“Birthday parties,” he repeated in an echo, earning Flora a barely muffled laugh. “I would prefer to show up for those over the meetings.” Depending on who the occasion called for, of course. Glancing back at the map for a moment, as a place to preside, peruse, and plot, he pondered over the parallels of simple pretenses. “We did much the same when she showed,” the name not being said out loud, for a variety of reasons. “Letting things remain innocuous and unsuspecting seems to be the better alternative.” No broad announcements to the whole. No specific leadership-defined processes.
But then there were other subjects at large, and his brow arched at her inquiry. Deimos was known for being blunt, concise, and honest; and if he was being so at the moment, the thought of asking the gods for a flower hadn’t even crossed his mind. “Evie and I have not considered that an option. Not when there are so many other things that could be done. Would Torchline?” Sacrifice something else for a plant all of them had the ability, alas, perhaps not the fortune, to grasp? The Grounds were building a different sort of fortress. While some Stormbreakers were probably willing, he wouldn’t count Dahlia amongst them, obviously. Then there was King’s End…”I still find it odd that nothing has been done there.” Refuge or not; relying on entirely one thing seemed a recipe for disaster.
But then there were other subjects at large, and his brow arched at her inquiry. Deimos was known for being blunt, concise, and honest; and if he was being so at the moment, the thought of asking the gods for a flower hadn’t even crossed his mind. “Evie and I have not considered that an option. Not when there are so many other things that could be done. Would Torchline?” Sacrifice something else for a plant all of them had the ability, alas, perhaps not the fortune, to grasp? The Grounds were building a different sort of fortress. While some Stormbreakers were probably willing, he wouldn’t count Dahlia amongst them, obviously. Then there was King’s End…”I still find it odd that nothing has been done there.” Refuge or not; relying on entirely one thing seemed a recipe for disaster.
deimos
Never let them drain the river of your soul
