[ Jesper probably would listen to a history lesson. He is twitchy but he gets genuinely interested in other people's stories. And there are a lot of them here. No one has let him down yet in terms of being unique. There are pirates in the area too, pirates and gangs and all kinds of trouble-makers. His best friend Inej for example, the other Crow here, was about to sail off as a pirate of sorts. It probably would be easier to not be stolen from on long tracks of land, as opposed to sweeping ships. ]
I suppose with the infinite universes, it makes sense some things end up in common. And people are what they are everywhere. They truly are trained not to think of Grisha, my kind, as real people. A friend of mine used to think that way, he was raised to it.
[ Matthias never pretended that it wasn't his fault though. He was brainwashed from childhood but he still held himself accountable after he started living differently, after falling in love with a Grisha. Which is why Jesper refers to him as a friend despite the rest of it. People are people, corrupt and difficult, but they can change too, he saw it for himself. But he lets Ravka worry about Fjerdans, for now. It is true that inevitably they will come for everyone if they don't get stopped, but it is a messy affair, and Ketterdam stays out of it. Their own brush at politics was enough.
Ah, another Thorne person. It's a shame, he keeps meeting ones that he finds fascinating! Maybe this peace summit will end up somewhere good, but Jesper is not an optimist. ]
They do sound like they have a lid on it there, although you do have a castle to live in, so there's a compromise. Free Cities lives up to its name, but the only free option to live in is the barracks.
[ And like any army they are sparse and there is unspoken pressure to join up. There are more options for living in the city proper though, but it's a process. Jesper likes it there, overall. If he can't be in Ketterdam, this is the only option. ]
My friend said right before our batch arrived, there was conflict between the Summoned in the factions. They fought or argued with each other on behalf of their areas.
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I suppose with the infinite universes, it makes sense some things end up in common. And people are what they are everywhere. They truly are trained not to think of Grisha, my kind, as real people. A friend of mine used to think that way, he was raised to it.
[ Matthias never pretended that it wasn't his fault though. He was brainwashed from childhood but he still held himself accountable after he started living differently, after falling in love with a Grisha. Which is why Jesper refers to him as a friend despite the rest of it. People are people, corrupt and difficult, but they can change too, he saw it for himself. But he lets Ravka worry about Fjerdans, for now. It is true that inevitably they will come for everyone if they don't get stopped, but it is a messy affair, and Ketterdam stays out of it. Their own brush at politics was enough.
Ah, another Thorne person. It's a shame, he keeps meeting ones that he finds fascinating! Maybe this peace summit will end up somewhere good, but Jesper is not an optimist. ]
They do sound like they have a lid on it there, although you do have a castle to live in, so there's a compromise. Free Cities lives up to its name, but the only free option to live in is the barracks.
[ And like any army they are sparse and there is unspoken pressure to join up. There are more options for living in the city proper though, but it's a process. Jesper likes it there, overall. If he can't be in Ketterdam, this is the only option. ]
My friend said right before our batch arrived, there was conflict between the Summoned in the factions. They fought or argued with each other on behalf of their areas.