Drink to That

Zariah laughed lightly into her glass as she took another sip. ”More or less grateful than they are of my rule?” she said snidely, but jokingly. She was well aware of just how popular she was. As Edrei mused, Zariah watched her over the top of her glass, smirking as she drew conclusions. ”Well done, Edrei. Now you know why I asked her where she went wrong.” she praised the younger woman. ”And as hypocritical as it would be, I do not think she would hesitate to strike me down were I openly against her Ascended. But as it is, I’ve nothing against them, nor anyone else really. Merely the wish to see our people rise.” she said with a light shrug. Sure, she had things against the Naturals, but when it came to matters of Accepted, Attuned, Ascended, and Destined, her preference was in line with her own people, plain and simple, as it was with the divine leaders of the other people. Her head tilted slightly at Edrei, her expression falling blank as she described her thoughts on the Ascended. Her eyes narrowed, not in anger, but in thought. ”How is it, that my lightning would be in your hands if it is an Ascended who claims them for their own?” she asked, intrigued but not fully convinced. The Ascended did not fall under her purview. She had no real claim to control them beyond her Queenhood, and she knew if it was between her orders and the Voice’s, hers would fall on deaf ears. Zariah I won't be held down by who I used to be