"Maybe he got tired of being second fiddle an' wanted to be in charge again? But he had to know we'd never take him back without Morgan to force him on us..." As Deimos had said, there was no understanding it. But then, Neron's actions had never been comprehensible to the courier.
Which only made him scowl harder until the consequences started to sink in and frustration and bitterness turned to confusion and worry.
It was for the best that calmer heads were in charge, and Tal chewed his lip at all the unknowns at play. He stared at the shrine as if it might have the answers he sought, but today the gods were silent. Deimos offered a point that Tal hadn't considered, and pale eyes flicked sharply to the General. "Guess there's that... unless that satisfaction is short-lived," he pointed out hopefully. "But there ought t'be some kind of consequences for killing our Warden." No matter how poor some of the choices Morgan had made were.
Which only made him scowl harder until the consequences started to sink in and frustration and bitterness turned to confusion and worry.
It was for the best that calmer heads were in charge, and Tal chewed his lip at all the unknowns at play. He stared at the shrine as if it might have the answers he sought, but today the gods were silent. Deimos offered a point that Tal hadn't considered, and pale eyes flicked sharply to the General. "Guess there's that... unless that satisfaction is short-lived," he pointed out hopefully. "But there ought t'be some kind of consequences for killing our Warden." No matter how poor some of the choices Morgan had made were.
