That felt like a rhetorical question but Ky shook her head anyway. No. No she didn’t want to tell her any of this. How could she? She couldn’t.
"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'd appreciate it if you did, so I know how we should move forward."
"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 rubbed her arm, shoulders rounded, and glanced away. “You can’t tell them. Either of them. It’s fine; I overreacted.”
"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
“…someone came in my room,” she admitted, glancing at her and then away quickly. “I don’t know who it was… but he knew I have a rune and was angry about it. Wanting me to give it to him… I don’t know if he’s still in my room or not. I ran… accidentally woke up Lyra when I was yelling at him.”
"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]
"Someone--a spirit, you mean? What did he look like, Ky?"
"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 stayed in the shadows.” She shook her head, blinking rapidly as she remembered the way he’d lunged for her. What if she’d taken off her rune before bed? What if it’d broken in her sleep? “I don’t know.”
"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 needed to be careful. Needed to be sure Sera didn’t recognize Michael. She took a deep breath. “He had a really high voice,” she lied. “And… he dug through all of my stuff. I pretended to be asleep but then I accidentally flinched and he demanded I give him my charm and said he knew I had one.”
"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]
She hesitated. "Who would have told him that? Did you tell someone?"
"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
“No.” She shook her head, eyes dribbling tears. “I didn’t tell anyone I promise.”
"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 believe you." She nodded and rose. "Let's you and me have some tea, alright? Let's think about this."
"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 nodded. She didn’t want tea and she didn’t want to think about this. But she’d learned well by now that refusing tea from these Northerners was a near impossible task, no matter how little you wanted it. May as well just let it happen. Pretend to calm down so Sera would let her go. If she forced it, she risked Sera telling Gaius or Tomhas. That was a risk anyhow. Best not increase 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]
Sera exited and headed to the infirmary. She opened the door. "Can you think of any way he'd have heard about the bone?"
"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 followed and shook her head. “I mean… unless people we’re talking about it.” Or fucking Septimus. Goddamn that bastard.
"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]
