Because I've done this before. On a smaller scale, with less prolific targets.
[Not mentioning the king, their first attempt to strike against something bigger than themselves--Caspar, perfect in the moonlight as they stood outside the palace, unafraid to die for what they had tried and failed, ready to be a martyr for their cause, and Nikos pale and terrified, grabbing at him, you can't, with bells ringing all around them, you can't--he thinks of it every time, though he'd never say it, not to Caspar or to anyone.]
There is chaos. That is where people must step in and find their place. Or it is where they see the ruse that they have believed all along.
You grew up without wealth, correct. Without power. When did you first figure it out?
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Date: 2019-05-10 04:14 pm (UTC)[Not mentioning the king, their first attempt to strike against something bigger than themselves--Caspar, perfect in the moonlight as they stood outside the palace, unafraid to die for what they had tried and failed, ready to be a martyr for their cause, and Nikos pale and terrified, grabbing at him, you can't, with bells ringing all around them, you can't--he thinks of it every time, though he'd never say it, not to Caspar or to anyone.]
There is chaos. That is where people must step in and find their place. Or it is where they see the ruse that they have believed all along.
You grew up without wealth, correct. Without power. When did you first figure it out?