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With one arm wrapped around himself, Trey walked to around the Residence so he was on the opposite side of the building to Logan. Trey's favourite tree, one of the large oaks, seemed like a good place to stop and think, so he sat with his back to it and thought about what had just happened. Logan didn't trust Trey, which wasn't exactly a surprise, but at the same time it hurt more than he ever thought it would to find that out for sure. All Trey had ever wanted was to be a priest and his dream had been to be the High Priest of Herne, so he could make things better for everyone, but instead he was alone, the High Priest of Bast, and felt like he had just been hit around the head with a deak.
Being the High Priest of Bast wasn't a bad thing. It did give Trey a chance to really make a difference in Thear, which had always been important to him, even though it wasn't how he was planning on doing it. He hoped that he would be able to keep Bree, and everyone else he cared about, safe because he was in the right place at the right time, but he had always believed that he would have to work alone. Logan had just made Trey more sure that he would, because he was always going to be his father's son. Sighing, he rested his head on his knees.
“There you are,” a female voice said, making him jump for the second time that morning. “Persephone said I'd probably find you here.”
“Aisling,” he replied, “I want to be by myself right now.”
“You know that's not going to happen.” Trey felt someone sit next to him, and then Aisling continued, “Logan has only ever seen the Trey you pretend to be and not the Trey you are. It was always going to be hard for him to accept that you are the High Priest of Bast.”
“He doesn't trust me.”
“We do have another choice.”
“Really?”
“There are always other choices.” A hand rested on Trey's shoulder. “I know you're hurting right now and think that no one will ever trust you, but I do.”
For the first time Trey looked at Aisling. “You don't even know me.”
She smiled. “That doesn't matter. Persephone told me that you are someone that I should work with and I know she's right, because you're hurt by someone not trusting you. It means you are Trey, the High Priest of Bast, rather that Trey, the High Priest of Herne.”
“If you say so.”
“We all need to have someone we can trust, Trey, and I promise you that I'm that person. I will help you keep Bree safe.”
“How do you know about Bree?”
“I first heard of her at the training temple. She was being talked about by my mentor, because of her translating skills. After that I asked Persephone about her and we found out everything we could, because we think she's going to be important during the change.”
“Great,” Trey muttered.
“That's exactly how I felt when I found out that my older sister was going to be important, but there's nothing we can do about it.”
“When you say important what do you mean?”
“Her skills are going to be needed.”
“What for?”
Aisling looked at him, and he raised an eyebrow. “Has Bast told you about North Square?”
“No, she hasn't.”
“North Square was created a long time ago by the Sect of Hecate. They were the first people to live here and they knew, because of Hecate's ability to see into the future, that the day would come when people needed somewhere safe to live. It's behind two thick walls, so people hid some books in the town that should tell us about our history, and the current High Priestess of Hecate should be there to let me in when I visit.”
“The books will, of course, be written in older versions of Thearan, which is why we need Bree.”
Nodding, Aisling smiled. “We could probably do it, but I think having a professional translator will make things much easier, especially as we'll have other things to do.”
“I'm not sure you want me helping you.”
“Of course I want you helping me, Trey.” Aisling squeezed his shoulder. “Persephone has told me about your belief that the Dorma supremacist movement is wrong, and I agree with you. The Uisdro and the Tein-Igni also have their versions, so I think Thear is going to change a lot when one of those groups makes a move, and I think it's going to be the Dorma's who make the first move.”
Trey nodded. “Father thinks it's past time we made a move.”
“We have a year, at the most, and what I need you to do is get as many people you know to be in mixed marriages or have some form of mixed blood into North Square. Preferably before anyone realises what's going on.”
“Aisling...”
“Look, I know that you need to keep your father thinking that you're on his side and that you're the High Priest of Herne, but you also want to keep the people you care about safe. I have thought all of this through.”Aisling looked into Trey's eyes. “If we work together than everything will be fine. I won't tell Logan you're involved, even though I think he will trust you in time, because I understand why you're feeling hurt.”
“Does Persephone know everything about everyone?”
“No, she just focuses of the people who are going to be important in the future. You're one of those people, so we took the time to learn as much about you as we could, and I am so glad you made the decisions you did. One of the Treys you could have become was not a nice person.”
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With one arm wrapped around himself, Trey walked to around the Residence so he was on the opposite side of the building to Logan. Trey's favourite tree, one of the large oaks, seemed like a good place to stop and think, so he sat with his back to it and thought about what had just happened. Logan didn't trust Trey, which wasn't exactly a surprise, but at the same time it hurt more than he ever thought it would to find that out for sure. All Trey had ever wanted was to be a priest and his dream had been to be the High Priest of Herne, so he could make things better for everyone, but instead he was alone, the High Priest of Bast, and felt like he had just been hit around the head with a deak.
Being the High Priest of Bast wasn't a bad thing. It did give Trey a chance to really make a difference in Thear, which had always been important to him, even though it wasn't how he was planning on doing it. He hoped that he would be able to keep Bree, and everyone else he cared about, safe because he was in the right place at the right time, but he had always believed that he would have to work alone. Logan had just made Trey more sure that he would, because he was always going to be his father's son. Sighing, he rested his head on his knees.
“There you are,” a female voice said, making him jump for the second time that morning. “Persephone said I'd probably find you here.”
“Aisling,” he replied, “I want to be by myself right now.”
“You know that's not going to happen.” Trey felt someone sit next to him, and then Aisling continued, “Logan has only ever seen the Trey you pretend to be and not the Trey you are. It was always going to be hard for him to accept that you are the High Priest of Bast.”
“He doesn't trust me.”
“We do have another choice.”
“Really?”
“There are always other choices.” A hand rested on Trey's shoulder. “I know you're hurting right now and think that no one will ever trust you, but I do.”
For the first time Trey looked at Aisling. “You don't even know me.”
She smiled. “That doesn't matter. Persephone told me that you are someone that I should work with and I know she's right, because you're hurt by someone not trusting you. It means you are Trey, the High Priest of Bast, rather that Trey, the High Priest of Herne.”
“If you say so.”
“We all need to have someone we can trust, Trey, and I promise you that I'm that person. I will help you keep Bree safe.”
“How do you know about Bree?”
“I first heard of her at the training temple. She was being talked about by my mentor, because of her translating skills. After that I asked Persephone about her and we found out everything we could, because we think she's going to be important during the change.”
“Great,” Trey muttered.
“That's exactly how I felt when I found out that my older sister was going to be important, but there's nothing we can do about it.”
“When you say important what do you mean?”
“Her skills are going to be needed.”
“What for?”
Aisling looked at him, and he raised an eyebrow. “Has Bast told you about North Square?”
“No, she hasn't.”
“North Square was created a long time ago by the Sect of Hecate. They were the first people to live here and they knew, because of Hecate's ability to see into the future, that the day would come when people needed somewhere safe to live. It's behind two thick walls, so people hid some books in the town that should tell us about our history, and the current High Priestess of Hecate should be there to let me in when I visit.”
“The books will, of course, be written in older versions of Thearan, which is why we need Bree.”
Nodding, Aisling smiled. “We could probably do it, but I think having a professional translator will make things much easier, especially as we'll have other things to do.”
“I'm not sure you want me helping you.”
“Of course I want you helping me, Trey.” Aisling squeezed his shoulder. “Persephone has told me about your belief that the Dorma supremacist movement is wrong, and I agree with you. The Uisdro and the Tein-Igni also have their versions, so I think Thear is going to change a lot when one of those groups makes a move, and I think it's going to be the Dorma's who make the first move.”
Trey nodded. “Father thinks it's past time we made a move.”
“We have a year, at the most, and what I need you to do is get as many people you know to be in mixed marriages or have some form of mixed blood into North Square. Preferably before anyone realises what's going on.”
“Aisling...”
“Look, I know that you need to keep your father thinking that you're on his side and that you're the High Priest of Herne, but you also want to keep the people you care about safe. I have thought all of this through.”Aisling looked into Trey's eyes. “If we work together than everything will be fine. I won't tell Logan you're involved, even though I think he will trust you in time, because I understand why you're feeling hurt.”
“Does Persephone know everything about everyone?”
“No, she just focuses of the people who are going to be important in the future. You're one of those people, so we took the time to learn as much about you as we could, and I am so glad you made the decisions you did. One of the Treys you could have become was not a nice person.”
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Date: 2011-12-03 06:26 pm (UTC)2)“That's exactly how I felt when I found out that my older sister was going to be important, but there's nothing we can do about it.”
“When you say important what do you mean?”
“That's exactly how I felt when I found out that my older sister was going to be important, but there's nothing we can do about it.”
“When you say important what do you mean?”
3)focuses of [*on*] the people