[ A snort greets that remark. Tempting. Though setting it on Marlo is a thought of its own. (There are multiple people he would not decline to see get eaten.)
On that topic. He shifts, resting an arm on the pool's rocky ledge. ]
Bad blood. When Ellya's pet paramour was murdered, she rained fire on the city. They burned Thorne's grain fields in return. Common folk paid the price.
[ So. Nothing new. Much of the destruction struck civilians; Libertas is not exactly known for being the army's stronghold—it's filled with artists, not soldiers—and that decision was nothing except deliberate. If not for the encroaching winter, they'd likely be in the midst of a raging conflict. Frankly, he's surprised they've avoided one for this long. He supposes the constant disturbances from the Singularity and Josselyn Creed's indiscriminate targeting of all three nations make for a compelling diversion from war. ]
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On that topic. He shifts, resting an arm on the pool's rocky ledge. ]
Bad blood. When Ellya's pet paramour was murdered, she rained fire on the city. They burned Thorne's grain fields in return. Common folk paid the price.
[ So. Nothing new. Much of the destruction struck civilians; Libertas is not exactly known for being the army's stronghold—it's filled with artists, not soldiers—and that decision was nothing except deliberate. If not for the encroaching winter, they'd likely be in the midst of a raging conflict. Frankly, he's surprised they've avoided one for this long. He supposes the constant disturbances from the Singularity and Josselyn Creed's indiscriminate targeting of all three nations make for a compelling diversion from war. ]