So I chase the inbetweens of what I say and what I mean
Henry's lips rested in an understanding frown but, alas, all of his anger had subsided after years of living these truths. Once, he'd been furious, been vengeful even. For a long time, he wanted to be the one to change things, and he still did, but he wasn't going to storm through Caido until things were different. There was a better way to go about it all, there had to be.
"It's people that decide to take their sides, that lock themselves into agreements for... the gifts that Gods offer them. But it's the Gods that punished generations of innocents. People took their sides back then, too, that's why the Ascended are hated by the Old Gods. They were once called the Acquired.. but they started to outsmart the gods and they rose up in challenge. Acquired became Ascended, and the New Gods took life, before they were trapped within a bubble. So the story goes," he shook his head, "It's a complicated history... Followers give reasons to the Gods' actions, and some of it might make sense to you- or it might not. But that's your decision, in the end," he let out a long, billowing sigh, shrugging his shoulders. Neos didn't need to feel the same way about things as he did, but it certainly earned him a few points as far as being a decent person went. "Don't let it anger you too much. There's change in the-" he followed Neos' gaze towards the small sapling sitting in the middle of the city square, "air."
He tilted his head, a bird-like reflex, and followed Neos towards it. Ironic for them to be talking about Gods and gifts and sides, because this sapling was a small gift left by a god. Not that Henry knew that, or could tell, but it was a bit ironic all the same.
"Don' know," he furrowed his brows, gaze raking over the meager, newborn leaves. "Couldn't have been here long."
He leans down, because he's familiar with plants and crops, so he moves to check to see if the poor plant is faring well. Which involves touching the leaves and the branches. He barely even begins his examination when suddenly the sapling twirls and giggles. It's an ethereal, youthful sound, girlish or just childish in nature - can't be too sure, it's just a tree after all...?
Henry nearly jumped out of his skin, recoiling and falling onto his ass. "Please tell me you just heard that too!"
"It's people that decide to take their sides, that lock themselves into agreements for... the gifts that Gods offer them. But it's the Gods that punished generations of innocents. People took their sides back then, too, that's why the Ascended are hated by the Old Gods. They were once called the Acquired.. but they started to outsmart the gods and they rose up in challenge. Acquired became Ascended, and the New Gods took life, before they were trapped within a bubble. So the story goes," he shook his head, "It's a complicated history... Followers give reasons to the Gods' actions, and some of it might make sense to you- or it might not. But that's your decision, in the end," he let out a long, billowing sigh, shrugging his shoulders. Neos didn't need to feel the same way about things as he did, but it certainly earned him a few points as far as being a decent person went. "Don't let it anger you too much. There's change in the-" he followed Neos' gaze towards the small sapling sitting in the middle of the city square, "air."
He tilted his head, a bird-like reflex, and followed Neos towards it. Ironic for them to be talking about Gods and gifts and sides, because this sapling was a small gift left by a god. Not that Henry knew that, or could tell, but it was a bit ironic all the same.
"Don' know," he furrowed his brows, gaze raking over the meager, newborn leaves. "Couldn't have been here long."
He leans down, because he's familiar with plants and crops, so he moves to check to see if the poor plant is faring well. Which involves touching the leaves and the branches. He barely even begins his examination when suddenly the sapling twirls and giggles. It's an ethereal, youthful sound, girlish or just childish in nature - can't be too sure, it's just a tree after all...?
Henry nearly jumped out of his skin, recoiling and falling onto his ass. "Please tell me you just heard that too!"
HENRY
