"So many people are," she said with a small smile. "The Ashes have spent centuries collecting books from all over the world."
"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
"It seems well worth it." Rana dipped her head. "And that snake... statute is... good." She blushed. She hated when her language skills escaped her. Snake statute? What an idiot.
"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]
"Oh, the skeleton? Yes, that belonged to Modestus the Mad--he's long dead now, but the snake stayed because his son took a liking to it. It does make for an interesting display."
(Round and round we go)
"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
(yeahhh the downside to new characters in old settings lol)
"How was it mounted?"
"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 think this is the fourth or fifth time we've run through old scripts)
"Carefully," Gaius said thinly. Gowan smiled nervously.
"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
Rana glanced between them, not quite sure what that was supposed to be.
"Can I see?" Lia piped up.
"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]
"Your sister can take you to the library later," Gowan told her.
"The Reputations tell us you visited the Barrasters as well," Sara said. "How did you find their keep?"
"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
"Quite nice," Rana answered. "Ewan was a perfect gentleman and showed me around. It was a nice visit."
"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]
"That's wonderful. Ewan's a good man; his mothers raised him well."
"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
"Seems it," Rana agreed with a nod, mind flailing for some topic -- any topic -- but the man Father was trying to marry her off to. "Do you visit them often?"
"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 wouldn't say we visit often, no. It's expensive and exhausting to travel up here--not like the East where the worst that can happen is a light blizzard or rain storm. We've been snowed in more times than I can count."
"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 clearly didn't make a habit of visiting the East, if she thought the "worst" that could happen was a rainstorm. But, Rana figured she wasn't supposed to bring up the unrest back home. "Fair enough." Rana inclined her head. "At least you all seem to have delightful rookeries."
"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]
"If delightful means full of droppings," Sara chuckled.
"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
"Full of lovely birds," Rana said with a charming grin. "They're so endearing."
"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]
"They've been vital to the war effort," Gaius said thoughtfully. "And to getting the word out about the trolls...we should remember them, later on."
"Lord Ash," Shea said carefully, "The trolls...you don't expect they'll come down to the East, will they?"
"Oh, eventually they'll be everywhere," he mused. "From the highest mountain to the deepest sea trench. It's not our world anymore, my dear."
"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
