9 hours ago
Ivan frowned, thinking. That was the heart of the question, right? Like how would they lure an ijiraq? How would they even know which one was responsible. Killing one wouldn't stop another. He looked at Vega. I'm sure there's a way to control them." He couldn't reveal much more. But most people didn't know that Ascendancy had NOT been attacked with nuclear weapons. That had been a cover.
Ivan had been sent to get someone from the crowds outside the Palace. He didn't always say much. And so people tended to ignore him. Once he had retrieved the Healer and brought him to the Ascendancy and Consul he had not disappeared. He had watched. And listened.
And between that attack and the Ball, it seemed to Ivan that someone had been controlling the ijiraq. "I've seen enough about ijiraq to know that it is possible. And it could be....tasked with killing Ascendancy, well, why not others."
He looked from one to the other. [Clolor=gold]"Im not saying that is what happened. But we have to consider it.[/color] He looked at Vega. "Maybe Nox knows something about it. Or the Atahrim."
As they were speaking, the officer came and in let them know they were in lock down. Concern about the ijiraq evaporated as the magnitude of the storm was announced. Danya and Zara. Ma and Pop. His brother, sister and their families. He hoped the towers could handle the flood of calls. He added his own to the load as he called Danya. Zara had gone to school with a runny nose and Danya had picked her up. They were safe at his parents'. He got ahold of his parents and then siblings.
Thankful they were ok- they lived very close to each other- so his worry disappeared. "Yeah, coffee sounds good.
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Ivan had been sent to get someone from the crowds outside the Palace. He didn't always say much. And so people tended to ignore him. Once he had retrieved the Healer and brought him to the Ascendancy and Consul he had not disappeared. He had watched. And listened.
And between that attack and the Ball, it seemed to Ivan that someone had been controlling the ijiraq. "I've seen enough about ijiraq to know that it is possible. And it could be....tasked with killing Ascendancy, well, why not others."
He looked from one to the other. [Clolor=gold]"Im not saying that is what happened. But we have to consider it.[/color] He looked at Vega. "Maybe Nox knows something about it. Or the Atahrim."
As they were speaking, the officer came and in let them know they were in lock down. Concern about the ijiraq evaporated as the magnitude of the storm was announced. Danya and Zara. Ma and Pop. His brother, sister and their families. He hoped the towers could handle the flood of calls. He added his own to the load as he called Danya. Zara had gone to school with a runny nose and Danya had picked her up. They were safe at his parents'. He got ahold of his parents and then siblings.
Thankful they were ok- they lived very close to each other- so his worry disappeared. "Yeah, coffee sounds good.
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