The name wraps itself around him. Incredulous, he examines Phoenix's face, seeking every morsel of truth in the dark feathers, the savage beak, the hair so like his own, his mother's hair. The conveyor belt moves past them in plastic silence.
For all you know, there are five other Rens here with Palaces, mutters an inner voice, the one that stole and screamed and wanted to kill, the one that would have had its arms broken before it turned to others. But Goro's an old master, now, at knowing how and when to listen to that voice.
"How did you know? Not just because Akechis and Amamiyas go together, I take it."
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Date: 2024-05-03 05:45 am (UTC)From:For all you know, there are five other Rens here with Palaces, mutters an inner voice, the one that stole and screamed and wanted to kill, the one that would have had its arms broken before it turned to others. But Goro's an old master, now, at knowing how and when to listen to that voice.
"How did you know? Not just because Akechis and Amamiyas go together, I take it."