I didn't. That was some four hundred years before I died, and I never went back to that place after I left it that day. There was hardly anything worth staying for.
[He really holds his grudges. He holds onto them with his little fists of fury so tightly for literal centuries. But then, essentially returning the question:]
My parents died not long after this. I am responsible for the well-being of the Ninth House, and always will be. They are blameless in the choices made by my family, and I will not allow them to suffer for it.
But I have left, to seek audience with the Emperor. I believed I could serve better by impressing upon him the need for intercession than I could have remaining.
Oh, I'm not foolish enough to think age and utility correlate. Some have been around hundreds of years more than even myself, and yet, they're far more useless. Still, being capable of carrying a weight doesn't change the weight itself.
[This is treading grossly close to sounding vaguely understanding though and he can't be having that SO INSTEAD:] No plan is foolproof, anyway, but it's always entertaining to cause a stir among the powers that be, if nothing else. If you light enough of a fire, you'll probably get a good reaction.
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I will grant the same.
I suppose I wish to know whether you still remained in that place, before you death.
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[He really holds his grudges. He holds onto them with his little fists of fury so tightly for literal centuries. But then, essentially returning the question:]
Are you still tied to that place?
[He's already assuming the answer is yes.]
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[he's allowed to have grudges.]
My parents died not long after this. I am responsible for the well-being of the Ninth House, and always will be. They are blameless in the choices made by my family, and I will not allow them to suffer for it.
But I have left, to seek audience with the Emperor. I believed I could serve better by impressing upon him the need for intercession than I could have remaining.
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[Considering she'd glimpsed his futile efforts at essentially trying to do the same thing. Sometimes you go for help and no help comes!
He'll glance back her way, then, resting his chin against the heel of his palm. It's more an idle remark than anything, when he says:]
Quite a heavy weight for someone so young to be carrying.
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[but yes, she understands the irony of the comment, considering.]
The intention is to prove myself in a manner which will be impossible for him to ignore. I recognize is it not a foolproof plan.
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[This is treading grossly close to sounding vaguely understanding though and he can't be having that SO INSTEAD:] No plan is foolproof, anyway, but it's always entertaining to cause a stir among the powers that be, if nothing else. If you light enough of a fire, you'll probably get a good reaction.
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[guess she'll beat up god? she hasn't met him yet and developed a weird daddy complex about him so she can just say that openly.]
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He just nods though, unable to see the tragedy of daddy complexing the emperor in her future.]
For however fortunate or unfortunate as it may be, I think it's well-proven that people tend to listen to force. It's not a bad fallback at all.