Tomhas crossed his arms uncomfortably, hugging himself. "You...have a point. I'm sorry. Should I be concerned? Is she in danger? Can I hear this from her?"
"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
Jerica shrugged, surprised he backed down. “… I mean… I don’t see why not. You can ask her anyway. I don’t guess either of us can make her tell you if she don’t wanna but if you don’t act like she’s lying she’ll probably tell you. I think. I dunno.”
"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 don't think she's lying," he protested. "I just...everything is very confusing."
"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
Jerica nodded, then hesitated. “She’s not just confused, either. That’s really patronizing.”
"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 didn't think she was. Maybe...maybe mistaken, but maybe not, too. I don't know. Like you said, times are changing. What we thought we knew doesn't hold a lot of merit..."
"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
Jerica nodded, then started walking again even though she had no idea wwnre she was going. She just hoped to hear Ky soon but she didn’t. “Yeah… shits weird these days that’s for sure.”
"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]
"You said it," he sighed. "Have things been much different in the South, or is it only the North that's going crazy?"
"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
"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 not good," he mused. "Do you suppose your gods will be very happy 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
Jerica shrugged. “Dunno. I haven’t heard from any god but Strithr. If the Southern gods want me to know how they feel about it they’re gonna have to tell me I guess.”
"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]
"Strithr?" His eyebrows shot up. "Wait, back up--you hear from the gods too?"
"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
“Yeah.” She looked at him like he was stupid. “That’s what I said. We’re all heralds. Me and Ky and Ash. That’s why we gotta stay.” Gods it was tiring trying to make him understand.
(What god picked Gaius? I don’t remember lol)
"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]
Tomhas rubbed his eyes wearily. "This is a lot all at once. I'm sorry. So you're the herald of the god of war, and Ky is the herald of the god of death, and Gaius is the herald of...?"
"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
(Thanks! Figured that’s what he was about to ask haha)
“Uhhh… frog..in?”
"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]
"Froenig?" he corrected. "Justice, law, knowledge, all that?"
"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
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. — Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
