Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 17)

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:55 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:55 pm
“No you’re not.” She sighed. “I’m just ungrateful and awkward.”

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:55 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:55 pm
"I am. I'm a terrible father and a terrible husband and a terrible person."
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:57 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:57 pm
“No you’re not,” she argued again. “Why would you say that?” Sure he’d been shitty to Lyra but that had nothing to do with Anneke.

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:59 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:59 pm
"Anneke...." Tomhas closed his eyes, taking a shuddering breath. "People don't understand...she doesn't understand. But I should know better than to...I took..." He whimpered, pressing his face into the pillow. "I made vows and I broke them and I know I shouldn't have..."
"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

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:01 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:01 pm
(Got an hour ish long meeting)

“…what?” She blinked at him, confused.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:02 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:02 pm
(Yuck
I have a class)

He shook his head. "Not just once. Too many times. I knew I shouldn't have and when she found out, her face..."
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:03 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:03 pm
(Gross
I actually don’t mind these meetings lol people are so full of shit it keeps them interesting and no one cares if I doodle)(I made a robot monster today)

“…What are you talking about?” Ky asked, genuinely confused.

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:14 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:14 pm
(Fair nuff
And cool! What does that mean??)

He sniffed again. "...Anneke."
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:18 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:18 pm
(Absolutely nothing lol I kept doodling and then scribbling it out then ended up with a block so I added teeth and a lower jaw lol. I am not a good artist)

“Anneke…” she repeated slowly. “What about her? I don’t understand.”

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:27 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:27 pm
(That's rad though)

Tomhas buried his face further into the pillow. "I've broken my vows," he mumbled.
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:30 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:30 pm
She was quiet for a long moment, trying to work it out. What vows? They were still married. In sickness and in health. For richer or poorer. For better or worse. “… What vows?” She felt sick as a thought hit her, making her panic. “…You’re divorcing her?” Gods. Was she going to end up in the middle of a custody battle? Gods.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:31 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:31 pm
"No!" His head shot up. "Gods, no. But I should. She should divorce me. For what I did. But I couldn't--" His face was streaked with tears. "I couldn't help--I need to."
"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

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Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:36 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:36 pm
“…what did you do?” Maybe if she asked directly she would understand.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:44 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:44 pm
Tomhas rubbed at his face. "I don't--I don't want to..." He sighed heavily. "Gods...I betrayed her, Ky."
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Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:47 pm
Shady says... · Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:47 pm
(It’s painful how dense she’s being)

“…you lied to her?” She felt like she was missing something obvious but couldn’t figure out what.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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