Gaius almost corrected him, then thought better of it. "She's going to have difficulty trusting her uncles again, I expect."
"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
"Well, yeah." That was obvious. Akeno remembered who he was talking to and belatedly corrected, "Yes, sir... I imagine so." He dipped his head.
"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 glanced back down at his book. "I do apologize for sending you all to the village; we had to wait for Zander to arrive before we could tell them both and thought it best that they be separated."
"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's fine." Akeno waved his hand dismissively. "It was fu-interesting-good." He cleared his throat and dipped his head, blushing a little at the clunkiness.
"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 hope so. Even so, it was poor hospitality on my part. We take that sort of thing very seriously up 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
Akeno nodded. "Well... I assure you, none of us took offense in the least. Only the easy-going Ainsleys came along for this trip... and I'm just a soldier."
"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
"Yes, sir," Akeno agreed with a nod. "But inns are luxury compared to the barracks we're accustomed to." Not that Akeno didn't know what it was like to sleep in a noble bed or palace. But that seemed inappropriate to mention.
"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]
"Really?" he asked in surprise. "That shouldn't be. Barracks are meant to be comfortable for the soldiers; that's a long-term dormitory."
"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, they're very comfortable, sir," Akeno said quickly, nodding. "I wasn't trying to imply they aren't. Just... there's something to be said for privacy and not sharing a room with fifty other men."
"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
(I assume you've switched to mobile which is cool no rush at all but I've dropped some excerpts into the Discord for whenever you've got time ^^ got Rana's profile up and working on Lia now)
"Yes, sir." He dipped his head. "...So... is... Mistress Ky's... are their... parents here, then?"
"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 have indeed. I'll give it a look on the morrow when I get back from the museum I'm going to!)
"She was adopted by my brother," he replied. "But no, her previous adoptive father passed away some time ago."
"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
"...What about their real parents?" Akeno asked. Ky had been adopted not once but twice? Tough break.
"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]
(Art! I have to analyze an exbibit for my museum studies class)
"I'm not sure," he admitted.
"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
