DEIMOS
the ocean does not apologize for its depth
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
He almost smiled at Aisha’s insinuation. There were times for measures, calculations, and machinations. There were times for impulsivity. There were times where everything one ever knew fled the mind; and therein were moments that proclaimed victors and successors. How one rose to the occasion, when danger was imminent, when even muscle memory couldn’t save them, how cunning waged more than just wars, how desperation could entice even the most innocent of individuals.
And still, he watched.
Aisha calmed and Elide clashed, and there was no reason to persist. All of them had seen enough, to nuance, to understand, to puzzle over the complexities. Would Elide want to stay? Would they want to have her as part of their defenders and protectors? “Last move for both,” he announced; no need for them to maul and mutilate until everything crashed and burned around them. That hadn’t been the point of the exercise.
It was to see what the Ascended knew. How she adapted. Where she intertwined within stones and swords. “Then we will make our decision.”
And still, he watched.
Aisha calmed and Elide clashed, and there was no reason to persist. All of them had seen enough, to nuance, to understand, to puzzle over the complexities. Would Elide want to stay? Would they want to have her as part of their defenders and protectors? “Last move for both,” he announced; no need for them to maul and mutilate until everything crashed and burned around them. That hadn’t been the point of the exercise.
It was to see what the Ascended knew. How she adapted. Where she intertwined within stones and swords. “Then we will make our decision.”
for the space they take
and so, neither shall I
and so, neither shall I
