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Luther nods. “The more useful of the two questions, but also the more complicated.” He breathes deeply and arches his back, then slows the horse’s pace a bit. Callista can detect no softening of the man’s menace or wariness toward her, but the immediate easing of the demands on her legs and feet brings a sigh of relief.
“People are people,” he says thoughtfully, “as silly as it sounds, but I think you understand the saying. One day the needs and desires of two people are aligned, and as people they claim friendship with each other. But in a coming day, whether very soon or after the passing of years, their needs and desires have changed so that they are no longer aligned and are perhaps opposed. At that point, whether or not they claim it, they are likely enemies. Similarly, people who were formerly enemies could have their needs and desires change so that they would claim some kind of friendship or allegiance, reliance or trust between them.” He pauses, barely turning for a half-glance in her direction. “Even if such a thing is likely doomed to change and make enemies of them again.”

“But, if you’re right, then nothing truly lasts,” she frowns, “and hoping for it is a fool's notion. Are we all doomed to change and potentially betray our friends and make enemies of them, or to make unlikely allies of our enemies?”

Luther smiles. “Some hope can be foolish, I agree. But you say ‘doomed to change,’ and that is an interesting notion. Perhaps instead of answering the question you should consider what the alternative is, and if it is any better.”

“You mean not to change?”
“Yes, being unchangeable. Would such a life be preferable to the one that folk--like yourself--are ‘doomed’ to live?”

“But isn’t the Lady of Light and Blade like that?” she frowns. “All the Otheren?”

Luther is quiet a moment. “Yes, I believe so. But you’re assuming they are better than people are, either for this reason alone, or for others with it. What if you stop and consider for a moment that it is the unchanging Otheren who are ‘doomed,’ as you say, while people like yourself must cope with these difficult changes because you can.”

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Had some other stuff going on this past week that slowed my posting, but the artwork has progressed at the regular pace, so the next pages should go up pretty quick over the next couple of days.

This is the fourteenth page of the second-to-last chapter in the whole story, continuing a new scene which is really just a continuation of the previous one after Luther and Callista have made it most of the way through the Glimmerfalls on the map thumbnailed below.

Luther was drawn using the reference material provided to me by our own Mistersneaky . Thanks, Sneaky!

Enjoy!

Note: Chain of Events and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones this kind of treatment toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DB…

Description

For more information on the entire series, read the "'Demon's Due' Defined" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… or the "'Demon's Due' Plus" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… .

Previous Page:

Mature Content

Next Page:

Mature Content

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Luther nods. “The more useful of the two questions, but also the more complicated.” He breathes deeply and arches his back, then slows the horse’s pace a bit. Callista can detect no softening of the man’s menace or wariness toward her, but the immediate easing of the demands on her legs and feet brings a sigh of relief.
“People are people,” he says thoughtfully, “as silly as it sounds, but I think you understand the saying. One day the needs and desires of two people are aligned, and as people they claim friendship with each other. But in a coming day, whether very soon or after the passing of years, their needs and desires have changed so that they are no longer aligned and are perhaps opposed. At that point, whether or not they claim it, they are likely enemies. Similarly, people who were formerly enemies could have their needs and desires change so that they would claim some kind of friendship or allegiance, reliance or trust between them.” He pauses, barely turning for a half-glance in her direction. “Even if such a thing is likely doomed to change and make enemies of them again.”

“But, if you’re right, then nothing truly lasts,” she frowns, “and hoping for it is a fool's notion. Are we all doomed to change and potentially betray our friends and make enemies of them, or to make unlikely allies of our enemies?”

Luther smiles. “Some hope can be foolish, I agree. But you say ‘doomed to change,’ and that is an interesting notion. Perhaps instead of answering the question you should consider what the alternative is, and if it is any better.”

“You mean not to change?”
“Yes, being unchangeable. Would such a life be preferable to the one that folk--like yourself--are ‘doomed’ to live?”

“But isn’t the Lady of Light and Blade like that?” she frowns. “All the Otheren?”

Luther is quiet a moment. “Yes, I believe so. But you’re assuming they are better than people are, either for this reason alone, or for others with it. What if you stop and consider for a moment that it is the unchanging Otheren who are ‘doomed,’ as you say, while people like yourself must cope with these difficult changes because you can.”

********************************************

Had some other stuff going on this past week that slowed my posting, but the artwork has progressed at the regular pace, so the next pages should go up pretty quick over the next couple of days.

This is the fourteenth page of the second-to-last chapter in the whole story, continuing a new scene which is really just a continuation of the previous one after Luther and Callista have made it most of the way through the Glimmerfalls on the map thumbnailed below.

Luther was drawn using the reference material provided to me by our own Mistersneaky . Thanks, Sneaky!

Enjoy!

Note: Chain of Events and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones this kind of treatment toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DB…