[ the meaning of those words are obvious. the only reason he's given food to eat, the reason his manacles now lie on the floor: it is solely because alhaitham is prince, and he has authority, and he has power. no one aside from azar could tell him what to do with his belongings, with his slave.
kaveh recalls then, for a moment, the tormentous trip to vissudha. he was an offering, alhaitham had said. spoil of war, a gift. the eremites had known he'd be, if not the prince's, the regent's property. the eremites hadn't cared then, and kaveh wonders, how much authority can a prince really exert?
better him than any of his people, at least.
his fingers loosen their grip, the nails stained with a faint red. there's no winning in this argument. ]
I shouldn't be here. None of us should. That's the whole point, either way.
no subject
kaveh recalls then, for a moment, the tormentous trip to vissudha. he was an offering, alhaitham had said. spoil of war, a gift. the eremites had known he'd be, if not the prince's, the regent's property. the eremites hadn't cared then, and kaveh wonders, how much authority can a prince really exert?
better him than any of his people, at least.
his fingers loosen their grip, the nails stained with a faint red. there's no winning in this argument. ]
I shouldn't be here. None of us should. That's the whole point, either way.