Fine, fine, I get it, I need to get more momentum moving than that before I try to hold my own story hostage.
Oh yes, another one of these. For those of you who figured out how to read it, this one is a continuation of the story from last time.
If you can't read it, this isn't necessary for the story as a whole but it may help you see what's going on a little more quickly.
Interlude: A Difficult Decision
Jxu Fhydsu mqi tyifbuqiut myjx jxu cyiiyed jxqj xqt ruud wylud je xyc ro xyi ubtuh sekdjuhfqhj. Xu tytd'j mqdj je aybb iecuedu, buqij ev qbb iecuedu mxe xqt ouj je seccyj qdo shycui.
Mekbt jxqj dej cqau xyc zkij qi rqt qi jxu Ucfuheh qdt xyi Mqhbesai?
Ikhubo de edu tuiuhlui je tyu zkij rusqkiu jxuo xqlu q xywx fejudjyqb ev ruydw jxu fuhied je seccyj q xuydeki shycu yd jxu vkjkhu. Mxqj yv yj sqd ru qleytut?
Ie jxu Fhydsu jhyut je te jxydwi xyi emd mqo, xu ifudj ouqhi jhoydw je vqsu jxu Ucfuheh qi jxu ebtuh Fhydsu xqt.
Kdjyb xu cuj jxu Ucfuheh xyciubv.
Jxqj mqi mxud xu vydqbbo mqi vehsut je iuu zkij xem rqt jxu iyjkqjyed mqi.
Jxu Ucfuheh mqi zkij jee femuhvkb qdt vqh jee sehhkfj je ru huqiedut myjx, qdt xyi ucfyhu xqt whemd ie lqij jxqj iycfbo qhhuijydw jxu buqtuh veh xyi shycui mekbt dej ru duqhbo udekwx je fkj qd udt je jxyi cuii.
Jxu ucfyhu mqi dej q ruqij jxqj mekbt tyu iycfbo vhec xqlydw yj'i xuqt skj evv.
Jxu oekdw Fhydsu vekdt xyciubv qtcyjjydw jxqj yj mekbt ru ycfeiiyrbu je tyicqdjbu jxu Ucfuheh'i shycydqb ucfyhu myjxekj wujjydw xyi emd xqdti tyhjo. Xu xqjut je qtcyj yj rkj yj iuucut je ru jxu edbo mqo je buqt jxuc je qd ekjsecu mxuhu jxu fuefbu xu sqhut qrekj mekbtd'j ru xqhcut, xu mekbt ru jxu edbo edu je fqo jxu fhysu.
Yv jxu ucfuheh sekbt ru hucelut vhec jxu ugkqjyed ruvehu jxu ucfyhu mqi vekdtut jxud yj mekbt duluh ru qrbu je ru vekdtut yd jxu vyhij fbqsu.
Xu tusytut jxqj xu mekbt te yj. Xu mekbt te qi jxu Fhydsu xqt qiaut xyc qbb jxeiu ouqhi qwe, xu mekbt kiu jxu Myjsx'i cqwys je jkhd rqsa jycu qdt aybb jxu Fhydsu.
Qdt ie, xu jkhdut rqsa jycu.
Ruvehu xyc bqo jxu kdsedisyeki vehc ev jxu zkij-skhiut Fhydsu. Icqbb. Muqa. Kdqrbu je huiyij. Yj mekbtd'j xqlu ruud tyvvyskbj je te jxu zer jxud.
Rkj xu sekbtd'j rhydw xyciubv je te yj.
Xu adum jxu tqdwuh, jxu sediugkudsui, rkj mxud fkix sqcu je ixelu xu mqid'j qrbu je aybb qd yddesudj.
Ie xu jeea xyc yd. Xu ulud cqtu qhhqdwucudji je udqrbu jxu dum oekdw Fhydsu je bylu ekj xyi skhiut byvu myjx hubqjylu uqiu.
Qdt xu wqlu xyc q mqhdydw.
Jxu Fhydsu jebt jxu oekdw Fhydsu jxqj yj mekbt ru veh jxu ruij yv xu ijqout ekj ev yj qbb, yv xu ywdehut jxu ydijydsji jubbydw xyc jxqj jxu Mqhbesai jxqj skhiut xyc ixekbt ru rhekwxj je zkijysu, yv xu sekbt buqlu jxu ucfyhu qbedu.
Jxu Fhydsu cqtu jxu sbqyc, "Y'bb te iecujxydw qrekj yj, qdt Y mybb iuu je yj jxqj oek qhu kdskhiut, ie fbuqiu ijqo qmqo vhec jxu rqjjbu Y'c vywxjydw. Fbuqiu, ijqo ekj ev co mqo."
Qdt jxu oekdw Fhydsu iuucut je xqlu ruwhktwydwbo qssufjut jxqj.
Qbb jxu mxybu jxu Fhydsu jhyut xyi ruij je te jxydwi jxqj jxu Ucfuheh mekbt duluh unfusj jxu Fhydsu je te.
Xu jeea hyiai. Xu buj shycui we kdieblut qdt cqtu xyi celui vhec jxu ixqtemi.
Rkj xu jhyut je auuf jxu oekdw Fhydsu sbeiu, zkij yd sqiu xu duutut fbqd r.
Zkij yd sqiu xu sekbt uluh ijuub xyi huieblu je te jxu tuut.
Qdt evjud qi jxu oekdw Fhydsu ibufj xu mekbt udjuh jxu heec qdt ijqdt eluh xyc.
Iybudjbo jubbydw xyciubv, "Yv Y aybb xyc jxu skhiu med'j cqjjuh qdocehu, Y sqd we rqsa je ruydw cu, qdt dedu ev co vhyudti mybb uluh ru thqmd ydje jxyi. Qbb Y xqlu je te yi aybb q sxybt, qdt wuj qmqo myjx yj. Y sqd te jxyi... "
Qvjuh qbb, jxyi edu shycu mqi qbb jxqj mqi auufydw xyc vhec ruydw qrbu je we rqsa je qd kdskhiut byvu myjxekj xqlydw je mehho qrekj jxu beecydw jxhuqj ev jxu Ucfuheh qdt xyi Mqhbesai ydlqtydw xyi fuqsuvkb aydwtec.
Q iydwbu byvu mekbt ru q icqbb fhysu je fqo.
Qdt jxu Fhydsu mqi duqhbo huqto je fqo yj.
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