Absolute Power

the VOICE In reality's shadow the blind see best The Voice tilted her head as Zariah spoke, arching an eyebrow. "You misunderstand," she said. "What I mean to imply is that it was a mistake to meet the Old Gods on the battlefield. Me and mine are better suited to the shadows." Settling back as if to lean against the statue of herself, she heard Zariah out. Heard her voice. Heard her inner voice. And she smiled. "You think us equals, Zariah Launceleyn. You flatter me, and you draw parallels between us." She gazed coolly upon the two of them. "My purposes are my own, and I need not tell them to a mortal. So long as you are seeking to lead and not to follow, our purposes are polar opposites. Be gone from this place."