08-07-2016, 09:53 AM
Damien craned his head to view all of the banners and such the Ascendancy had laid out for his welcome. Pretty things, they were, but nothing more. It showed little more than the man's poor taste in decoration.
Too dark, too stuffy. It might inspire fear, but fear was the hardest of all to maintain. Loyalty earned through love and devotion was far deeper and abiding.
Damien shrugged. It was not him who held an empire. Yet, at least. He had won Mexico in a fraction of the time that it took the Ascendancy to build his empire, but what use was comparing such things?
He looked around at his entourage with a small frown. Eight of the small ones, and the ninth... Well, best not dwell on that one. Still, too many for him alone. He doubted the Ascendancy would be foolish enough to do anything untoward, but he didn't like leaving any loose ends.
What is done cannot be undone, he reminded himself. So be it. He wouldn't be much of a hero if he lost now, would he?
The image made him smile as he turned to find somewhere to sit. "Ahh,"
he groaned, pleased at finding a sleek leather couch. "Watching miracles is tiring work,"
he addressed the ninth one as he took a seat. "Were you dutifully impressed by your master's work?"
Too dark, too stuffy. It might inspire fear, but fear was the hardest of all to maintain. Loyalty earned through love and devotion was far deeper and abiding.
Damien shrugged. It was not him who held an empire. Yet, at least. He had won Mexico in a fraction of the time that it took the Ascendancy to build his empire, but what use was comparing such things?
He looked around at his entourage with a small frown. Eight of the small ones, and the ninth... Well, best not dwell on that one. Still, too many for him alone. He doubted the Ascendancy would be foolish enough to do anything untoward, but he didn't like leaving any loose ends.
What is done cannot be undone, he reminded himself. So be it. He wouldn't be much of a hero if he lost now, would he?
The image made him smile as he turned to find somewhere to sit. "Ahh,"
he groaned, pleased at finding a sleek leather couch. "Watching miracles is tiring work,"
he addressed the ninth one as he took a seat. "Were you dutifully impressed by your master's work?"