• Eskyr Juno •
"Xie..." Eskyr muttered, a heavy sigh leaving her pursed lips as she greeted the Sage and fellow tribesman. Could this day get any worse? The morning's events had already brought on quite the bothersome headache, and years of experience had taught the Chieftain that Xie'Koah's presence would do little in terms of stress relief. Reluctantly sliding her war axe over to her opposite side, Eskyr gave a half-hearted nod, motioning for her "friend" to have a seat beside her.
"It's been awhile," Eskyr stated plainly, her attention turned back down towards the Neskorians that were passing through the courtyard at the time. "I imagine you knew about this before I did." She paused, visibly disgusted. Seeing the Neskorians freely make their way into the stronghold made her want to throw up.
"All that history, Xie.
Our history. Countless years of bloodshed and enslavement. Outlanders dying by the thousands year after year.
Our people, reduced to slaves; praying for mercy or vengeance, and receiving neither…" Eskyr's voice grew quiet, her gaze a thousand yard stare. "And now, after all this time, the Gods smite down our enemies and deliver the remnants to us. Judgement in the palm of our hand...and we let them live. No vengeance. No retribution. No justice. Imagine what the ancestors must think," Eskyr's last sentence came as a whisper, her voice lost to the rage she felt boiling up within her.
As the last of the Neskorians passed through the gate, Eskyr turned to stand up. If she was going to find some way to accept this decision Kiri had made, she needed to witness the interaction between the two nation's leaders firsthand. Picking her axe up off the ground, the warmaiden couldn't help but fantasize about going on a bloody, hate-fueled rampage.
It would be so easy, she thought to herself. A slip off the wall here, a silent approach from behind, and a few vicious swings of her axe.... The Bloodmother knew she could likely kill at least a third of the Neskorians before anyone could stop her. But then what? There'd be no coming back from breaking Kiri's trust, and she'd only create more problems. It was an infuriating predicament she found herself in, for all she could do now was watch and wait.
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