every bait and switch was a work of art
'A child that you let sleep next to a ticking time bomb." Safrin snarls in response. 'Perhaps you are not fit to be her father if you cannot see how carelessly and consistently you've put her in danger." The air stills and grows cold as Safrin considers.
Now it is Safrin's turn to tense, and had she been much more mortal and young than she was, she might have reached back to clutch at Ronin's hand for support. Instead, she merely smiles cruely. "So you decided to be a demigod for someone else. Someone who doesn't love or care for you. My, what a future you have set up for yourself Sunjata."
Tightening her arms across her chest, Safrin shakes her head. "There is no difference. Either you can abide what part Nate will play in this war, or you can't. And if you can, my thoughts on it should bother you about as much as they bother Ronin. I always said I would never ask you to turn against Nate."
Starlight flashes darkly in Safrin's eyes for a moment, as she gazes up into Sunjata's. "Has it occurred to you that the Voice might not let Nate be part of your plan? That you might stew and spoil beneath the earth while he is forced to fight...? Frey might not care about this war, but the Voice very much does...Do you think she will really let her second strongest demigod just...take a pass?"
Safrin's smile turns cold. "You have done all of this for nothing, Sunjata." She whispers.
Now it is Safrin's turn to tense, and had she been much more mortal and young than she was, she might have reached back to clutch at Ronin's hand for support. Instead, she merely smiles cruely. "So you decided to be a demigod for someone else. Someone who doesn't love or care for you. My, what a future you have set up for yourself Sunjata."
Tightening her arms across her chest, Safrin shakes her head. "There is no difference. Either you can abide what part Nate will play in this war, or you can't. And if you can, my thoughts on it should bother you about as much as they bother Ronin. I always said I would never ask you to turn against Nate."
Starlight flashes darkly in Safrin's eyes for a moment, as she gazes up into Sunjata's. "Has it occurred to you that the Voice might not let Nate be part of your plan? That you might stew and spoil beneath the earth while he is forced to fight...? Frey might not care about this war, but the Voice very much does...Do you think she will really let her second strongest demigod just...take a pass?"
Safrin's smile turns cold. "You have done all of this for nothing, Sunjata." She whispers.
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
