For every joy, there is a price to be paid.
The only thing that is humiliating is helplessness.
ABASI
It seemed he had hit a nerve (albeit a very calm one) and Abasi was quiet for a moment as he considered what he would say. It was not that he personally had any qualms about the Ascended, really - just that he did not wish to make any grand statements when he was trying to appeal to the masses. Still, perhaps Wessex was right and it was a good idea to speak to more Ascended, to try and ascertain just how widespread the distaste for The Voice's followers really was.
He accepted the news that Wessex was divine rather easily with a nod, given she was a ruler; in Egypt it had been a given.
"I do not believe I have, no. I have heard of Rexanna from a few people but have not yet met her." Abasi tilted his head one way than the other. "It seems no one is sure how people feel about the Ascended. I got the impression from some they were widely hated, then others seem neutral. The only ones who seem supportive of them are the Ascended themselves, and..ah.." Glancing to Wessex apologetically, his voice grew a little quieter. "Forgive me, but I am not sure if I can trust that. Nor can I trust those motivated by an irrational hatred, so it is difficult to know where I stand, if anywhere, on the issue."
There was one thing that drew him to The Voice, though. "...If I went to speak to this Goddess, The Voice, she would see me? Even though I am Abandoned?"
He accepted the news that Wessex was divine rather easily with a nod, given she was a ruler; in Egypt it had been a given.
"I do not believe I have, no. I have heard of Rexanna from a few people but have not yet met her." Abasi tilted his head one way than the other. "It seems no one is sure how people feel about the Ascended. I got the impression from some they were widely hated, then others seem neutral. The only ones who seem supportive of them are the Ascended themselves, and..ah.." Glancing to Wessex apologetically, his voice grew a little quieter. "Forgive me, but I am not sure if I can trust that. Nor can I trust those motivated by an irrational hatred, so it is difficult to know where I stand, if anywhere, on the issue."
There was one thing that drew him to The Voice, though. "...If I went to speak to this Goddess, The Voice, she would see me? Even though I am Abandoned?"
If his heart rules him,
his conscience will soon take the place of the rod.
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