[RQ] the same kind of mercy

DEIMOS

Watching her reaction, and sinking into it, gave him a look of smug satisfaction thereafter, enough to remain properly amused throughout the length of the conversation. There would be others to tell in due time, like Noah, Sah, Cordelia, perhaps Remi and Ronin, but the closer-knit ties would always be established first. “I see. Nothing on the notice boards,” he indicated with a solidified wink; all pretense, for gods knew he’d never do such a thing, nor would the Evergreen. They’d keep to their own business, and eventually, all of it would unwind and unfurl anyway. The furtiveness wouldn’t last.

His head tilted, listening, as she continued her own track of news. Eventually they’d return to repairing and revitalizing the walls, but there were many scattered remnants in a short amount of time; all necessary constituents between political maneuvers and marriages. His hands trailed away from her face and back to her own palms while she described the bizarre circumstances, brows furrowing slightly. Rae. Plant in a pot. Tucked away in the greenhouse. “Strange,” foremost, the murmur distant while he was trying to work through hordes of calculations and machinations.

He didn’t know Rae much at all, save for the notions of experimentation – wondering what it could be and why Evie had been chosen for the designation. “With no other information?”

think about this
you have the ability to survive anything