JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper let out a relieved breath. "I'm glad to find us of similar minds. I don't agree with the Order's goals either. I may not have much personal experience with the Ascended, but to wipe out an entire people ... Some Ascended have attacked us, and they should face the consequences of their actions, but I have no quarrel with the rest."but it's the easiest thing to do
But the gods wanted it. Juniper hesitated, a lifetime of faith warring with her conscience. The heralds were fallible, could be jealous or contrary, but the greater gods -- Mort and Vi and Rae -- how dare she contradict them? She might as well tell the rain not to fall.
And yet ... the gods had to work through mortals, or at least demigods. Otherwise they would have already wiped out the Ascended themselves. And Juniper might not be able to change the gods' minds, but she could say not me; you won't use me for this.
"I know the Order are our allies, and we will need them if it comes to war." That if was important to Juniper; she still hoped that perhaps her efforts could prevent an outright war. Though if the gods willed it, who was she to say no? I'm someone who actually has to live with the consequences. "But I have no desire to aid them in such slaughter -- the opposite. So ... what are we going to do about it?"
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
