Theo slumped over his whiskey, tired and grumpy, cursing his failure -- but all that changed when he noticed Sah approaching the bar. OK, maybe he wasn't going to be Warden (yet), but Theo could still ingratiate himself with those in power, right? Maybe he could earn a few favors, or at least keep his ear to the ground and his hat in the ring for the next Warden election.
Moving over closer to Sah, Theo said, "Hello. Sah, isn't it? Are you still on the Warden's Council?"
If not, well -- Sah still seemed like a good man to know, given his ability to take over when Morgan died. If the Outlander had been only a little more ambitious, Halo might have a different Warden today. That Warden still wouldn't be Theo, admittedly, but at least he wouldn't be a demigod -- Noah's divinity presumably made it much less likely that he would conveniently die soon and leave the office open.
Moving over closer to Sah, Theo said, "Hello. Sah, isn't it? Are you still on the Warden's Council?"
If not, well -- Sah still seemed like a good man to know, given his ability to take over when Morgan died. If the Outlander had been only a little more ambitious, Halo might have a different Warden today. That Warden still wouldn't be Theo, admittedly, but at least he wouldn't be a demigod -- Noah's divinity presumably made it much less likely that he would conveniently die soon and leave the office open.
Theo
"Poker" by ND Strupler is licensed with CC BY 2.0.
