( Mika can't dissect Ithaqua's motive from his pulse and stance alone, but he wouldn't be surprised if he knew the detachment were intentional. He detaches himself from matters of his parents, in particular - has been, ever since he was young. Sometimes, you need to.
He watches the younger Ithaqua take to the window, and the Forest's snow pour through. )
... A church took from my mother, too.
( A vague and abstract statement - one that understands their situations aren't perfectly parallel. His mother had been broken by strangers; Ithaqua's, his own (long lost?) brother. The means were different.
But both were unfair. )
... Did he know about you? ( Is that why he harmed her? ) ... Or was faith just vehicle for his cruelty?
( This is not to say he was cruel on account of his faith, though he might have been; simply: faith is a tool humans exercise as a means to injure others. They do not need to be faithful to use it. Some are, and some are not.
He's sure those who hurt his own mother were a mix of true believers, and faith-indifferent humans who used their church, their cult, no different than Nathaniel had used his tools of torture. )
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He watches the younger Ithaqua take to the window, and the Forest's snow pour through. )
... A church took from my mother, too.
( A vague and abstract statement - one that understands their situations aren't perfectly parallel. His mother had been broken by strangers; Ithaqua's, his own (long lost?) brother. The means were different.
But both were unfair. )
... Did he know about you? ( Is that why he harmed her? ) ... Or was faith just vehicle for his cruelty?
( This is not to say he was cruel on account of his faith, though he might have been; simply: faith is a tool humans exercise as a means to injure others. They do not need to be faithful to use it. Some are, and some are not.
He's sure those who hurt his own mother were a mix of true believers, and faith-indifferent humans who used their church, their cult, no different than Nathaniel had used his tools of torture. )