Tokiwong said:
Back at the Feast
Meanwhile Two Stone approaches his men, they are bound by iron chains. One looks up, he has not been beaten badly, but he seems drugged. He slurs his words, “Oh… is that you father?”
He barely contained himself, while he understood the reason for drugging captives, it riddled the mind with lies, and that was something he could not bear. Truth was vital, truth in all things.
As much as the idea galled him, he had to act and be ready. Which meant that he would have to lie.
Known enemies and potential enemies surrounded him.
The Lunar was insane, and not to be trusted.
Sand Rat was dangerous, and despite his claims to be serving bringing back the days of the Solars, he was still a Dragon. That was cause for concern, especially given his actions.
He would have to move swiftly, carefully, and with great cunning. He would have to prove that he was worthy of being a Solar. It shamed him, thinking about what he'd truly accomplished in the past decade since his Exaltation. Yes, he'd uncovered much knowledge, but ... had he truly proven his worth of the title of Solar?
He smiled and looked to see if any of the others were any more coherent, and then answered carefully,
"You must be ready, son. The enemy is all around us. Can I rely on you?"
It wasn't truly a lie. After all, he was probably old enough to have fathered half of them, and considering how seldom he'd turned down a pretty woman, it was entirely possible he was father to one of them.
He just hoped they were able to keep the guards busy if it came to a fight.
