A solid lead, a solid lead!!! Finally. Thank the Gods.
I love how you make Melody the helper in rescuing Clark. And yeah for Lionel! Where I was worried he might have designs on Clark, he actually turned out to be a helper too.
Nice how masterfully you play the characters against their usually "behavior" and yet they are still recognizable.
And I couldn't help to grin a bit about that:
Jamie’s emerald eyes were sad. “I am asking the Gods for his safe return.”
Lex cocked his head. “I didn’t know you were religious.”
“Not in the usual sense. I mean most churches don’t allow slaves to attend services. The Pagan religions will, or at least some of them.”
“Do you pray?”
“Sometimes.” Jamie happily accepted Lex’s unspoken invitation and curled up on his lap. “The Gods and Goddesses don’t promise salvation or that if you have faith, all will be rewarded. They promise the turn of the seasons, maybe love or caring if you’re lucky, but don’t make you feel guilty for having normal human urges.”
No suprise that most churches in this universe won't have the manacled join the services. That would just point out societies hypocrisy, and they can't have this. *snorts*
Of course our fellow "pagan" religions don't have such restrictions. Very well done.
Clark and Diana and the abolitionists might free the salves and abolish slavery in the end, but I wonder how long it will take until freed slaves and their families are seen as normal citizens in this universe?
Thanks for a great chapter, now I hope Bats and Arrows are in time to free Clark before even more bad things happen to him, what Edmund already did invokes enough trauma. Poor Clark.
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A solid lead, a solid lead!!! Finally. Thank the Gods.
I love how you make Melody the helper in rescuing Clark.
And yeah for Lionel! Where I was worried he might have designs on Clark, he actually turned out to be a helper too.
Nice how masterfully you play the characters against their usually "behavior" and yet they are still recognizable.
And I couldn't help to grin a bit about that:
Jamie’s emerald eyes were sad. “I am asking the Gods for his safe return.”
Lex cocked his head. “I didn’t know you were religious.”
“Not in the usual sense. I mean most churches don’t allow slaves to attend services. The Pagan religions will, or at least some of them.”
“Do you pray?”
“Sometimes.” Jamie happily accepted Lex’s unspoken invitation and curled up on his lap. “The Gods and Goddesses don’t promise salvation or that if you have faith, all will be rewarded. They promise the turn of the seasons, maybe love or caring if you’re lucky, but don’t make you feel guilty for having normal human urges.”
No suprise that most churches in this universe won't have the manacled join the services. That would just point out societies hypocrisy, and they can't have this. *snorts*
Of course our fellow "pagan" religions don't have such restrictions.
Very well done.
Clark and Diana and the abolitionists might free the salves and abolish slavery in the end, but I wonder how long it will take until freed slaves and their families are seen as normal citizens in this universe?
Thanks for a great chapter, now I hope Bats and Arrows are in time to free Clark before even more bad things happen to him, what Edmund already did invokes enough trauma. Poor Clark.
*hugs all*