It's Lord of the Flies in my mind tonight
Whether or not it was the Ascended’s battle to fight, Wessex will not begin to contest. She’d had her reasons, many of them, and none of them were meant to be exclusionary. They were cleaning house and the best suited for the job. But there’s no point arguing about it now and she senses that it might be an insult to insist otherwise, so the Queen nods and accepts Henry’s declaration for what it is - and hopes it won’t come to him needing to help them fight the Monsters again.
His next offer comes as a surprise; she didn’t know Frey had attuned him (in fact, she knows very little about Henry Walker and that is pure travesty) and can’t advise whether or not they will want to help a man who aligns himself with Ascended. But if it’s a risk Henry is willing to take… Wessex pauses briefly before answering. “It’s worth a try. I don’t know how they will feel about your willingness to align yourself with us, but if you do go to Frey and they give you some way to help, you’ll have all the Grounds resources behind you.”
Wessex won’t hold her breath about Frey’s willingness to help, but something in her hopes to be pleasantly surprised.
With pleasantries and small talk out of the way, the Queen folds her hands on the table in front of her and looks down at them for a moment. “I asked you here for some advice. I’m more and more leaning towards stepping down, but I don’t want to leave the Grounds in a state of disarray or vulnerability. I wouldn’t do it until after we complete the quest, but after that -” spreading her hands, she shrugs a bit. “We’ll be safer. In theory. From the Order and the Monsters. I’ll have accomplished some of my goals -”
To leave them safer than when she’d stepped up.
“But I'd like to hear your thoughts before making any big decisions. Honestly, please.”
His next offer comes as a surprise; she didn’t know Frey had attuned him (in fact, she knows very little about Henry Walker and that is pure travesty) and can’t advise whether or not they will want to help a man who aligns himself with Ascended. But if it’s a risk Henry is willing to take… Wessex pauses briefly before answering. “It’s worth a try. I don’t know how they will feel about your willingness to align yourself with us, but if you do go to Frey and they give you some way to help, you’ll have all the Grounds resources behind you.”
Wessex won’t hold her breath about Frey’s willingness to help, but something in her hopes to be pleasantly surprised.
With pleasantries and small talk out of the way, the Queen folds her hands on the table in front of her and looks down at them for a moment. “I asked you here for some advice. I’m more and more leaning towards stepping down, but I don’t want to leave the Grounds in a state of disarray or vulnerability. I wouldn’t do it until after we complete the quest, but after that -” spreading her hands, she shrugs a bit. “We’ll be safer. In theory. From the Order and the Monsters. I’ll have accomplished some of my goals -”
To leave them safer than when she’d stepped up.
“But I'd like to hear your thoughts before making any big decisions. Honestly, please.”
