Juniper let out a long sigh. Deimos's question got right to the heart of the matter -- a heart that Juniper didn't want to face. He was probably right to believe that someone would have forced Halo's hand eventually -- neither the Voice nor the Old Gods could afford to let an entire region fall into enemy hands, not without fighting it tooth and nail. "Good point. Whatever mortals may desire, the gods seem inclined to push matters to a breaking point."
And Halo was the only region whose loyalty had still been in doubt, with the Greatwood long devoted to the Old Gods, the Grounds dominated by the Ascended, and Torchline's new Queens devotees of Safrin. Which brought Juniper to the present, rather than questions of who had done the right thing in the past. She would have liked to hear more of that discussion, get a better understanding of what words had sufficed to make Morgan leave her post -- and to leave her feeling so ill-used as to violently take it back. But Deimos seemed disinclined to give such details, so instead Juniper turned her attention to the more recent attack.
"So she left willingly ... and returned well-armed. With the Ascended in tow, correct? How did that unfold?"
And Halo was the only region whose loyalty had still been in doubt, with the Greatwood long devoted to the Old Gods, the Grounds dominated by the Ascended, and Torchline's new Queens devotees of Safrin. Which brought Juniper to the present, rather than questions of who had done the right thing in the past. She would have liked to hear more of that discussion, get a better understanding of what words had sufficed to make Morgan leave her post -- and to leave her feeling so ill-used as to violently take it back. But Deimos seemed disinclined to give such details, so instead Juniper turned her attention to the more recent attack.
"So she left willingly ... and returned well-armed. With the Ascended in tow, correct? How did that unfold?"
Juniper
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