Chapter 15

The group didn't continue their journey until the next night. Signless had pointed out that the next town was still quite far away, and it would end up being the middle of the day by the time they got there if they continued on course. No one was really up for that idea, so they all decided they would stop and rest until the moons came back around. Karkat, unsurprisngly, fell asleep quickly and soundly. It had been too long of a night for him not to. However, here he was again, walking through nowhereland for Gog knows how long. He was groggy, just wishing he could sleep one full day without being woken up at the crack of moonlight. Not to mention hungry. The last thing he had eaten was a quick snack before he left the cave yesterday, and that's not exactly a satisfying meal. But he wasn't going to voice his complaints out loud. Not after the shit I pulled yesterday. I don't really feel like making myself look even more pathetic. So he kept his mouth shut and kept walking, only making occational small talk with the others. The atmosphere around them had lightened a bit since yesterday, but a fog still lingered in their minds. Karkat could tell they were all trying to put yesterday behind them, but it was easier said than done. Signless seem to be the one struggling with it the most, faint traces of anger still visible on his face. Karkat sighed, he figured he might as well talk to him about it, since it would probably make him feel better to get whatever he was thinking off his chest. And besides, Karkat thought as he moved closer to his anscestor, he helped me out a bit yesterday. I should at least try and return the favor. "So, uh..." He started, making Signless's head turn to look at him. "Do you... see that kind of thing often?" Signless looked a bit perplexed for a second, but soon realized what Karkat was referring to. "More often than I'd like to." He replied with a serious tone. "I've seen the fires begin, I've watched them destroy a civilization, and I've walked amongst the ashes of their ruin. And why? Because the highbloods believe they have the right to take the lives of those below them and throw them away." Karkat listeneed as he spoke with bitter passion, letting out the words that had been trapped in his mind. "What makes them think that their lives are not the same value as ours? They aren't gods, they don't have the juristiction to make such desicions. But they do it anyway, and kill innocent trolls just for their own satisfaction. This is why the hemospectrum needs to change, Karkat. This is why more trolls should be open to thinking the way you and I do." Signless looked at him, emotion swimming around in his eyes. Karkat shook himself a bit, he had been too transfixed on what the troll had been saying. "But.. how do you make trolls be more open to ideas like that? There are a lot of stubborn-headded people out there." Karkat inquired, knowing for a fact he was right. Signless nodded slowly in agreement. "That is very true. There are some who stick so tightly to the way thing are that even the slightest mention of change will put them in a rage. However, there are those who want change, and will go along with any plan that will give it to them. But a large majority are simply unsure of what side they wish to be on, and are willing to listen to the opinion of others. This is the audience I search for, the ones who I can nudge in the right direction." Karkat blinked in awe, unsure of how respond. Signless looked straight ahead of him. "I hope I can find some of that audience here." Karkat shifted his gaze in front of him. Before him, glowing in the distance, was a not a town, but a city. He could tell it was a city just by the sheer size of it. He estimated it to be about five times larger than the first town, for there seemed to be five times as many lights. "Welcome to Myatt." Signless said, his eyes sparking with a new kind of fire. "One of largest and most dangerous cities on the planet."