s going to worry me more, knowing there’s something so bad affects me that’s so bad you won’t tell me?”
"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 we at least wait to tell you until Zander gets here?" Tomhas asked. "We need to discuss it with him before anything else."
"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 not coming back,” Ky huffed, getting irritated. Way to rub salt in her wounds. “And I know it as well as you do.”
"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 will he back in two weeks," Gaius replied. "I received a letter from him today."
"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 looked at him, having a lot of emotions and not knowing how to name any of them. Perhaps betrayal, first and foremost. “Were you even going to tell me that? Do I not get to know anything anymore?”
"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]
