"Again, never trust troll. They wise but they slow, get distract by rock in river or footprint in snow. You not reach Caracal Keep in company of troll."
"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 hesitated, fidgeting. “Well… fine, then you can come with 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]
"No." He shook his head firmly. "I stay here, and so do 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
“No.” She shook her head, too. “I’m going home. Even if I have to go alone.”
"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
“No.” She shook her head and took a step backward, looking at him suspiciously. She was hoping it wouldn’t come to this. Though she supposed she couldn’t honestly say she was surprised. “I’ll fight. And then you’ll hurt me. And then I’ll bleed and that’ll attract spiders and then you’ll have to put me down to fight them and then I’ll run again and climb a tree and you won’t be able to get me.” It was a weak threat. But it was the first thing that came to mind. “Then you’ll be hungry and have to leave and then I’ll get ahead and you won’t find me again and can’t stop 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]
"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 again, taking another step backwards. Her chest was tight with fear. Not that he’d necessarily hurt her so much as that he’d make good on his threat and drag her back to the Keep. “I’m going home.”
"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
“No.” She shook her head, taking a few more steps backwards. “I’m going home now. Before they notice I’m gone.” She glanced at the sky. The threats of dawn were already on the horizon — it probably wouldn’t be long now before her absence was discovered. With any luck it wouldn’t be reported right away if her note was a good decoy. But it may be. Everyone tattled on her for everything. Hell, for all she knew Gaius was spying on her now.
"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]
Rönn took three steps forward, bristling. "Troll come home with horse, then I walk you back. This is not request."
"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 stumbled backward, looking at him in distress as more fear bubbled up in her. She probably reeked of it but she didn’t care. “I don’t want to go back! You have nothing in this.”
"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]
"Nothing?" he snapped. "I protect you, that what I have. You not thinking right; this not safe."
"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 don’t care if it’s safe.” She was tearing up from the anger and disappointment. “I didn’t ask you to come, come… ruin all my plans.”
"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]
"No, but I come anyway. We can do easy where we go back with you on horse, or we do it hard where I carry 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
