justoscar: (studying)
Oscar 'Little Cute Boy' Pine ([personal profile] justoscar) wrote in [community profile] deercountry 2022-04-20 10:15 pm (UTC)

"manipulation."

He said the word slowly, carefully enunciating the syllables to make them clear. That was the true common denominator with all of the people he has struggled against-- they were either manipulating the board or being manipulated by others.

"She may try a divide and conquer method. I... I've seen kingdoms fall to that tactic."

There was no uncertainty in his tone as he spoke. Rather, there were hints of something more that he couldn't contain, like grief and regret.

"If we can figure out the rules to her game, we can probably beat her."

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