08-13-2016, 10:58 AM
Manix was surprisingly grounded. There was almost a hint of animosity in his deflection of the title. Jaxen approved. By the slender snake of a smile pulling at the corners of his mouth, he even agreed.
"You're right. They aren't gods." He waved a hand casually as though sweeping up every person in the city into the category. "And the ones that think they are, they'll learn better soon enough." A gleam in his eye suggested his knocking the gods was less about equality or morality and more about mischief.
As to why now?
"Who knows why the Ascendancy does anything. Oriena might know though. Rumor has it she and the night excellency himself were close at one time. Maybe even the benefactor of this whole operation you see around us?"
That's right. He dug into her past.
"You're right. They aren't gods." He waved a hand casually as though sweeping up every person in the city into the category. "And the ones that think they are, they'll learn better soon enough." A gleam in his eye suggested his knocking the gods was less about equality or morality and more about mischief.
As to why now?
"Who knows why the Ascendancy does anything. Oriena might know though. Rumor has it she and the night excellency himself were close at one time. Maybe even the benefactor of this whole operation you see around us?"
That's right. He dug into her past.