stay your pretty eyes on course
"Oh?" Niki finds himself sitting up a bit at that, curiosity taking over before he can help it. "How were things easier, then?" Sunjata will have to forgive him his ignorance he supposes; having been born and raised under the shadow of very real gods with very real magical influence, of course Niki can barely fathom what might step in to take their place. Especially given all of the poverty Sunjata has just mentioned.
His gaze tilts towards the window as the sound of rain grows heavier against their conversation, and for a moment the necromancer has the urge to go and watch at the window again. He nearly does in fact, and if not for his leg he might have done so easily; but Niki seems to to remember himself then, and opts instead to remain seated rather than go through the effort of getting out of the chair.
"I can imagine," he says instead, before recalling something suddenly - something he'd heard whilst he'd been arranging transport up to the House of Midnight. "I hope you do not think this is prying," he begins, "and please, feel free not to answer. It is just... people are calling you something different now, rather than the Flood?" He leaves the question softly open-ended, inviting Sunjata to pick it up or shut it down as he pleases.
His gaze tilts towards the window as the sound of rain grows heavier against their conversation, and for a moment the necromancer has the urge to go and watch at the window again. He nearly does in fact, and if not for his leg he might have done so easily; but Niki seems to to remember himself then, and opts instead to remain seated rather than go through the effort of getting out of the chair.
"I can imagine," he says instead, before recalling something suddenly - something he'd heard whilst he'd been arranging transport up to the House of Midnight. "I hope you do not think this is prying," he begins, "and please, feel free not to answer. It is just... people are calling you something different now, rather than the Flood?" He leaves the question softly open-ended, inviting Sunjata to pick it up or shut it down as he pleases.
Niki
I guess I never really faced my fears before
