feathering, 0

[corinthian]

He fell out of favor with the High Priestess rather easily, but that was his nature. She too had called him, with a single feather left on her windowsill. But then she had waited for him to reach up and take it and when he had she put her hand on top of his. She said, I want to know how to turn this Kingdom into prosperity, tell me what I can do.

Because it was in his nature, or because he had already accepted one gift (and two was just greedy) he told her a truth, but it was not the one she wanted to hear. "The lady high priestess, too, is tied with the shackles of an utahime." She had gone pale and cold and he had left, without the offering, feeling strangely displaced.

Kamui was exasperated, years later, when Kaito mentioned that encounter. He asked, as he did, standing his full height with straight shoulders: Do you have any idea how difficult that would be for someone to hear? Kaito peeled an orange and let Kamui talk. Yes, no, maybe, no. The way which humans read wrongly into everything was hardly his concern, it happened. That was what prophecy was born out of. And, when Kamui was done, Kaito dropped the whole peel to the ground and asked: But isn't it easier if she believes the wrong thing? For you, I mean.

Of course, you can't say things like that in the company of heroes, so Kaito held a finger to his lips. I'll keep it a secret for you, Kamui. They both looked over at Len who marched determinedly forward.

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