[Ortus does not expect to have bags tossed at him, which may be why, to what would be his startlement under any circumstance less dire, he catches them. It takes him that span of disorientation, too, to realize that Johnny is speaking to him as another man. An adult, fit to weigh in on the shepherding of children.
In continued surreality, Ortus turns to toss the bags onto the truck, and watches them land where he intended them to. (He is aware of himself as a body. He is aware of himself as one who may act in it. He had not thought to remember himself as small.)]
The Emperor has a talent for evoking loyalty.
[The words might be praise, if not coated in ice, and followed by:]
Particularly in those rendered vulnerable by isolation.
no subject
In continued surreality, Ortus turns to toss the bags onto the truck, and watches them land where he intended them to. (He is aware of himself as a body. He is aware of himself as one who may act in it. He had not thought to remember himself as small.)]
The Emperor has a talent for evoking loyalty.
[The words might be praise, if not coated in ice, and followed by:]
Particularly in those rendered vulnerable by isolation.