[His arms about her, he holds her as close and comfortable against his chest as he can. When he answers her, his tone is thoughtful.]
He is a soldier -- a naval man. I am a soldier, trained to it, but I know little of ships -- I've only been on the sea two or three times in my life. Solvunn does well to fear an attack by sea by that measure, or at least to want to defend itself by sea. But what does Solvunn have that he would want? A land route to Cadens? You still have to send men and horses by ship part of the way; it isn't necessarily easier than just going around it, unless he means to conquer it all. Then he has other troubles. Crown in Thorne can't even manage Nott -- why take on more of it? It'd just be a bigger Nott, to them.
That's how I'd think on the matter. Thorne does not trust Solvunn, but it is the Free Cities that are the enemy, as I understand.
No one ought to be the enemy. We all have to live in the same world.
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He is a soldier -- a naval man. I am a soldier, trained to it, but I know little of ships -- I've only been on the sea two or three times in my life. Solvunn does well to fear an attack by sea by that measure, or at least to want to defend itself by sea. But what does Solvunn have that he would want? A land route to Cadens? You still have to send men and horses by ship part of the way; it isn't necessarily easier than just going around it, unless he means to conquer it all. Then he has other troubles. Crown in Thorne can't even manage Nott -- why take on more of it? It'd just be a bigger Nott, to them.
That's how I'd think on the matter. Thorne does not trust Solvunn, but it is the Free Cities that are the enemy, as I understand.
No one ought to be the enemy. We all have to live in the same world.