02-18-2020, 10:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-18-2020, 10:56 PM by Neverwhere.)
His mention of Wolfbane is unexpected and makes her ears twist back. Of course Aten must know him, given the nature of the power transfers that have occurred in the woodland territory. Another thing up in the air, it remains to be seen how the skin-walker will affect the future. One might hope that he would leave them alone, but so many things tie him to the inhabitants of Nerine and Taiga and Loess, so many little hurts and insults.
But he was not the only one that had been hurt. There was a kind of failure in the inaction that Nerine had chosen when Aten was overthrown, though it might not be one of protection. Certainly no harm had come to the redwood forest under Lepis' direction, and if Castile were to be successful in his bid to take it, there is no reason to assume any would come to its residents, either. But perhaps it is time to move on from the failures of Nerine's past.
"I'm sure your loyalty does you credit, Aten, but don't let it blind you to what happened," she glances at Eurwen, nodding to imply that that is indeed what she meant, "Taiga was stolen from you, and Nerine could have bolstered your bid as the leader, but it didn't, for all the promises it made after the fact. If it comes to it again, we will do the best we can, but Castile is a formidable enemy to have, and you may have a difficult choice to make very soon; protect Taiga as part of Loess, run, or rebel."
She does not know yet how things will play out, but it's hard to imagine the outcome she would like. Her nature has never been an optimistic one, and it is unfortunate that he and his family have gotten stuck in the middle. Her face is grim while Eurwen offers shelter within Nerine. What decision would he make? What decision would she make in his place? There are no good answers.
"Or maybe it will all come to nothing. Dragons are hardly predictable creatures."
But he was not the only one that had been hurt. There was a kind of failure in the inaction that Nerine had chosen when Aten was overthrown, though it might not be one of protection. Certainly no harm had come to the redwood forest under Lepis' direction, and if Castile were to be successful in his bid to take it, there is no reason to assume any would come to its residents, either. But perhaps it is time to move on from the failures of Nerine's past.
"I'm sure your loyalty does you credit, Aten, but don't let it blind you to what happened," she glances at Eurwen, nodding to imply that that is indeed what she meant, "Taiga was stolen from you, and Nerine could have bolstered your bid as the leader, but it didn't, for all the promises it made after the fact. If it comes to it again, we will do the best we can, but Castile is a formidable enemy to have, and you may have a difficult choice to make very soon; protect Taiga as part of Loess, run, or rebel."
She does not know yet how things will play out, but it's hard to imagine the outcome she would like. Her nature has never been an optimistic one, and it is unfortunate that he and his family have gotten stuck in the middle. Her face is grim while Eurwen offers shelter within Nerine. What decision would he make? What decision would she make in his place? There are no good answers.
"Or maybe it will all come to nothing. Dragons are hardly predictable creatures."
Neverwhere
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@[Aten] @[Eurwen] maybe we should wrap this up and move things into the current timeline where Aten is actually in charge of Taiga again?
