“Almost nothing,” Jerica admitted. “That’s why I wanna read up. I know they’re into war and Haelar’s kid.”
"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 thought for a moment. "'Into' is a strong word. They represent war, but they're not 'into' it. They're a very complex entity."
"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.” That didn’t make any sense. But she nodded like it did. “Right.”
"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 fact that they're an aspect of Haelar is less known, however." He took out a rune stick, studying its contents for a moment. "A piece that split off from the whole, as it were."
"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
“Weird,” Jerica said, striding forward to glance at it.
(What language(s) would these things be written in?)
"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 rune sticks are in Nortung; a lot of this stuff is in Nortung but some of the actual books are in Upper Tongue.)
Gaius showed it to her but kept it in his gloved hand. "This is some of the original material," he told her.
(Historical rune sticks look fuckin rad)
"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 squinted at it. The words were even harder to read than usual. Maybe she was just too tired. Reading always got harder when she was tired.
"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
“Yeah,” she answered reflexively, never one to admit she couldn’t do something. But… well… she couldn’t make sense of this stick. Best to ask questions. “…what’s 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]
He blinked. What had her education been? "...The language of pre-settlement Northerners," he replied.
"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.” She hesitated. Well, now her hand was tipped. And he thought she was stupid. “…no, I don’t know it… are they all in…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]
"Most of them. The books should be in Upper Tongue; they translate a few of the scrolls and rune sticks but it's not as accurate."
"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
“Mm.” Jerica gave a discontented grunt. Well that made things harder.
"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]
"I'm fluent, if you require translation." He replaced the rune stick.
"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
“…maybe,” Jerica said. That would involve him in this process, though. Which she wanted to limit. “… do you know how to translate it into Rhaebakian instead of Upper Tongue?” She glanced at him, defensive already. “I can read Upper Tongue… if not.”
"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]
