i've discovered some interesting things reg♤rding the ♤ss♤ssin♤tion of my superior officer in the courier♤dic♤tor corps. i w♤s initi♤lly reluct♤nt to disclose these findings on ♤ public forum, cert♤in encounters of l♤te h♤ve m♤de me re♤lize th♤t reluct♤nce to t♤ke ♤ction will never end well. ♤ll the better to t♤ke ♤ction in ♤ m♤nner i ♤lone c♤n tr♤ck the logic of. for those who ♤re not ♤w♤re, the courier♤dic♤tor corps w♤s initi♤lly dedic♤ted entirely to the delivery of supplies, missives, ♤nd the person♤l correspondence of higher c♤ste offici♤ls during the e♤rly ye♤rs of conquest, likely under the reign of the empress dominit♤. our first offici♤l he♤dqu♤rters w♤s in c♤strum peregrine on the c♤lie♤n ♤toll, with the intention th♤t such ♤ loc♤tion would provide speedy service to the ♤dmir♤lty of the imperi♤l court while being within ♤ d♤y’s tr♤vel to the first ♤lterni♤n m♤inl♤nd. in those d♤ys, we oper♤ted mostly ♤s t♤x collectors, gr♤in deliverers, ♤nd messengers. ♤s most br♤nches of the ♤lterni♤n milit♤ry, the courier♤dic♤tors morphed over time. t♤x collection ♤nd missives were ♤lre♤dy ♤ h♤lf-step ♤w♤y from espion♤ge, ♤nd ♤s it turns out, to be even ♤ h♤lfw♤y worthwhile courier, you need to h♤ve the c♤p♤city to lie, to che♤t, to ste♤l ♤nd to even kill to ensure your delivery is m♤de. the tr♤ining simply m♤de my predecessors more c♤p♤ble th♤n their own predecessors, ♤nd sever♤l successful successions ♤nd coups c♤n be tr♤ced to the use of courier♤dic♤tors ♤nd their t♤lents to either erode trust in ♤n undesired heiress c♤ndid♤te, or to inspire f♤ith in ♤nother vi♤ injections of food, lowered t♤x♤tion, or well pl♤ced rumors. i will neither confirm nor deny th♤t our r♤nks were used for ♤ss♤ssin♤tions, out of reverence for popul♤r myth ♤nd ♤ desire to keep ♤t le♤st some ♤spects of our historic♤l record ♤ mystery. ♤ll this, of course, m♤kes it quite cle♤r (i should hope, ♤t le♤st) th♤t the courier♤dic♤tor is no str♤nger to intrigue or subterfuge. there ♤re records of entire b♤tt♤lions going d♤rk, ♤nd the f♤ct my pl♤toon h♤s not been er♤dic♤ted points to ♤ very me♤sured prong from on high guiding the strike th♤t took down our comm♤nding officer. either there w♤s no proof th♤t the rest of us sh♤red in her crime, or no proof ♤t ♤ll th♤t she herself w♤s guilty of the crime she w♤s ch♤rged with, ♤nd summ♤rily executed for. i ♤m inclined to believe the l♤tter, for she w♤s not ♤ p♤rticul♤rly c♤p♤ble li♤r, ♤nd thus h♤d been removed from ground oper♤tions for sweeps prior to this… ch♤rge. surely by this point, you’ve grown tired of my d♤ncing ♤round st♤ting the ♤ctu♤l ch♤rge. i ♤dmire your fortitude, getting to this point without writing ♤ t♤ntrum in the comments of this chit. sometimes ♤ girl just needs ♤ ch♤nce to w♤x ♤ bit poetic when it comes to the murder th♤t h♤s been consuming wipes of her w♤king life, reg♤rdless of how much ♤nyone else gives ♤ d♤mn ♤bout it. before i go on to tell you, i’d like to t♤ke ♤ moment to give ♤ little insight into the type of person lyseez keddie w♤s. she w♤s ♤n ornery olive with ♤ bone to pick with just ♤bout everyone. she should h♤ve ♤lw♤ys st♤yed ♤ serge♤nt, bec♤use she w♤s built like one, ♤nd h♤d the ♤ttitude ♤nd r♤ncor to re♤lly m♤ke sure people could follow orders, while being completely inc♤p♤ble of forming re♤l cohesion ♤nd unity within her troops without h♤ving others bene♤th her to smooth ruffled fe♤thers ♤nd ensure we ♤ll survived ♤ny sh♤red routes. she m♤de tortill♤s by prong. she could m♤ke you feel like you weren’t worth the mud c♤ked on her boots. she would never let you f♤ll without ♤t le♤st trying to c♤tch you by the scruff of your neck. she w♤s ♤ wild ♤nim♤l with ♤ he♤rt of gold, ♤nd ♤ll the f♤ilings th♤t ent♤iled. ♤nd she w♤s ch♤rged with high tre♤son for h♤rboring ♤ mut♤nt. but, de♤r re♤der, you ♤re, more likely th♤n not (with the demogr♤phics of this mostly ♤lterni♤n soci♤l medi♤ site t♤ken into ♤ccount) ♤w♤re of the scrutiny, the inf♤my, the medi♤ circus such ♤ crime would bring to ♤ milit♤ry troll. the tri♤l of the century, ♤t the very le♤st, but inste♤d lyseez keddie w♤s found burned ♤nd b♤ttered in ♤ puddle of her dr♤b blood, not ♤t home, but ♤t the pl♤ce of her work. i ♤dmit, it did fool me, for ♤ time. but the doubts h♤ve been creeping in for wipes, perh♤ps even longer, different ♤spects st♤ring me in the g♤nderbulb ♤nd w♤iting for me to stop being told wh♤t to see. i h♤d never re♤lly ♤ppreci♤ted how c♤nny th♤t old c♤t could m♤n♤ge to be, h♤d ♤lw♤ys been fooled by the veneer of bumpkinhood she wr♤pped herself in. the body double w♤s impressive, ♤nd i don’t doubt th♤t she left the scene of the st♤ged ♤ss♤ssin♤tion with outside ♤ssist♤nce, for testing proved the blood left behind w♤s very much her own. but she did le♤ve the scene. ♤nd she’s been to ground for quite some time now, perh♤ps with the selfs♤me mut♤nt th♤t she h♤d been hiding, presum♤bly in pl♤in sight. i ♤m no str♤nger to the procl♤m♤tions of ♤nti-imperi♤l sentiment on this site, ♤nd i wish to ♤ssure you, de♤r re♤der, th♤t this is not intended to be one of them. i ♤m, ♤t my core, ♤ very selfish troll. i don’t p♤rticul♤rly give ♤ d♤mn ♤bout the plight of the lowblood, for i h♤ve never felt ♤s though i h♤ve endured undue h♤rdship. the mut♤nt in the c♤se of keddie me♤ns nothing to me, ♤nd i im♤gine they would likely be ple♤sed to he♤r th♤t, for their entire existence must surely be c♤ught up in wh♤t it me♤ns to be, r♤ther th♤n the simple ple♤sures of being ♤live. i ♤m ♤w♤re of the f♤ct th♤t my ♤ncestor w♤s supposedly executed for her p♤rt in imperi♤l exp♤nsion. i truly don’t c♤re. i’m neither p♤triot nor dissident. i ♤m merely ♤ troll with her nose to the scent of ♤n unr♤veling mystery. ♤nd unr♤vel it i sh♤ll. #courier♤dic♤tor #mut♤ntblood #cw-♤nti-imperi♤l #cw-pro-imperi♤l
had 8egun to suspect this little forum was a hall of mirrors 8uilt chiefly for romantic grievance, pu8lic thirst, and the sort of small confessions that perish the instant one gives them language. Yet here arrives a courieradicatrix with a corpse that will not 8ehave, a superior officer murdered too quietly for the magnitude of her accused treason, and a mystery dressed in the sha88y little garments of military procedure. How sweetly familiar.
Damna8le device. *I* had 8egun to suspect.
