[ While Steve wants to believe that the Prime Minister isn't as unhinged as the Queen of Thorne and therefore wouldn't go so far as to throw people behind bars for refusing to enlist, it's entirely possible. He knows now what steps she might take to maintain her authority, and that's something that he needs to share with Claude in light of all this. Of course, he'd been planning to do so even before this information was revealed. ]
It doesn't have to be a violent protest. I'm not saying that would necessarily prevent the Prime Minister from taking violent action in response, but... it would make a statement.
[ This is all speculation, of course. Steve turns to put the shield back where he'd found it, mainly because he doesn't think he's going to be in the mood for idle sparring or weapons practice until they've talked this all through. ]
And yeah, this seems to oppose everything that came out of the negotiations. [ Was that all for show? Is the Prime Minister hoping to get the upper hand by violating everything that was discussed and declaring war anyway? Steve has too many questions here and not enough answers. He draws a hand up and drags it back through his hair. ] And... as for Quilleth, we might want to see that as a good thing. It means that not everyone in leadership positions here are interested in bulking up the military, and would rather focus on rebuilding instead of causing more bloodshed.
[ He's pretty sure Jaskier has some sort of relationship with Quilleth. He makes a mental note to ask for his opinion of her, given that he'd claimed to be such a good judge of character. ]
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It doesn't have to be a violent protest. I'm not saying that would necessarily prevent the Prime Minister from taking violent action in response, but... it would make a statement.
[ This is all speculation, of course. Steve turns to put the shield back where he'd found it, mainly because he doesn't think he's going to be in the mood for idle sparring or weapons practice until they've talked this all through. ]
And yeah, this seems to oppose everything that came out of the negotiations. [ Was that all for show? Is the Prime Minister hoping to get the upper hand by violating everything that was discussed and declaring war anyway? Steve has too many questions here and not enough answers. He draws a hand up and drags it back through his hair. ] And... as for Quilleth, we might want to see that as a good thing. It means that not everyone in leadership positions here are interested in bulking up the military, and would rather focus on rebuilding instead of causing more bloodshed.
[ He's pretty sure Jaskier has some sort of relationship with Quilleth. He makes a mental note to ask for his opinion of her, given that he'd claimed to be such a good judge of character. ]