Some have lived longer than I, that's a fact--I am but a child compared to them. But whether they possess the same level of control that you and I do, I am uncertain.
[she'd like to believe it to be so, but there are those in their number that if a sigil was to control them, rather than vice versa...
it might be a gift for those in the hazy area of what constitutes divinity, that they could endure that unearthly pain and hide such power in the shadows of their shard. or it might be a foolish, foolish idea she will regret ever making later when the time comes to see what it will have done to them unknowingly.
so much unknown. so much to guess at. the Outsider might have peace with that, but she does not.]
The future is not so set in stone. Even if you could see it -- it could be only one of many. It could appear to say one thing but say something else entirely, when placed in context.
[ He knows this well. ]
And it becomes... exceptionally boring, after a while. You always crave to be surprised.
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[she'd like to believe it to be so, but there are those in their number that if a sigil was to control them, rather than vice versa...
it might be a gift for those in the hazy area of what constitutes divinity, that they could endure that unearthly pain and hide such power in the shadows of their shard. or it might be a foolish, foolish idea she will regret ever making later when the time comes to see what it will have done to them unknowingly.
so much unknown. so much to guess at. the Outsider might have peace with that, but she does not.]
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Besides, it will be so very interesting to see what happens. ]
Even if you thought you knew -- no one can know for certain until such a thing happens.
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[all they can do is guess. all there is are judgements (hah) made with shadows blocking seeing where things land.
consequences will happen no matter what you will do. words she'd heard whispered in Caer Scima float to her mind again.]
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[ He knows this well. ]
And it becomes... exceptionally boring, after a while. You always crave to be surprised.